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Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia’s Coal Conundrum: Economy, Climate at Odds

Coal has long been a lifeblood for Australia. The country is the world’s largest exporter of metallurgical coal used to make steel, and it’s the second-larges…

Hydropower Plant

Brazil Opens Consultation on Hydropower Capacity Review

Brazil's mines and energy ministry has opened a public consultation over the proposed revision of the nameplate generation capacity of the country's hydroelectr…

China

Four Hydrogen-Ready Power Plants for China’s Greater Bay Area

Siemens Energy has signed agreements with Guangdong Energy Group and Shenzhen Energy Group to deliver a total of four H-class combined cycle power units.

Nuclear Power Plant

Elon Musk Says Closing Nuclear Plants Now Is 'Total Madness,' Calls Biden's Leadership 'Ancient' in a Talk About the Future

Tesla's Elon Musk confirmed his belief that Germany should not only stop closing its operational nuclear power plants, but should also reopen the ones it alread…

Geothermal Power Plant

Entire US Lithium Demand Can Be Supplied by Salton Sea Geothermal Plants

An article written by Bryant Jones from Boise State University and Michael McKibben of University of California, Riverside, discusses how the entire lithium dem…

Hydropower Plant

Low Water Levels Paralyze Hydropower Plants in Albania

Albania extended a national holiday for a day as demand for electricity outstripped domestic production and low water levels paralyzed hydropower plants across …

Coal Mine

Vietnam Government Says Power Plants Facing Coal Shortages

Coal-fired power plants in Vietnam are facing a shortage of coal supplies after COVID-19 infections disrupted the operations of local miners and due to the hig…

Nuclear Power Plant

‘No Issues Of Safety Concern’ At Nuclear Plants Following Fukushima Earthquake

A powerful earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan which killed four people did not cause any issues of safety concern at the three nuclear power station in t…

Nuclear Power Plant

Fukushima Touched by Another Earthquake, Some Deficiencies Reported at Nuclear Plants

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake caused some deficiencies at two of the three nuclear power plants located in relatively close proximity to the fault, but it did not …

Coal Mine

Balkan States Say Supply Security more Pressing than Ditching Coal

A surge in power costs and concerns about reliance on Russian energy have prompted Balkan utilities to reassess plans to shut down coal-fired power plants, desp…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan's Fukushima Earthquake Shuts Dozen Power Plants, Sendai, Chiba Refineries

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred offshore Fukushima in northeastern Japan late March 16, shutting a dozen coal, gas and oil-fired power plants along with the…

Coal Mine

Ohio Utility Says Two Coal Plants Could Close Next Year

An Ohio-based utility said it plans to deactivate or sell the remaining coal-fired units at two of its power plants in 2023, five years earlier than previously …

Coal Price

Spot Coal Prices Hit Record on High Demand, Hoarding

Power producers said this would substantially raise power tariffs, particularly the spot prices, while coal companies said the coal being bought is meant for me…

Solar Power Plant

Solarvest Secures Contracts for 40MW Solar Plants Development

The three solar plants to be constructed were valued at around $36.8m.

CCS

How Shipping Carbon Dioxide Could Boost Carbon Capture

Carbon capture is picking up steam around the world as heavy industries and power plants try to meet emissions-reductions targets.