Power

Solar Power Plant

Shell Plans Hybrid Solar+Wind Project to Support Dutch Grid

Shell and Inaccess have partnered on a hybrid renewables project in the Netherlands, consisting of a 50MW photovoltaic power plant and a 50MW wind farm.

Nuclear Reactor

Jacobs Builds Robot to Retrieve Radioactive Debris at Fukushima

Nuclear services firm Jacobs has designed and built a robotic tool to collect information about the state of a damaged nuclear power reactor at Fukushima Daiich…

Wind Power Project

Bluearth Acquires 1GW Wind and Solar Development Project in Us

The Eads Wind and Solar Project in Kiowa and Cheyenne Counties is due to be completed in multiple phases.

United States

TotalEnergies to Buy Stake in US Renewables Firm Clearway Energy

TotalEnergies SE said it will acquire a stake in a large US renewables developer, another move by the European energy giant to expand its footprint in the Ameri…

Geothermal Power Plant

New Geothermal Research Alliance Established in Greece

Greece's largest research center and a Greek oil and gas services firm agree to collaborate on researching geothermal energy aspects in Greece.

Net Zero Emission

Past and Present US Energy Chiefs at Odds Over Net-Zero Targets

The keynote by former US energy secretary Rick Perry proved to be the main talking point in a varied opening session for DistribuTECH International and POWERGEN…

Natural Gas

Burning Gas to Produce Electricity Is ‘Stupid,’ the CEO of Power Giant Enel Says

In Francesco Starace’s opinion, change is coming to Europe, where the EU has said it wants to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Solar Power Plant

New Cooling Method for Concentrated Solar Power Plants Saves Water by Using Radiative Cooling Systems

The world is currently transitioning to an endurable energy economy in the hopes of dealing with the current energy and climate crisis, and concentrated solar p…

Gas Turbine

GE Plans Gas Turbine Upgrade at Al Taweelah Power Plant in the UAE

UAE-based aluminium producer Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has signed an agreement with GE Gas Power to upgrade four existing gas turbines at EGA’s Al Taweel…

Wind Farm

Vattenfall Inaugurates Its Largest Onshore Wind Farm

Blakliden Fäbodberget – Vattenfall’s largest onshore wind farm to date with 84 turbines – has recently been inaugurated.

Wind Farm

UK’s ‘Largest’ Onshore Wind Farm Puts the Wind Up

An ‘innovative’ crane technology was used to replace gearboxes on two turbines at Whitelee Windfarm

Nuclear Power Plant

UK Starts Formal Discussions to Support New Nuclear Build in Wales

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is working with Welsh development firm Cwmni Egino on proposals for the siting of the nuclear plant at NDA’s site in Traw…

Power Cable

UK Readies Google-Style Map of Electricity Cables

UK Power Networks has partnered with Google to create digital maps covering more than 180,000km of electricity cables.

Wind Farm

OX2 Hands Over åNdberg Wind Farm in Sweden

OX2 hands over the Åndberg wind farm in Sweden to the private investment house Ardian. With 53 wind turbines and a total capacity of 286 MW, Åndberg is OX2’s…

Net Zero Emission

Ease: ‘Lack of a Dedicated Storage Strategy Is a Missed Opportunity’

While the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) welcomes the provisions that aim at developing energy storage – as stated by REPowerEU – it bemoan…