Plants

UAE Cooling Developer Acquires Business with Two Geothermal Wells

As part on an acquisition of Masdar City district cooling plants and concession, UAE-based district cooling developer acquired the use of two deep geothermal we…

Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Powered IOT

A trio of researcher groups have developed a way to power tiny sensors with plants, including Harwell who specialize in extremely low powered IoT devices.

Two New Run of River Hydropower Plants Reach Commercial Operation in Peru

Two new run of river hydropower plants are now fully operational in Peru, owner Polaris Infrastructure Inc has announced.

Biomass Power Plant

Ivory Coast Invest $223 Million in Biomass Power Plants

The government of Ivory Coast has signed a concession agreement to construct a biomass power plant in Ayebo in the south-east of the country.

Coal Power

German Officials Agree Plan to Shut Down Coal-fired Power Plants by 2038

German officials have agreed on a plan to shut down the nation's coal-fired power plants by the mid to late 2030s that will involve operators getting billions o…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

German Officials Agree Plan to Exit Coal-Fired Power by 2038

A year ago, a government-appointed panel recommended that Germany stop burning coal to generate electricity by 2038 at the latest, as part of efforts to curb cl…

World's First Small Hydropower Technical Guidelines Published

The International Small Hydropower Federation and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization officially published the international standard "Techni…

Coal Power

Germany Plans to Phase Out The Use of Brown Coal

Germany has reached an agreement with the regions most affected by a plan to phase out the use of brown coal, or lignite, for its power plants by providing abou…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Sunflower Electric Abandons Proposed Kansas 895MW Coal Power Plant

Sunflower Electric Power Corp. on Wednesday abandoned its proposed coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas after nearly 15 years of pushing for the project, …

Market Analysis

Japan – The ‘Odd One Out’ on Coal Power Plant New-Builds

The Japanese government keeps watering down its green energy goals, bowing to cost pressure in the face of slower macroeconomic growth.

Uganda Makes Considerable Progress on Large Hydropower Projects

Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development reports that considerable progress has been made in the area of increasing electricity generation capacity …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Bangladesh's First Power Plant Using Imported Coal Takes Off

The 1,320MW unit is the first large power plant to come into operation under AL govt; by 2030, total generation capacity to reach 40,000MW

Coal-Fired Power Plants

France to close 580MW Havre coal power plant in April 2021

France’s 580 megawatt (MW) Havre coal power plant will close on April 1, 2021, the energy ministry said on Friday.

Egyptian Govt Considers Building of Small Hydropower Plants in The Nile Delta

The Egyptian authorities are considering the construction of small hydropower plants at several sites in the Nile Delta. This idea is not unanimously supported …

Coal Power

Georgia Power Requests Proposals for Beneficial Reuse of Coal Ash

Georgia Power has announced it is requesting proposals for the beneficial reuse of coal ash stored at active and retired coal-fired power plants across the stat…