Power

Nuclear Power Plant

Massive 7.3 Earthquake Hits Japan Near Site of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck northern Japan near Fukushima prefecture late on Wednesday, causing injuries, derailing a bullet train and disrupting power.

Offshore Wind Power

Ørsted Alleges BP Tried to Block its Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Farm

Ørsted has claimed that bp is trying to block up to 675MW of capacity of its 2.4GW Hornsea Four offshore wind farm.

Hydropower Plant

Andritz to Equip Upper Trishuli 1 Project, Nepal

Andritz has announced it is to supply the hydro and electromechanical equipment for the 216MW Upper Trishuli 1 hydropower plant in Nepal.

India

Azure Power Commissions 300MW Solar Project in India

Azure Power has fully commissioned a 300-megawatt Interstate Transmission System connected solar power project, Rajasthan 8, in Bhadla in the state of Rajasthan…

Wind Turbine

Wind Power May Overtake Solar in Asia in the Next Decade

​Wind power is expected to see “greater” growth in generation that could exceed solar power in the next decade, Fitch Solutions reported.

Wave Energy

Wave-Powered Desalination Device Sets Sail

The U.S. Department of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers deployed a wave-powered desalination test device and anchored it to the nearby se…

Nuclear Power Plant

Powering Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Is Still a Problem

It's in the same country as Chernobyl, but its difficulties post-Russian invasion recall another cautionary tale.

Offshore Wind Power

Hurricane Risk to Offshore Wind Farms is Study Focus

Researchers across the U.S. will study hurricane risks facing planned offshore wind installations along the Atlantic coast.

Net Zero Emission

Honda to Test Fuel Cell Power Station at California Site

Honda will begin testing its zero-emissions fuel cell power station at its corporate campus in Torrance, California in early 2023, the company announced.

Nuclear Fusion

UK Company Claims ‘World-First’ For Spherical Tokamak

Plant could be commissioned in early 2030s

Nuclear waste

UK Repatriates Australian Nuclear Waste

A consignment of intermediate-level radioactive waste has been safely returned to Australia from the Sellafield plant in the UK.

Offshore Wind Power

ScottishPower and Shell Confirm Offshore Wind Funding

ScotWind partners ScottishPower and Shell are set to invest a total of £75 million to help the supply chain and businesses support the growth of the offshore w…

Hydrogen Project

EU Plunges into Green Hydrogen and Renewables Plans as it Sidesteps Russian Gas

Commission says the RePowerEU plan will achieve independence from Russian energy before 2030.

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 …

Oil Price

Indian Govt to Make Calibrated Interventions to Keep Fuel Prices Under Control

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said crude petroleum and natural gas, fuel & power subgroup in the Wholesale Price Index is directly related to t…