Power plant

Sunrun Is Building Puerto Rico’s First Virtual Power Plant

Sunrun has been selected to build Puerto Rico’s first Virtual Power Plant (VPP) by the island’s electric utility provider.Images from the installati…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Headed for Winter Blackouts as EDF Cuts Nuclear Output Forecast

France is staring down a serious risk of blackouts this winter, with French utility EDF lowering its nuclear power output forecast for this year to 275-285 tera…

Smart Grid

First Virtual Power Plant Inaugurated in Greek Energy Market

Driven by Greek electricity market reform, emsys VPP has announced the inauguration of the first Virtual Power Plant (VPP) into the Greek electricity market.The…

Hydrogen Production

Indonesia Tests Co-Firing of Coal and Gas With Biomass and Hydrogen

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to explore co-firing less carbon intensive fuels at power plants owned and operated by Indonesia Power.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Germany's Cabinet Approves Accelerated Coal Exit by 2030 in Western State

Germany's cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law to phase out coal-fired power plants in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia by 2030 instead of a pre…

Nuclear Power Plant

Poland's First Nuclear Power Plant to Cost Around $20 Bln - PM

Poland's first nuclear power station, which will be built by U.S. firm Westinghouse Electric Co, will cost around $20 billion.

Hydropower Plant

Eesti Energia Receives State Support for Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant

The joint agency of Enterprise Estonia and KredEx has allocated €584 950 for Eesti Energia to prepare the construction of Estonia’s first hydroelectric energy…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Sees Decline in Coal-Fired Generation After 2021 Surge – Report

US coal-fired generation will be down 6% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook from the US Energy Information Administrati…

Nuclear Power Plant

U.S. Developing Domestic Uranium Strategy -Energy Secretary

The United States is working on supplying its own uranium for existing and advanced nuclear reactors that could become commercial in the future to reduce depend…

Hydropower Plant

Norway’s Power Outlook Improves After Efforts to Save Water

Norway's depleted hydropower reservoirs have received a boost in the past few weeks from rain and efforts to save water, but stocks will remain low by the end o…

Energy Transition

Malaysia’s TNB to Develop 2,100MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

This is scheduled to be in operation in 2031.

Nuclear Technology

Canada Commits C$970 Million to New Nuclear Power Technology

Canada will provide C$970 million ($708 million) in financing to develop a grid-scale small modular reactor (SMR), a new nuclear technology touted as a key part…

Thailand

Doosan šKoda Power Cracks Thai Market With Steam Turbine Order

Czech turbine manufacturer Doosan Škoda Power will supply a 20MW steam turbine generator for a newly built steam power plant in the Rayong province, Thailand. …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Charting a Greener Path for Europe’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

A new BloombergNEF report suggests that Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant could replace most of its lignite generation with renewable energy, paired with…

Nuclear Power Plant

New Slovak Nuclear Plant Moves Closer to Launch

Slovakia's new 471 megawatt (MW) Mochovce Unit 3 nuclear power plant over the weekend took another step towards being ready to launch in early 2023, reaching a …