Power

Does California Want A Extra Decentralized Power System?

“California’s electrical energy system is failing,” argues Vox, in an article shared by Slashdot reader nickwinlund77. However they’re proposing a method “…

Nuclear Technology

Iran Begins Concrete Pour for Second Bushehr Nuclear Reactor

Iran held a ceremony on Sunday to mark the first concrete pour for its second reactor at the Bushehr nuclear power station.

Geothermal Demonstration Projects to Be Deployed in France and Iceland

To boost the market penetration of geothermal power in Europe, the MEET Project was established to demonstrate the viability of Enhanced Geothermal Systems with…

DEEP Advances Field Work for First Geothermal Power to Saskatchewan Grid

DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation commenced work on the second well for its Saskatchewan geothermal power project in early October, CEO Kirsten Marcia to…

Microgrid

National Grid Bags Two 2019 Innovation Awards for Energy Storage Projects

US utility National Grid has been recognised as Energy Storage North America (ESNA) 2019 Innovation Award winners for innovative microgrid and behind-the-meter …

Electricity Trade

Energy Trading via Power Pools Can Ease Energy Poverty

Trade in electricity helps bring down energy prices, mitigate against power shocks, relieve shortages, facilitate decarbonisation and provide incentives for mar…

Wind Turbine

ABS Largest Floating Wind Turbine in the World - 8.4MW

It is the first of three ABS-classed, SEMI Submersible Type units designed by Principle Power housing MHI Vestas turbines that will make up for a total of 25 MW…

EV Technology

UK's Most Efficient Solar-Powered Electric Car at 50 Miles Per Hour

Undergraduate students at Cambridge University have teamed up with Formula 1 engineering experts and Bridgestone to design and build Helia — a solar-powered el…

Wind Power Company

Johnny Thomsen Appointed Co-CEO of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind

The Board of Directors of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has appointed Johnny Thomsen as the new Co-CEO of the company after the current Co-CEO, Lars Bondo Krogsgaard…

China to Impose New Restrictions on Small Hydro Plants

China will ban the construction of small hydropower plants in regions that already have an electricity surplus and encourage new dams in poor and remote locatio…

DEIF Event Showcases Fuel And Energy Saving Solutions

An event organized by Danish power control solutions company DEIF has highlighted the potential savings offered by battery hybrid power propulsion and the Bluef…

Market Analysis

Latin America and Caribbean on the Brink of Massive Solar Power Growth

As new markets emerge worldwide, IRENA’s latest report sees solar PV covering one quarter of global power by 2050

Swiss 900 MW Pumped Storage Plant Poised for Milestone

A €1.5bn pumped storage power plant in Switzerland will hit a major milestone this month when the plant’s two penstocks will be filled with water for the firs…

Market Analysis

Rooftop solar hits 45% of demand and sets new grid low in W.A.

Rooftop solar has helped deliver another Australian grid record, this time in Western Australia where the state’s wholesale electricity market (WEM) dipped to …

Combined cycle power plant

Siemens To Upgrade Steam Power Plant In Vietnam To Combined Cycle Power Plant

Siemens will provide the equipment to upgrade the Hiep Phuoc 1 steam power plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to a combined cycle power plant. This project wil…