Plants

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Mulls Extending Maximum Nuclear Reactor Lifespan Beyond 60 Years

Japan is considering extending the maximum service period for its nuclear reactors beyond 60 years due to anticipated public opposition to the construction of n…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Serbian Government Sets up Council for Energy Sector Decarbonization

The Government of Serbia has established a council tasked with giving proposals and opinions regarding the operation of coal-fired power plants and replacement …

Energy Security

IS Militants Bomb 2 Power Transmission Towers in Iraq

Iraq has been witnessing a chronic power shortage since the US-led invasion in 2003, as the country's electricity plants generate a total of 19,000 megawatts, f…

Hydrogen Project

ArcelorMittal to Develop the World’s First Full-Scale Zero Carbon-Emissions Steel Plant Using Hydrogen

ArcelorMittal has today revealed that its Sestao plant in Spain is set to become one of the world’s first full-scale zero carbon-emissions steel plants followi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

RWE Decommissions Last Two Hard Coal Power Plants in Germany

RWE is decommissioning its last two hard coal power stations in Germany, marking a significant decarbonisation milestone for the company.

Croatia

PVMax Project Expected to Bring Rooftop Solar to 3,000 Buildings in Croatia

Investments in these solar power plants are expected to reach about EUR 66.8 million.

Market Analysis

A Wave of Big African Solar is Set to Break

The Africa Solar Industry Association has recorded almost 2 GW of large scale project announcements since the start of last month with 18 countries planning new…

Coal Trade

Robust China Coal Demand Amid Australia Import Ban Fuels Price Rally

Both thermal coal, used in power plants, and coking coal, used to make steel, have rallied strongly in recent months. And in both cases the driver has largely b…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

AES Speeds up Chile Coal Power Retirements

US utility AES is accelerating the shutdown of 1,097MW of coal-fired power generating units in Chile, in line with the greening of its corporate strategy and th…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Coal-Fired Power Generation Continues to Rise

The weather in some parts of the United States continued to be hot and dry, nuclear power and hydropower production capacity remained low, and U.S. coal-fired p…

Offshore Wind Power

Iberdrola Signs a Framework Agreement with Navantia and Windar for Future Offshore Wind Power Plants worth 400 million Euros

Thanks to this agreement, the consortium formed by the two manufacturers will set up an XXL monopile factory in the grounds of the Fene shipyard in A Coruña

Gas turbine engine

Wärtsilä to Deliver Six Gas Engine Power Plants in Italy

Finnish energy technology company Wartsila has signed contracts with Italian utility Metaenergiaproduzione for the construction of six power plants.

Solar Power Plant

RWE, Fraunhofer ISE and BTU Develop Floating PV Project

Floating photovoltaic power plants can contribute to the expansion of renewable energy without taking up land.

Geothermal Power Plant

British Geothermal Site Passes Crucial Milestone As Firm Plans Four New Power Plants

A “proof of concept power plant” in Cornwall, southwest England, has started to produce geothermal steam.

Nuclear Power Plant

UK Government Must Keep Investing In Nuclear Power Capacity

The UK government has today been urged to make sure that the country has at least 10 gigawatts of operational nuclear capacity by the early 2030s as the current…