Power plants

Hydrogen Production

Rethinking Federal Investments: We Need Virtual Power Plants, Not Hydrogen Hubs

(Solar rooftop homes in Austin, Texas. Image: 123rf)The Department of Energy is providing taxpayer money to electric utilities like Xcel Energy to set up Hydrog…

Hydropower Plant

EIB Provides €133 Million to Strengthen Resilience of Ukraine's Hydropower Plants

The funds will be used to enhance the operational reliability of hydropower plants along the Dnipro River, vital for the safe operation of the unified energy sy…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Greenlight for €2.6bn German Aid for RWE's Early Closure of Lignite Power Plants

Image: RWEThe European Commission has approved a €2.6 billion (£2.2bn) German support measure in favour of RWE’s early closure of lignite-fired…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EU Approves German State Aid for Closure of RWE Power Plants

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsThe Euro…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Thermal Coal Prices Diverge as Japan, S.korea Buy More, China, India Less: Russell

The prices of differing grades of seaborne thermal coal in Asia are diverging as strong demand for high-quality fuel coal by Japan and South Korea drives a rall…

SMR

Six SMR Power Plants Approved in Poland

Poland's Ministry of Climate and Environment has issued decisions-in-principle for the construction of power plants based on GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Gov.J.B. Pritzker Signs Measure Lifting Illinois' Moratorium on New Nuclear Power Plants

The Byron Nuclear Generating Station in Byron on Sept. 7, 2021. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)A nearly four-decade moratorium on the construction of nuclear pl…

Thermal Coal

Morocco Joins International Campaign to Phase Out Coal

Morocco on Friday joined an international campaign to phase out coal, as it plans to secure more than half of its energy needs from renewables in the next seven…

CCS

Utility Company Dte Energy Sees Higher Profit in 2024

Utility firm DTE Energy (DTE.N) expects higher operating profit in 2024 and plans to explore small carbon capture storage projects next year, betting on revenue…

Electricity Transmission

Electricity Consumption in Kyrgyzstan Expected to Reach 17.4 Billion KWh in 2023

90% of electricity is generated by hydropower plants in Kyrgyzstan, Minister of Energy Talaibek Ibraev told a press conference devoted to results of work of ene…

Offshore Wind Power

US Wind Power Generation on Course to Surpass Coal

A wind farm shares space with corn fields the day before the Iowa caucuses, where agriculture and clean energy are key issues, in Latimer, Iowa, U.S. February 2…

Hydropower Plant

Japanese Company to Build 2 Small Hydropower Plants on Chon-Kemin River

The Cabinet of Ministers has endorsed a draft of the investment agreement on construction of 2 small hydropower plants on the Chon-Kemin River.The given agreeme…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

COP28: Several Nations Promise to Shut Coal Powered Plants

Several nations vowed at COP28 in Dubai, to phase out coal plants which are identified as contributing so much to global warming.The United States also committe…

Hydropower Plant

Africa's hydropower plants set for upgrades to boost generation

A hydropower dam is seen operating at the Kibali gold mine Haut-Uele province, Democratic Republic of Congo October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Hereward Holland/File Photo…

Coal Production

Rockefeller Foundation at COP28 Backs Early Coal Retirement Using Carbon Credits

A truck unloads tonnes of coal inside a warehouse in Tondo city, metro Manila January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco Acquire Licensing RightsA consortium led by…