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Coal-Fired Power Plants

UK Could Pay £420M for Keeping Coal-Fired Power Stations Open This Winter

National Grid ESO has confirmed it has agreed on contingency contracts with four coal units

Hydropower Plant

Europe’s Hydropower Generation Hits Record Lows Due to Drought

The effects of the drought conditions in many European countries are being felt in the hydropower generation sector, with low water levels in reservoirs constra…

Wind Farm

Uzbekistan and ACWA Power Sign $1Bn Clean Energy Agreements

Saudi Arabian power company ACWA Power has signed three energy agreements with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy totalling $12 billion.

Solar Power Plant

ReNew’s US $1Bn ECB Loan for Pan-India Renewables Project

ReNew says 12 international lenders, led by Rabobank, will finance the largest ECB project finance loan in India’s renewable sector, for any single project.

Geothermal Power Plant

Singapore Digs Deep to Unleash Geothermal Energy Potential

But the volumetric extent of hot rock where geothermal can be sourced is unknown.

Solar Power Plant

EDF Renewables’ Maverick Projects Start Operating in California

EDF Renewables North America has announced that the Palen Solar site, located in Riverside County, California, is fully operational and delivering energy to the…

Solar Power Plant

Spanish Resort to Develop Major PV Generation and EV Hubs

PortAventura World, the popular resort to the south of Barcelona, is demonstrating how a private facility can lead the way towards a decarbonised future.

Nuclear Power Plant

Japanese Support for a Nuclear Restart Is at Its Highest Since Fukushima Disaster, Says Former IEA Executive Director

In a first for Japan since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, public support for a nuclear restart is now at more than 60%, said a former executive directo…

Hydropower Plant

Norway Boosts Hydropower, Challenging Effort to Fill Reservoirs

Hydropower production in southern Norway rose last week in response to high prices, potentially challenging Norway's efforts to fill reservoirs ahead of winter …

Nuclear waste

Nuclear Waste Recycling Startup Wants to Solve the ‘Ball and Chain’ Problem Holding Back Nuclear

Ed McGinnis knows firsthand about the nuclear waste problem in the United States after working for the Department of Energy from 1991 to 2021.

Pumped Storage

Estonian Mine to Be Turned Into Pumped Hydro Facility

Preliminary design and environmental impact assessment for Estonia’s first pumped storage hydroelectric plant is underway under the guidance of Estonian energy…

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola Toasts First Portuguese PV Commissioning

Iberdrola has commissioned its first solar farm in Portugal, Spain, one of several projects it was awarded in solar auctions in 2019, totalling 187MW.

Geothermal Power Plant

Enhanced Geothermal Energy System R&D Gets a Boost From DOE Money

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy field laboratory announced up to $44 million for projects to develop and…

Crude Oil

Switzerland Considers Switching to Oil for Power Plants

Amid a looming energy crisis, Switzerland could turn to oil for electricity production in the winter in case of an emergency, Swiss Energy Minister Simonetta So…

Nuclear Power Plant

California Might Keep One Nuclear Plant Open

Anticipating electricity supply shortages well into 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed allowing the state’s last-remaining nuclear power plant…