Power

Distributed energy

South Korea Launches ‘Jeju-Style’ Distributed Energy Masterplan

Jeju Island has so far expanded the proportion of renewables to 39% of all its power facilities.

Net Zero Emission

Helping EU Countries Reach Net Zero Requires a More Supportive ‘Demand’ Response

Helping EU countries lower energy prices and become carbon neutral by 2050 requires a more supportive ‘demand’ response, writes Simon Bushell, founder and CEO…

Smart Grid

Romania’s Distributie Energie Oltenia Steps Towards Smarter Grid

Romanian distribution system operator (DSO) Distributie Energie Oltenia is to implement Siemens’ Advanced Distribution Management Software (ADMS).

Floating Offshore Wind

Operator Looking to Decarbonise New North Sea Project with Floating Wind

A proposed development concept for a new North Sea project has received approval from the UK’s offshore regulator, enabling the operator to continue preparing …

Solar Power Plant

Top Google Exec Backs $1.3 Billion Investment in New Zealand Solar Power

A top Google executive is among investors backing a $1.3 billion planned investment in solar power in New Zealand.

Nuclear Power Plant

U.S. Is Set to Launch a $6 Billion Effort to Save Nuclear Plants

The Energy Department is expected to provide details on a $6 billion program aimed at keeping uneconomical nuclear plants in service.

Wind Turbine

Nordex Group to Deliver Turbines for 131MW Wind Farm in Peru

The company will supply 23 Delta4000 turbines for the San Juan de Marcona wind farm.

Wind Turbine

Wind-Powered Electricity Gains New Prominence but Still Long Way From Natural Gas, EIA Says

Daily wind-powered electricity eclipsed both coal-fired and nuclear electricity generation for the first time in March, though wind still pales in comparison to…

Nuclear Reactor

New Unit with Hualong One Reactor Starts Operation

A new nuclear power unit in Pakistan powered by the Hualong One reactor, the China-developed third-generation nuclear reactor, has started commercial operation,…

Wind Turbine

Turbine Installation Begins on Largest Subsidy-Free Wind Farm in World

Cadeler’s jack-up Wind Osprey has left Sif’s facility at Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam loaded with the first batch of Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbin…

Wind Turbine

China Eyes Mountainous Tibet’s Ample Wind for Clean Energy

China has identified enough wind energy potential in Tibet to power the U.K., Germany and France combined, and plans to further develop the region to help meet …

Offshore Wind Power

Philippine Energy Department, World Bank to Launch Offshore Wind Roadmap

​The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DoE) and the World Bank Group (WBG) is set to launch the country’s first Offshore Wind Roadmap on 20 April 2022.

Nuclear Fusion

Japan's First Laser Nuclear Fusion Company, EX-Fusion Raises 130 Million JPY in Pre-Seed Round, Paving Way for the Development of Critical Components Needed for Commercialization of Nuclear Fusion

Funds will be used to develop technologies that enable continuous injection of target material and auto tracking and alignment of the laser systems to build a c…

Solar Power Plant

Will Ukraine War Derail the Middle East's Solar Power Boom?

Renewables are looking more attractive as fossil fuels from Russia are banned. Middle Eastern countries have huge potential in solar power but will lack of crit…

Hydrogen Technology

Japan’s ‘Hydrogen Economy’ Runs the Risk of Being Powered by Coal

The government-led drive to boost hydrogen energy and lower emissions may end up giving coal-fired power plants a new lease on life