Power

Solar Power Plant

GABON: Total Eren to Build a 50 MWp Solar Power Plant Near Libreville

An agreement was recently signed between the Gabonese authorities and Total Eren for the construction of a 50 MWp solar power plant near the capital Libreville.

Wind Farm

Iberdrola Buys 550MW Vietnamese Pipeline

Iberdrola has acquired Sowitec Vietnam, a company with a 550MW renewable energy pipeline under development in the South-east Asian country.

Electrification

India-Morocco to Explore Joint Electrification Projects in Africa

Moroccan Minister of Energy, Mines & Environment Aziz Rabbah explained that India and Morocco can develop joint projects in the energy sector, with great opport…

CCS

Russia's Sakhalin Island Set for Carbon Capture Deal with Japanese Firm

The Russian Pacific island of Sakhalin is close to a cooperation agreement with a Japanese company on carbon capture and storage technology as it moves to carbo…

Power Construction

Saudi Arabia Seeks To Boost Electric Grid With New Funding

A Japanese bank syndicate $500mn will be used to make the Saudi electricity sector more sustainable and aligned to the national economic goals

Energy-Eficient Building

Kosovo* Gets EUR 5 million for Saving Energy in Households

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved a EUR 5 million credit line to Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo under the Green Economy Financing Facili…

Microgrid

US Airport goes “Off-Grid” with Solar Hybrid Microgrid

Pittsburgh International Airport has become the first airport in the world to be completely powered by an onsite natural gas and solar microgrid, serving to inc…

Floating Offshore Wind

South Korea Floater Wins DNV Approval

Samsung Heavy Industries has developed an offshore wind floating platform design for the South Korean market that has received approval in principle from DNV.

Nuclear Power Plant

Illinois Plants Mark Reliability Milestone

With the first closures scheduled to take place in September, policymakers are continuing efforts to preserve the plants.

Nuclear Policy

Iran Claims Nuclear Deal Draft Is Incompatible With New Iranian Law

The draft agreement between Iran and world powers over the possible restoration of the so-called nuclear deal is incompatible with a recently passed Iranian law…

CCS

Chevron’s Carbon Capture Project Falls Short Of Requirements

The world’s largest oil firms may need to be careful relying on carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions from operations as much as they would like.

Hydropower Plant

Video: Extreme Drought Could Shut Down a Hydroelectric Power Plant In California

Officials are preparing for the likelihood that California’s record breaking drought will come for its renewable energy stores.

Solar Power Plant

Longroad Completes 200MW Arizona Solar

Longroad Energy has completed its 200MW Sun Streams 2 solar project in Arizona and closed term financing for the asset.

Nuclear Power Plant

Doel 2 Shut Down After Hydrogen Leak

Unit 2 at Belgium’s Doel NPP was shut down manually during the night of 14-15 July, after Engie Electrabel employees noticed a rapid increase in hydrogen consu…

Nuclear Reactor

China Adding Finishing Touches to World-First Thorium Nuclear Reactor

China is moving ahead with development of an experimental reactor that would be the first of its kind in the world, but could prove key to the pursuit of clean …