Power

Thermal Plant

Australian Startup Wins Funding for Novel Thermal Storage Tech

Australian clean energy company, MGA Thermal has been awarded AUS$1.27 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to scale up its thermal energ…

Japan

GlobalData: Japan to Nearly Achieve 2030 Renewable Power Generation Target

Japan is focusing on the rapid development of renewable energy to fill the void created by the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.

Net Zero Emission

Ørsted Extends Its 100% Renewable Electricity Target to All Suppliers

Ørsted has set a clear expectation towards all suppliers to use 100 % renewable electricity by 2025, becoming the first energy company in the world to do so.

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola Starts up ‘Francisco Pizarro’, the Largest Photovoltaic Plant in Europe

The plant will produce enough clean energy to power more than 334,000 homes and prevent the emission of 150,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Smart Meter

Atlantic City Electric Set to Upgrade 565,000 Smart Meters

Atlantic City Electric will start the broad installation of new smart meters for its nearly 565,000 customers beginning in September 2022, and continuing throug…

Smart Meter

Serbia Smart Metering Project Supported

Phase one of Serbia’s smart metering implementation has been awarded €7.8 million ($8 million) from the EU through the Western Balkans Investment Framework. …

Geothermal Power Plant

With Its Geothermal Plans Local Utilities in Germany Eye Lithium Extraction

As part of their geothermal heating development plans, two local utilities in Germany's Upper-Rhine region have also secured a Lithium exploration permit.

Hydrogen Production

UK’s Biggest Container Port to Shore £150M Green Hydrogen Plant

The project built by ScottishPower will power ships, trucks and trains

Australia

Western Australia Utility Replicating Success of 100% Renewable Energy Town

The small town of Onslow, Western Australia, is now powered almost entirely by renewable energy, and the utility behind that project wants to roll out the same …

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Installs World’s First Offshore Wind Turbine With Recyclable Blades

German energy giant RWE started to test a wind turbine with fully recyclable blades at its offshore project Kaskasi. It is the first deployment of the technolog…

Electricity Transmission

Norway to Impose Power Export Controls

Photo: Ásgeir Eggertsson / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcodeNorway is preparing a framework for limiting electricity exports at ti…

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Maker Vestas Q2 Hit by Higher Costs

Wind turbine maker Vestas on Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected second-quarter operating loss hit by higher costs.

Offshore Wind Power

Vietnam Needs $8 Bln-$14 Bln Power Investment a Year Through 2030 - Minister

Vietnam will need investment of between $8 billion and $14 billion a year through to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand its grid, its deputy industry m…

Wind Power Project

Colombia Announces the First Offshore Wind Energy Tender

The Colombian Ministry of Mining and Energy has launched the country’s first offshore wind lease round and expects to grant permits for the use of marine areas…

United States

U.S. Power Use to Reach Record High in 2022 as Economy Grows, EIA Says

U.S. power consumption will rise to a record high in 2022 as the economy grows, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy O…