Power

United States

ESA Wants to See 100 GW of Energy Storage in the United States by 2030

The U.S. Energy Storage Association today issued an expanded vision for energy storage: 100×30: Enabling the Clean Power Transformation.

Geothermal Power Plant

Chinese Firm Kerui Rigs-up for Geothermal Drilling in Ethiopia

Chinese equipment and oil services company Kerui Petroleum said it has successfully lifted the derrick and substructure for the first 1500HP drilling rig at Eth…

Hydropower Plant

Umeme to Use $9m for Electricity Disposal from Siti 2’s Hydropower Plant in Uganda

The Ugandan company Umeme will invest 34 billion Ugandan shillings for the discharge of electricity from the Siti II hydropower plant in the east of the country…

Power Construction

South Africa Seeks to Boost Grid System with Dispatchable Power

South Africa has been experiencing power supply issues and is now looking into available options including dispatchable power to boost the grid.

Power Construction

Another 500MVA Transformer Unit to Aid in Supporting Eskom Grid

In South Africa, a local Pretoria-based transformer manufacturer’s high voltage unit effectively passed all factory acceptance tests at the end of July.

Market Analysis

Australia's Renewable Generation Breaks Record at 11.7GW

It has commissioned five solar and wind farms in the past six months.

Wind Farm

EDF and ESB Kickstart Construction of £1.8bn NnG Offshore Wind Farm

Energy companies EDF Renewables and ESB have started constructing the first phase of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in the UK.

Solar Power Plant

China Three Gorges Europe Acquires Solar Portfolio in Spain

China Three Gorges Europe has reached an agreement to acquire a portfolio of 500 MW of solar PV power plants in Spain.

Wind Turbine

Buss Energy Acquires Stake in Austria’s Wind Turbines Inspection Firm

German company Buss Energy Group has bought a 24.9% stake in Austrian wind turbine inspection firm Aero Enterprise.

Hydropower Plant

Nine killed as Fire Breaks Out at India’s Srisailam Hydroelectric Plant

Nine people who were trapped inside the Srisailam hydroelectric plant in Telangana, India, were killed when a fire broke out at the facility late last night.

Thermal Plant

Ørsted Announces Inauguration of Asnæs Power Station in Denmark

Danish renewable energy company Ørsted has announced the opening of the Asnæs Power Station, a wood chip-fired power unit in Denmark.

Combined cycle power plant

MHPS to Supply Turbines for 2.4GW Combined Cycle GTCC Plant in UAE

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has secured a contract to supply three M701 JAC generators for Fujairah F3, a 2.4GW gas turbine combined-cycle plant in the UAE…

Solar Power Plant

Better Energy Building 200 MW of Zero-Subsidy Solar in Denmark

Danish solar power producer Better Energy A/S has started building a 200-MW subsidy-free photovoltaic (PV) park on behalf of Denmark-based Heartland A/S.

Geothermal Power Plant

E.on to Build 6-MW Power Plant at Geothermal Facility in Bavaria

E.on SE plans to add a modular power plant to the geothermal facility in Kirchweidach, Bavaria, so that it can generate green electricity in addition to produci…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor and Iberdrola Plan Offshore Wind Energy Projects in Brazil

Major offshore wind power developers have started submitting plans for several gigawatts of new offshore wind farm projects in Brazil.