Power

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

HW Richardson Is Now Using Hydrogen Fuel Powered Trucks

As New Zealand pursues ambitious carbon emission reduction goals, one of the country’s largest trucking companies, HW Richardson, has started using hydrog…

Coal Mine

Coal Phase-Out Not Happening Fast Enough to Avoid Rising Global Temperatures

A stockpile of coal maintained by the base power plant at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. (Reference image by The U.S. National Archives, Picryl.)A recent stu…

Electric Vehicles

Environmental and Economic Benefits of Overhead Cable Line Technology to Power Trucks

Electrical cables have been suspended over trams and trolley tracks for more than 140 years. They've electrified bullet trains in Japan and Amtrak railways …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

NPR Podcast Highlights Perspectives on Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy was the focus of a recent NPR 1A podcast episode, hosted by journalist Jenn White, who welcomed guests to discuss the role of nuclear energy in t…

Geothermal Power Project

Japan, US Agree to Cooperate on Geothermal Energy

Japan and the United States agreed Saturday to cooperate on developing geothermal energy, one of the most plentiful resources on this volcanic island chain.The …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Giant Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Starts Production

This chart from the EIA shows sources of uranium for U.S. nuclear power plants, 1950-2021. In 2020, according to the chart, 39.60 million pounds of uranium oxid…

Nuclear Fuel

“On the Verge of a Crisis”: The U.S. Nuclear Fuel Gordian Knot

This chart from the EIA shows sources of uranium for U.S. nuclear power plants, 1950-2021. In 2020, according to the chart, 39.60 million pounds of uranium oxid…

Nuclear Reactor

Europe’s Largest Nuclear Reactor Olkiluoto 3 Enters Service in Finland

Finland's next-generation Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor, the largest in Europe, has gone into regular production after months of delays, its operator said Sun…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Germany Ends Nuclear Era as Last Reactors Power Down

Germany says energy supply safe despite nuclear exitBerlin (AFP) April 15 - Switching off Germany's remaining nuclear plants will not put the country's …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

How to Decommission a Nuclear Power Plant

Germany's last three nuclear power plants will stop generating electricity from Saturday but the arduous and decades-long process of decommissioning the sit…

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Awards Fécamp Pre-assembly Contract to GWS

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has picked Global Wind Service (GWS) as a partner for the complete pre-assembly scope for the 497 MW Fécamp offshore wind…

Offshore Wind Power

Swedish Energy Agency Outlines Where 30 GW of Offshore Wind Could Be Installed, Calls for Prioritising Energy Production in Marine Planning

The Swedish Energy Agency has issued a report that provides a basis for the country’s marine planning to enable 120 TWh of offshore wind energy production…

Wind Power Project

Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Bids Rise, While Undersubscribed Renewable Power Auctions Pose Concerns in Europe, Says Globaldata

Renewable energy auctions in Europe are experiencing two contrasting trends. While the offshore wind segment has witnessed intense competition resulting in subs…

Wind Power Project

Revised EU Renewables Directive Set to Speed up Wind Permitting

After 18 months of political negotiations the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission came to a provisional agreement on the revi…

Electrification

Harnessing the Power of a New Electric World

To achieve a net-zero carbon world, we need to revolutionise the way we manage energy and design our buildings, industries, and transportation, says Mohammad Fa…