Power

Ultra-high voltage grid

Arctech Supplies SkyLine Tracker to 3.2GW Solar Park in China

Trackers and photovoltaic systems provider Arctech Solar has supplied its SkyLine advanced 1P tracker to a 3.2GW solar park in China.

Wind Farm

Neoen Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Consortium in Finland

Renewable energy company Neoen has signed a 126MW power purchase agreement in Finland with a consortium formed by Heineken, Philips, Signify and Nouryon.

Electricity Transmission

Europe’s NordLink Enters Operational Trial Run

The Nordlink interconnector, a 623-km long high-voltage direct current electricity interconnection that links the German and Norwegian power markets is now live…

Solar Power Plant

Mytilineos Wins Major Solar Contract in Chile

Greece’s Mytilineos has been named the official EPC contractor for the 118.4MW Pampa Tigre project in the Antofaghsata region of Chile.

Wave Energy

Swedish Firm Explores Wave Energy Development in Australian Market

Eco Wave Power has signed a collaboration agreement with Meridian Energy Australia Pty Ltd to jointly investigate the development of commercial wave energy powe…

Market Analysis

Global Electricity Demand Growth Set to Slow Down in 2021

After experiencing its biggest decline in decades, global electricity demand is expected to rebound modestly in 2021.

Geothermal Power Plant

The Geothermal Owner-Developer is Contributing to China's Strive for Carbon Neutrality

Arctic Green Energy, a leading developer and operator of geothermal district heating projects, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a US$ 200 mil…

Carbon Emissions

SPIC Promises Peak Carbon Emissions By 2023

Chinese electricity State Power Investment Corp said last week it is aiming to achieve peak carbon emissions by 2023, which is well ahead of the country’s dead…

Energy Technology

Xcel Energy, INL to Use Nuclear Energy for Clean Hydrogen Production

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water…

Hydrogen Technology

Siemens Energy Teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to Study Hydrogen Use

Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to prod…

Nuclear Fuel

NRA Approves Japan’s Mox Plant at Rokkasho

Japan’s mixed-oxide fuel plant under construction in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, received Nuclear Regulation Authority approval on 9 December, despite the lac…

Carbon Neutral

Southern California Edison to Accelerate Development of Smart Grid Technologies

The paper, Reimaging the Grid, focusses on the electricity grid as the carrier of the carbon-free, renewable resources that are required to meet that target.

Nuclear Power Plant

Malfunction Triggers Emergency Shutdown at Finnish Reactor

The emergency standby resulting from the incident has now ended and repair work is under way to bring the unit back online.

Nuclear Power Plant

Forsmark Unit 1 Celebrates 40 Years of Operation

Vattenfall yesterday celebrated the 40th anniversary of the start of commercial operation of unit 1 at the Forsmark nuclear power plant.

Biomass Power Plant

Power Plant on Reunion Island to be Converted to Biomass

A 108-megawatt coal-fired power plant located on an island in the Indian Ocean located approximately 500 miles east of Madagascar will soon be converted to biom…