Plants

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Spain Confirms Nuclear Power Phase-Out, Extends Renewable Projects Deadlines

Cofrentes nuclear power plant is pictured before a storm in Cofrentes, near Valencia, Spain, September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Eva Manez/File Photo Acquire Licensing …

Offshore Wind Power

In Montana, Wind Is About to Overtake Coal Generation Capacity

When two new Montana wind farms come online, the state will have more nameplate capacity in wind than in coal.Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output in …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan's Sumitomo to Stop Using Onahama Coal-Fired Plant

Japanese trading house Sumitomo is planning to end operations at its Onahama coal-fired power generation plant in March 2024, as part of its decarbonisation str…

Wind Farm

Vietnam Considers Importing Wind Power From Laos Amid Electricity Shortage Concerns

However, the energy pact has suffered some setbacks. Some Lao investors have withdrawn their stakes and there have been delays in the completion of the power pl…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Tokyo Struggling to Keep Pace With Fast-Track Shift From Coal Power

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers an address Dec. 1 during the COP28 U.N. climate conference in Dubai. (Pool)DUBAI--Japan found itself the odd man out at th…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

JERA Starts Operating Yokosuka Coal-Fired Plant Ahead of Schedule

A turbine generator at JERA's No. 2 coal-fired power unit at its Yokosuka plant in Kanagawa Prefecture. | JERA / VIA KYODOJERA, Japan's top power genera…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China's Renewable Energy Capacity Overtakes Thermal Power

China's renewable energy capacity has surpassed thermal power for the first time, constituting more than half of the country's installed power generatio…

Thermal Plant

Japan's Jera Starts up Yokosuka no.2 Coal-Fired Unit

Japan's largest power producer by capacity Jera has started commercial operations at its 650MW Yokosuka No.2 coal-fired generation unit, around two months e…

Green Hydrogen

ACWA Power Gearing Up to Develop $4 Billion Green Hydrogen Project in Egypt

ACWA Power, a Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants worldwide, has signed a framework agreeme…

Pumped Storage

Suomen Voima Launches New Pumped Storage Project in Finland

Suomen Voima has announced details of a new energy storage venture named 'Noste' in the Kemijärvi region of Finland. The ambitious project involves…

Hydropower Plant

AfDB Approves $9.72m Grant to Modernise African Hydropower

Hydropower plants, like Kinguélé Aval in Gabon, can, with refurbishment, play a key role in Africa's energy transition by reducing reliance on…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Liddell Battery 'Milestone' for End of Coal-Fired Power

A proposed big battery would be built by AGL on the site of the former Liddell coal power station. (HANDOUT/AGL)A 500-megawatt bank of energy storage on the sit…

Nuclear Decommissioning

SMuRFs to help in nuclear decommissioning

Teams of autonomous robots known as SMuRFs (for Symbiotic Multi-Robot Fleet) could assist in the future decommissioning of nuclear power plants, according to re…

Hydropower Plant

Mini-Hydro Plants: TN Has 123, Karnataka 4,500

In a bid to increase Tamil Nadu’s renewable energy output, experts have suggested that the state turn its attention to small hydroelectric plants.Accordin…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Pakistan's Largest Thar Coal-Fired Power Project Achieves Financial Close

Photo from the Private Power and Infrastructure Board.The largest Thar coal-fired Power Project by M/s Shanghai Electric Corporation, China in Pakistan with a t…