Power

Explosion, Fire Reported at Hoover Dam

A transformer exploded and caught fire at Hoover Dam in Nevada on July 19, according to local officials.

South Korea

Acwa Power Teams up With South Korea’s Posco to Develop Green Hydrogen

Agreement aims to decarbonise power generation and steel manufacturing processes

Geothermal Power Plant

Philippines Identified as ‘Outperformer’ in the Geothermal Power Market

Fitch Solutions has cited the significant installed geothermal capacity of the Philippines and potential for substantial growth in citing the country as an "out…

Nuclear Fusion

Google and Chevron Invest in Nuclear Fusion Startup That’s Raised $1.2 Billion

Google and Chevron were part of a $250 million funding raise announced Tuesday for TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion startup with an unconventional strategy th…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power Plant Lowers Output to Protect Fish as Europe Grapples With Heatwave

Instead of using a cooling tower to regulate temperatures, the Beznau facility uses the river Aare.

Mainstream and Actis Agree to Sell African Renewables Giant Lekela

Renewable developer Mainstream Renewable Power and investor Actis have signed an agreement to sell the Lekela Power platform to Infinity Group and Africa Financ…

Pumped Storage

Iberdrola Opens the 1,158MW Tâmega Giga Battery in Portugal

Spanish utility Iberdrola has officially opened Tâmega Giga Battery in Portugal, touted as one of Europe’s largest pumped storage hydroelectric facilities. …

Wind Farm

Arise Sells Kölvallen Wind Farm

Arise has entered into an agreement with a fund managed by Foresight Group LLP (Foresight), a UK based independent infrastructure and private equity investment …

Wind Farm

ACCIONA Energía Announces Construction of Two Wind Farms

ACCIONA Energía has announced the construction of two new wind farms in Croatia, Opor (27 MW) and Boraja II (45 MW), linked to a 12-year Contract for Differenc…

East Asia, Pacific Remain as Hydropower ‘Powerhouse’

Its total capacity reached 532GW in 2021.

Egypt

Egypt’s Infinity to Become Africa’s Largest Renewable Energy Company

Infinity and Africa Finance Corporation will acquire Lekela Power in deal that includes 2.8-gigawatt portfolio of wind power and greenfield projects

MENA Power Projects Forum 2022 to Focus On US$250 Billion Worth of Upcoming Power Projects in MENA Region

Power and utilities companies will have enough businesses as governments in the MENA countries plan to implement US$250 billion worth of power projects includin…

United Kingdom

Two Thirds of Energy Industry Professionals Think the Market Needs to Be Drastically Reformed

A survey conducted by Cornwall Insight has shown nearly two thirds (63%) of people working in the energy industry believe the UK market needs to be drastically …

Energy Storage Battery

Battery Storage to Be a Quarter of Ireland’s Installed Capacity by 2030

Data from Cornwall Insight Ireland’s - ‘All-Island Power Market Outlook to 2030’ paper - has shown battery storage capacity will grow to become nearly a quar…

United Kingdom

UK Fires up “Biggest” Electricity Market Reform in a Generation

Linking electricity and gas prices could be soon part of the past as a result of the government’s Review of Electricity Market Arrangements