Plants

Hydrogen Production

Australian Start-Up’s Hydrogen Find Offers Hope for Coal Plants

Star Scientific's technology uses a catalyst that can turn hydrogen and oxygen into superheated steam capable of driving a power-station turbine

Crude Oil

Switzerland Considers Switching to Oil for Power Plants

Amid a looming energy crisis, Switzerland could turn to oil for electricity production in the winter in case of an emergency, Swiss Energy Minister Simonetta So…

Natural Gas

New Partnership Inked to Develop Decentralised Power Plants in Thailand

INNIO and B.Grimm Power seek to develop decentralised and highly efficient liquefied natural gas and natural gas plants

Thermal Plant

Australian Startup Wins Funding for Novel Thermal Storage Tech

Australian clean energy company, MGA Thermal has been awarded AUS$1.27 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to scale up its thermal energ…

Offshore Wind Power

Vietnam Needs $8 Bln-$14 Bln Power Investment a Year Through 2030 - Minister

Vietnam will need investment of between $8 billion and $14 billion a year through to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand its grid, its deputy industry m…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Looks to Keep Nuclear Power Plants Running Despite Heatwave

French authorities have allowed five nuclear power plants in France to continue operations and discharge hot water in rivers.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

TNB, Petronas, IHI Hold Ammonia Combustion Test for Coal-Fired Generation

This will help decarbonise Malaysia’s power sector.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan’s Taketoyo Coal Plant Unit Starts Operations

It has a generating capacity of 1,070MW.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Development Approval Given for 1,000MWH Battery Storage at Australian Coal Plant Site

The Department of Planning and Environment in New South Wales, Australia, has given development approval to a proposed 500MW/1,000MWh battery storage project at…

Testing Hydrogen Blends to Decarbonise Peaker Plants

Investment firm Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI) and developer Meridian Clean Energy said they will partner to demonstrate decarbonisation in peaker plants…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power Production Curtailed in France, Worsening Europe’s Energy Crisis

High temperatures in river water are reportedly forcing Electricite de France SA (EDF) to cut power generation at some of its nuclear plants.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Holtec Unveils Green Boiler Designed to Repurpose Coal Plants

Holtec International, an equipment provider that specializes in the design and manufacture of parts for nuclear reactors, in May unveiled a “green boiler” tec…

Carbon Neutral

A Japanese Project Demonstrates a Carbon Neutrality Pathway for Coal Power

Osaki CoolGen Corp.’s complex three-phase demonstration project in Hiroshima Prefecture seeks to achieve highly efficient coal-fired power generation with near…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

UK Relaxes Permitting Conditions for Coal-Fired Power Plants This Winter

It will cover the period from 1st October 2022 to 31st March 2023 to address energy security issues if they arise, ‘whilst aiming to limit unnecessary pollutio…

Coal Price

Back to Black? Germany’s Coal Power Plan Hits Hurdles

High coal prices, supply bottlenecks and aged plants are posing a challenge to Germany's plan to increase electricity production from hard coal-fired power plan…