Power

Offshore Wind Power

Iberdrola Aims to Design Offshore Wind Farms That Protect the Environment

Offshore wind energy projects will be key to the growth of the electric utility, which has around 1,300 MW in operation and a further 5,500 MW under constructio…

Floating Offshore Wind

Researchers Design Novel Floating Wind Turbine for Deep Waters

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories created a tool that they plan to use to design a novel floating wind turbine that the…

Germany

Europe’s Power Prices Surge to New Record

Year-ahead electricity prices continue to soar in Europe, with German power prices, the European benchmark, jumping to over $508 (500 euro) per megawatt-hour on…

CCS

Renewable Energy, Electrification Big Winners in Inflation Reduction Act

The U.S. House on Aug. 12 passed a bill with major implications for the power generation industry, joining the U.S. Senate in supporting the Inflation Reduction…

Wind Turbine

Azure Power Signs Deal With Siemens Gamesa for Wind Turbines

Siemens Gamesa to supply 96 units of SG3.6-145 onshore wind turbines to be supplied to Indian independent sustainable energy solutions provider Azure Power

Nuclear waste

Nuclear Waste Recycling Startup Wants to Solve the ‘Ball and Chain’ Problem Holding Back Nuclear

Ed McGinnis knows firsthand about the nuclear waste problem in the United States after working for the Department of Energy from 1991 to 2021.

Pumped Storage

Estonian Mine to Be Turned Into Pumped Hydro Facility

Preliminary design and environmental impact assessment for Estonia’s first pumped storage hydroelectric plant is underway under the guidance of Estonian energy…

Wind Power Project

Nordex Receives Orders for 100 MW of Wind Power From Germany in July

Nordex will supply 19 wind turbines for various customers, including projects in Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola Toasts First Portuguese PV Commissioning

Iberdrola has commissioned its first solar farm in Portugal, Spain, one of several projects it was awarded in solar auctions in 2019, totalling 187MW.

Offshore Wind Power

Massive Norfolk Offshore Wind Project Takes Step Forward

Vattenfall has awarded the contract for the onshore cable installation scope of wind farms off the coast of Norfolk.

Oil & Gas Supply

Europe’s Efforts to Shield Households From Soaring Energy Costs

Europe is facing a sharp rise in power bills driven by sky-rocketing gas prices, as war in Ukraine and European sanctions on Russia heighten concerns over the s…

Geothermal Power Plant

Enhanced Geothermal Energy System R&D Gets a Boost From DOE Money

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy field laboratory announced up to $44 million for projects to develop and…

Oil Field

Norway’s Climate Choice: Old Oil, Gas Fields Switch to Green Power or Close Early

Norway will have to phase out some of its old oil and gas fields prematurely to achieve its 2030 climate goals, unless it can use carbon-free power on more offs…

Norway

Norway Is Right to Preserve Hydropower Water Supply -German Chancellor

Norway is right to preserve water in its hydroelectric dams in order to secure the country's power supply, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said while on a visit t…

Electric Car

U.S. States Urge Postal Service to Halt Gas Vehicle Purchases

A group of 17 state attorneys general urged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to halt planned purchases of gasoline-powered delivery vehicles pending a new environ…