Power

US Power Demand Falls to Near 17-yr Low as Coronavirus Cuts Use by Companies

Electricity demand in the us last week fell to its lowest level in nearly 17 years.

Gas turbine engine

Wärtsilä Supplying 22 Gas Engines For Two Power Plants

Wärtsilä has been awarded full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for two power plants in Latin America.

Nuclear Fusion

Jacobs Awarded Several Nuclear Fusion Contracts

US-based Jacobs said it has been awarded several contracts worth more than $25 million in total for work on nuclear fusion projects in the UK and France.

Nuclear Power Plant

Framatome Contracted for Taishan EPR Services

The contract covers nuclear plant outage and maintenance work, including spare parts supply and engineering services for eight years.

Wind Power Project

Wood Secures Onshore Wind EPC Contracts in the US

Global engineering and consulting company Wood has been awarded several engineering, procurement and construction onshore wind contracts in the US.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Madison's First Solar Powered Charging Station For Electric Vehicles Opens

The city of Madison now has a new way to charge their fleet of electric vehicles.

Solar Power Plant

Massachusetts Doubles SMART Solar Program Capacity to 1.6 GW

The Massachusetts department of energy (DOER) increased the Massachusetts solar renewable energy goal program by 1.6 gigawatts.

Geothermal Power Plant

Finland’s First Geothermal Local Heating Network Planned for Finnoo, Espoo

A new residential area in Espoo, Finland - about 20km outside the country's capital Helsinki - is planning Finland's first geothermal district heating system bu…

Hydropower Plant

Toshiba to Supply Equipment for Myanmar’s Sedawgyi Hydropower Plant

The rehabilitation project intends to restore the Sedawgyi hydropower plant’s output and ensure stable power supply.

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Blades Depart Chinese Coastal City to U.S.

A total of 489 wind turbine blades departed from Dafeng Port in the city of Yancheng, eastern China's Jiangsu Province early this month for the port of Brownsvi…

Power Construction

Xinjiang to Invest 7.65 bln Yuan in Rural Power Grid Upgrades

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will channel over 7.56 billion yuan (about 1.07 billion U.S. dollars) this year, up 36.8 percent from 2019, t…

Coal Trade

Decommissioning coal – an opportunity for energy storage?

Coal has underpinned power generation for more than a century as a cheap, reliable and well understood technology, writes IHS Markit analyst George Hilton.

Offshore Wind Power

SSE Rolls Out Action Plan for UK to Reach 40GW Offshore Wind Goal

Developer building 3.6GW Dogger Bank megaproject says roadmap 'urgently needed' to hit 2030 government target.

Thermal Coal

Thermal Coal Demand Declining Globally, Driving Fewer Imports, Production

Thermal coal demand is declining globally and forcing cutbacks of imports and production, driven by lower power-sector coal demand resulting from the coronaviru…

Hydropower Plant

Uganda Loses Power Nationwide After Hydropower Dams Clogged -Ministry

Uganda lost power countrywide on Tuesday after weeds clogged the intake of water at its three largest hydropower dams which generate most of the country’s elec…