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South Korea has Big Plans to Create Hydrogen Cities

The East Asian nation has big plans to build three hydrogen cities by 2022. South Korea is working hard to be seen as a world leader in green technology and is …

STA Unveils Policy Advice for Next Government

The Solar Trade Association (STA) is calling on the next government to “hit the ground running” as it stresses the need for the “urgent delivery” of three k…

Crude

Russia Sent 17.8% Less Crude Oil to Germany in Jan-Sept

Russia reduced exports of crude oil to Germany in the year to September by 17.8%, still reflecting a halt in the Druzhba pipeline between April and June due to …

Study Proposes Agenda for US Decarbonisation

Achieving net-zero emissions in the USA by 2050 will require action across society, a new report from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) has con…

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Developing Hydrogen Production Technology

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has been working on the development of hydrogen and energy storage technologies for some time.

Nuclear Power Plant

One Nuclear Power Project Delayed; Three Leap Forward

The long-overdue Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant (NPP) in Finland has been delayed again, but nuclear projects in Russia, Canada, and Iran achieved important mi…

Microgrid

Bushfires Should Make us Think About Energy Resilience and Microgrids

The largest known cause of Australian bushfires is accidents caused by humans. Second is — unfortunately, inexplicably — arson. Lightning strikes come a dista…

Regional Workshop in Costa Rica Highlights the Important Role of Geothermal

A Regional Workshop on Geothermal Energy of two days of sessions to exchange experiences on the use of this resource in fields such as reservoir management, te…

Electric Car

Irizar Introduces Next-Generation of Electric Ie Bus

The new generation of the Spain-based Irizar ie bus, an electric bus launched in July 2014, has now arrived on the market.

Market Analysis

Study Finds Climate Impact of Hydropower Varies Widely

A new study by a team at Environmental Defense Fund finds that the climate impact of hydropower facilities varies widely throughout the world and over time, wit…

Boralex Announces Commissioning of 16-MW Yellow Falls Hydroelectric Station

Boralex Inc. has announced the commercial commissioning of its 16-MW Yellow Falls hydroelectric station, under the terms of a price-indexed power purchase agree…

Global Potential for Tidal Power is Up to 1000 GW

Global potential for tidal power is huge, and the World Energy Council has estimated that up to 1,000GW of marine energy could be installed by mid-century – eq…

A Global Power & Energy Elite Project: Canada’s First P3 Hydropower Project

The first public-private partnership (P3) project in the hydropower sector in Canada houses a brand new underground powerhouse built to minimize the environment…

Thermal Plant

Siemens Overhauls Turbine at 794-MW Gas-Fired Plant in Hungary

Siemens has worked with owners to complete a major overhaul at an Hungarian gas-fired power plant. The German-based power manufacturer collaborated with MET Ass…

Wind Turbine

Crazy Wind Turbine That Transmits Energy Using A Superconductor

A team of scientists from around Europe has tested a wind turbine that transmits energy using a superconductor. The team, named the EcoSwing Consortium, publish…