Power plant

Geothermal Heating Project

Contact Energy Reevaluating Plans for Wairakei Geothermal Development, New Zealand

Wairakei geothermal power plant, New Zealand (source: ThinkGeoEnergy, creative commons)New Zealand utility company Contact Energy is currently reevaluating its …

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal to Help Restore Agricultural Sector in Nakusp, BC, Canada

Waterfront promenade along Arrow Lake in Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada (source: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)A geothermal greenhouse will soo…

Solar Power Plant

Baywa r.e. Makes Moves in Japanese Solar

Global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor, BayWa r.e. is pleased to announce significant developments in its market activities in Japa…

Nuclear waste

Japan Starts 6th Ocean Discharge of Fukushima Nuclear-Tainted Wastewater Despite Opposition

Japan on Friday started the sixth round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific O…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Swedish Project to Develop Gen IV Nuclear Power System

The Swedish Energy Agency has granted SEK50 million (USD4.7 million) for a project led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg for the…

Geothermal Power Plant

INGV, RSE to Collaborate on Geothermal Research in Italy

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico / Research of Energy Systems (RSE) have signed a memorandum of co…

Geothermal Power Plant

UPNA team produces geothermal power in Antarctica with thermoelectric tech

A group of researchers from the Smart Cities Institute (ISC) of the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) in Pamplona, Spain has successfully deployed thermoelect…

Oil&Gas Drilling

New Dutch Coalition Aims for More Offshore Gas Extraction, Nuclear Energy

The incoming Dutch government said on Thursday it will aim to expand offshore natural gas extraction and nuclear energy production as part of plans to reduce th…

Nuclear waste

Japan to Begin Sixth Release of Fukushima's Treated Radioactive Water

A worker wearing a protective suit and a mask looks up at storage tanks for radioactive water, under construction in the J1 area at the Tokyo Electric Power Com…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Reactor Vessel and Steam Generators Shipped for Tianwan 8

The reactor vessel and two steam generators, with a combined weight of more than 1000 tonnes, will travel by road, river and sea from Russia to the Tianwan site…

SMR

Polish Ministry Approves Plans for Rolls-Royce SMRs

Polish industrial group Industria's plan to construct a power plant based on Rolls-Royce's small modular reactor (SMR) has been approved by the Ministry…

Gas Power Stations

Utility Plans Another Gas-Fired Power Plant for North Dakota

Todd Brickhouse, CEO of Basin Electric Power Cooperative, participates in a roundtable discussion on the energy supply during the Williston Basin Petroleum Conf…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Slovak Government Seeks Plan for New Nuclear Power Plant by October

The Slovak government has tasked its economy and finance ministers to draw up a plan for a new nuclear power plant by the end of October, after agreeing to back…

Hydropower Plant

Africa Boosts Hydropower Capacity by 2GW in 2023, Yet Significant Gap Persists Says Report

Africa, known for its abundant water resources, took a significant stride in hydropower development last year, adding 2GW to its capacity. However, this growth …

Hydropower Plant

Uganda in Talks With China's Sinohydro Over Power Line to South Sudan

Uganda is in talks with Chinese firm Sinohydro (SINOH.UL) Corporation Limited for the development of a $180 million power transmission line to allow Uganda to e…