Plants

Hydropower Plant

Portugal, Switzerland Launch Pumped Storage Hydropower Plants of Over 2 GW in Total

Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage hydropower plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was set into motion in Switzerland.

Nuclear Power Plant

Heatwave Forces Temporary Change to Water-Discharge Rules in France

The French nuclear regulator Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire says that "to ensure the security of the electricity network" it will temporarily modify the stric…

Solar Power Plant

Uzbekistan Opens Proposals Submission for Solar Plants Dev’t

The deadline for submission is on 10 October at 4 pm, Tashkent time.

Australia

Hybrid Wind-Solar-Battery Renewable Power Plants Progress in Australia and the UK

Construction has begun on a large-scale hybrid renewable energy project combining wind, solar PV and energy storage in Australia, while another has been announc…

Geothermal Power Plant

Why Cost of Geothermal Power Plants Will Remain High

This leads to an increase in the LCOE to $0.071 per kWh from $0.049.

United States

Surge in U.S. Renewable Diesel Supply Won’t Offset Loss of Petroleum Diesel

A flood of U.S. renewable diesel plants set to come online in the next three years will not be enough to offset the loss of petroleum diesel refining capacity f…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Europe May Shift Back to Coal as Russia Turns Down Gas Flows

Europe's biggest Russian gas buyers raced to find alternative fuel supplies on Monday and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that t…

LNG

‘Green Energy World Will Be Cheaper’ Rwe CEO Says as Germany Faces Gas Crunch

Economics minister Habeck announces measure to save gas and avoid rationing in coming winter that include longer use of coal power plants.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Netherlands to Burn More Coal to Conserve Gas

The Netherlands will ease its current restrictions on coal-fired power plants.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australian Power Crisis Eases as Coal-Fired Plants Crank Up

Blackout risks eased in eastern Australia on Friday as about a third of the coal-fired generation that had been offline in recent weeks returned to service, but…

LNG

How the World’s Top Coal, LNG Exporter Ran Into a Power Crisis

Australia, the world's top exporter of coal and liquefied natural gas, is battling a power crunch, posing major challenges for the country's new Labor governmen…

Hydropower Plant

Managing Hydropower Plants From a Smartphone

Technology company Voith, together with digital specialist Ray Sono, has developed a solution to manage hydropower assets from a smartphone.

Nuclear Power Plant

How Does a Gen III Nuclear Plant Differ From a Gen II?

Nuclear power plants are generally classified by the generation (I, II, III, III+ and IV) of their reactors. Every next generation is more advanced in terms of …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia’s AGL Coal Plant Outage Extended to September

AGL Energy said on Friday it expects a unit down since April at one of its power stations will restart in late September.

Geothermal Power Plant

EXERGY Partnership to Develop Geothermal Projects in Japan

Italian technology developer EXERGY International and Japan’s Geothermal Development & Investment Inc have signed a partnership agreement for the exclusive dis…