Power

Nuclear Power Plant

SMR Startup Lines up Financing for Nuclear Power Plant Deployment

Small modular reactor (SMR) startup ARC Clean Energy Canada said it completed its Series A financing in the amount of C$30 million ($24.11 million) from private…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Introduces Next-Gen Turbine for Low to Medium Wind Conditions

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has expanded the EnVentus platform with the V172-7.2MW offering, which promises enhanced performance in low to medium wi…

Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Fusion: World-First Reaction Achieved by Oxford-Based Start-Up

The crown jewel of energy production, nuclear fusion using a projectile, may have been cracked in a major scientific breakthrough by a start-up in Oxford.

Nuclear Power Plant

Britain’s Torrid Love Affair with Nuclear Power Continues

Nuclear energy may well be a key part of the UK’s energy security, but establishing who carries the financial risk of such a high-cost venture is of the utmost…

Nuclear Power Plant

Britain Could Build Seven Nuclear Power Stations

Britain could build up to seven new nuclear power stations as part of a radical expansion of homegrown energy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Las Vegas Factory to Convert Gas From Landfills into Hydrogen to Power Vehicles

The French industrial gas company Air Liquide is opening a factory near Las Vegas this month that will convert methane from landfills into hydrogen to power emi…

Smart Grid

Why Smart Power Grids Are Now Essential

Smart power grids – able to balance supply and demand – will help us make the most of renewables and should be at the heart of our energy strategy writes Euan…

Australia

Sunshot Plans 800-MWh Battery, Green Hydrogen Hub in Western Australia

Australia’s Sunshot Energy is proposing to build a new battery and green hydrogen industrial hub in Western Australia powered by renewable energy and with the …

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa Starts Producing 115-Metre Wind Turbine Blades

Siemens Gamesa has started the production of the first B115 blades at its facility in Aalborg, Denmark.

Offshore Wind Power

U.S. Wind Energy Is Venturing Offshore

The first major offshore wind project in the U.S. is underway, decades after similar efforts in Europe. Many other U.S. proposals are now on the horizon.

Offshore Wind Power

UK Green Lights East Anglia Offshore Wind Projects

The UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, has granted development consent for the East Anglia ONE North and Eas…

Wind Farm

Windin’ Capital Acquire Three Wind Farms in Chile

Windin’ Capital, an equity fund focused on the renewable energy sector, has completed the acquisition of three wind farms in the regions Biobio and la Araucani…

Wind and Solar Not Meeting Rising Global Electricity Demand

While the fastest-growing source of electricity is clean power, wind and solar generation are not growing fast enough to meet the rise in global electricity dem…

Natural Gas

Gas Power Outlook: Volatility and Viability

Natural gas generation’s future hinges on a precarious and exceptionally volatile set of issues that the conflict in Ukraine intensified.

Geothermal Power Plant

83.3MW Olkaria I Unit 6 Geothermal Plant Ready to Be Connected to the Grid

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company Plc (KenGen) has completed construction on its 83.3MW Olkaria I Additional Unit 6 geothermal power plant and plans to c…