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Thermal Coal

Biden Brags About Killing Coal Plants as Grid Operators Warn of Rolling Blackouts

President Joe Biden boasted that there will be no more new coal-fired power plant developments in the U.S. during a Wednesday speech in Chicago, Illinois, even …

Hydropower Plant

World Bank Loans $200 Million to Increase Renewable Energy in Himachal Pradesh

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $200 million loan to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, India, to facilitate power sector re…

Hydropower Plant

NREL Releases 2023 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has released its 2023 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline, which provides updated data for two broad hydropower reso…

Solar Power Plant

China Unveils World's Largest Hybrid Solar-Hydropower Plant

China has successfully launched the Kela photovoltaic (PV) power station - the world's largest hybrid solar-hydropower plant. Constructed by Yalong River Hy…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sanmen Plant to Supply Steam to Industrial Park

A memorandum of cooperation has been signed for the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province to supply steam to the Rongsheng Taizhou New Mat…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: Decades of Research Are Still Needed Before Fusion Can Be Used as Clean Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. For the first time, more energy was released …

Geothermal Power Plant

Japan Sees Surge of Small-Scale Geothermal Power Plants

Japan currently has the highest density of geothermal power plants, owed in large part to the rapid growth in small-scale geothermal power plants (250 kW or les…

Geothermal Power Plant

Port of Oakland, California Signs 12-Year Contract for Geysers Geothermal Power Supply

The Port of Oakland in California will be supplied with geothermal power from the Geysers geothermal field for 12 years under a USD 13.5 million contract.

Photovoltaic （PV）

First Phase Inaugurated of hybrid Solar and Hydropower Development in China

(photo courtesy Yalong River Basin Hydropower Development)Yalong River Basin Hydropower Development Co. Ltd. announced that the first phase of the Yalong River …

Sweden

Uniper, Talanx Group, and Augusta in 15-Year Agreement for Swedish Hydropower

Uniper and Talanx Group via Augusta Investment Management have recently reached a agreement for the purchase of 5.3 TWh of Swedish hydro power. The agreement, w…

Hydropower Plant

Eco Wave Power and Lian Tat Company Planning Taiwan's First Onshore Wave Energy Power Station

Eco Wave Power Global AB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with maritime engineering company Lian Tat Company (LTC) to introduce its wave energy te…

Thermal Coal

California Company Wants to Revive West Virginia Coal Plant With Hydrogen

(Pleasants Power Station in West Virginia. Source: Wikimedia.)California-based company Omnis Global Technologies wants to convert West Virginia’s Pleasant…

Coal Production

Four Coal Community Organizations Receive Funding From Arizona Utilities

(Aerial view of Coronado Generating Station near St. Johns, Arizona. Photo by Salt River Project.)Four organizations serving Arizona communities impacted by coa…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan's Nuclear Authority to Carry Out Final Inspection of Fukushima

Photo : YONHAP NewsJapan's Nuclear Regulation Authority(NRA) is set to conduct an overall inspection of facilities built for the planned release of radioact…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan's Kansai Electric to Restart Takahama 1

Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company has informed the Fukui prefectural government that it plans to restart unit 1 at its Takahama NPP in late July, follow…