Power plants

Nuclear Fusion

UK Partnership to Design Fusion Power Plants

Rob Akers (UKAEA), Vassil Alexandrov (STFC Hartree Centre) and Juan Bernabe-Moreno (IBM) at the signing of the partnership agreement for fusion collaborationThe…

Hydrogen Technology

New Retrofit Lets Micro-Turbines Burn Both Hydrogen and Natural Gas

As a way to keep small natural gas power plants operating in anticipation of a hydrogen economy, the Deutsche Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (German Aerosp…

Nuclear Fusion

Partnership to Develop UK Fusion Power Plant Designs

Two British public sector entities - the UK Atomic Energy Authority and the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Hartree Centre - have teamed up with…

Virtual power plants

Plico Virtual Power Plant Activates 2,500 Home Batteries to Counter WA Heatwave

Western Australia’s clean energy solutions company Plico has seen its virtual power plant activated twice during recent heatwave warnings for the state, o…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Enfinity Closes Finance for Italian PV Sites

Enfinity Global has closed €165m in financing aimed at building a portfolio of three utility-scale solar power plants with a combined capacity of 147MW, lo…

Offshore Wind Power

Brazilian Senate Passes Offshore Wind Bill Amended to Include Gas, Coal Provisions; President Expected to Veto Fossil Fuel Additions

The Brazilian Senate has adopted a bill regulating offshore wind licensing, development and operation. The bill also includes subsidies for coal and natural gas…

Nuclear Fuel

Rosatom Starts Reactor Tests Aiming to Increase Nuclear Fuel Enrichment

Russia's Rosatom is testing VVER nuclear fuel containing the neutron absorber erbium and uranium enriched to about 5%. It says such fuel could significantly…

Dam

Advancing US Hydropower Manufacturing With 3D Printing

A new initiative by the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory uses additive manufacturing to rapidly produce large metal turbine runners…

Virtual power plants

US Grants $305 Million Loan Guarantee for California VPP With Ice Storage

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has granted a $305 million loan guarantee to finance Project IceBrick, a virtual power plant (VPP) that will deploy up to 193 …

Hydrogen Project

UK to Adapt Legislation and Market Models to Boost Hydrogen Power Plants

The UK Government has committed today (December 9) to deliver a support mechanism for hydrogen’s use in power generation and an associated business model …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Serbia Plans for Future With Nuclear Energy

Serbia's National Assembly has voted through amendments to the energy law which has ended the 35-year prohibition on the construction of nuclear power plant…

Iran

Iran’s Photovoltaic and Wind Power Plants’ Capacity Reaches 1,317 MW

Iran’s renewable power capacity has reached 1,317 megawatts (MW), according to the latest data from the country’s Renewable energy and Energy Effici…

Iran

Iran’s Photovoltaic and Wind Power Plants’ Capacity Reaches 1,317 MW

Iran’s renewable power capacity has reached 1,317 megawatts (MW), according to the latest data from the country’s Renewable energy and Energy Effici…

Geothermal Power Plant

Small-Scale Geothermal Power Plants in Japan Pave Way for Bigger Plants

With a host of benefits to the local community and economy, the Tsuchiyi Onsen-geothermal power plant in Japan serves as a model for larger-scale projects.Tsuch…

Nuclear Reactor

Ghana / Country Could Choose Supplier Of First Nuclear Power Plant By End Of Year

Ghana is set to choose a technology provider for its first nuclear power plants with unconfirmed reports in the west African country saying a decision could be …