Plants

Thermal Coal

Power Units May Miss Closing Coal Stock Target as Heat Soars

The railway ministry will provide 418 rakes to different subsidiaries of Coal India and captive mines and will also increase the number of rakes. Hydro power pl…

Solar Company

PV Hardware Expands Valencia Operations With World’s Largest Solar Tracker Factory

PV Hardware (PVH) is a Spanish company that supplies solar trackers globally. With more than 25GW supplied in 230 solar plants, PVH has become a leading driver …

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF to Extend Heysham 1 and Hartlepool for Two Extra Years

Nuclear operator EDF has announced that it is to keep the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power units operating until 2026, two years longer than previously pl…

Electric Vehicle Battery

‘Bring Good Jobs Back to Britain’s Industrial Heartland’: Labour Vows to Back Eight New Gigafactories

Ramping up battery manufacturing capacity will protect jobs, grow the economy, and put the UK at forefront of 'electric car revolution', shadow transpor…

Geothermal Power Plant

Kengen Receives EU Funding for Olkaria Geothermal Refurbishment

KenGen has been granted funding from the EU for the planned refurbishment and uprating of the Olkaria I and IV geothermal power plants in Naivasha, Kenya.

Romania

Romanian Coal Plant to Be Repurposed as 1700MW Combined-Cycle Flagship

HL-class engine. Image credit: Siemens EnergyCCGT plant will run on Siemens Energy turbines and be one of the most efficient in EuropeSiemens Energy will supply…

Coal Trade

UK Calls on Reserve Coal Power as Supply Tightens

National Grid ESO, serving the grid of Great Britain, has used reserve coal power units for the first time this winter during expected supply shortages.Two coal…

Nuclear Power Plant

Vogtle 3 reaches initial criticality, marking pivotal nuclear startup milestone

Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 are the first nuclear plants to be built in the United States in 30 years. This photo shows Vogtle 3 under construction in January 20…

Solar Power Plant

Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power to Build Two Solar Plants in Uzbekistan With 1.4GW Capacity

Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent will host one of the new solar power plants, under the deal with Acwa. Photo: flydubaiSaudi Arabia's Acwa Power has signed…

Nuclear Reactor

Biden Administration Pledges $1.2 Billion to Keep U.S. Nuclear Reactors Online

The Biden administration has pledged another $1.2 billion to help extend the operating life of older or distressed nuclear power plants, with Energy Secretary J…

Paraguay

Eby Discusses Construction of Hydro Station Between Yacyretá and aña Cuá Plants

During a recent meeting, representatives of Entidad Binacional Yacyreta (EBY), the National Electricity Administration (ANDE) and Sociedad Anonima met to analyz…

South Korea

South Korea’s APR1000 Certified for European Use by EUR

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's (KHNP's) APR1000 reactor design has been formally certified as compliant by the European Utility Requirements (EUR) organi…

Wind Farm

ACWA Power Inks Major Renewable Development Deal With Kazakhstan Government for 1GW Wind Energy and Battery Storage Plant

ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants worldwide, has announced a groun…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China Approves 106 GW of New Coal-Fired Capacity

A new report from a two global energy research groups found that China last year approved its most new coal-fired power generation projects since 2015.The repor…

Energy Saving Products

New 3D-Printed Superalloy Could Make Power Plants More Efficient

Sandia technologist Levi Van Bastian works to print material on the Laser Engineered Net Shaping machine, which allows scientists to 3D print new high-performan…