Power plants

Coal Production

Vinacomin to Increase Coal Supply for Electricity Generation

A coal mine of Ha Tu Coal Company, a member of Vinacomin. Vinacomin would supply about 18.7 million tonnes of coal to thermal power plants in the second half of…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Confirms Powerwall-Backed Virtual Power Plants in Texas and Puerto Rico Soon

Tesla has confirmed that it will soon launch virtual power plants using Powerwalls in Texas and Puerto Rico.The company even confirmed it already has some signi…

Coal Production

Western Australia Issues Green Bond to Fund Coal Exit

Western Australia's (WA) government said it has raised A$1.9bn ($1.29bn) through the state's first green bond issue, with the funds to go towards replac…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

“Day for History Books:” Hazelwood Becomes First Coal Plant to Transition to Big Battery

Hazelwood big battery. Supplied.The first big battery to be built in Australia at the site of a former coal generator – the Hazelwood big battery in Victo…

Thermal Coal

Transportation of Thar Coal to Power Plants: Senate Panel Recommends rs40bn for Railway Link

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives on Tuesday recommended Rs40 billion for the construction of a railway …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Pennsylvania’s Largest Coal Power Plant Set to Retire

1888 MW Homer City facility will close by JulyThe largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania will shutter by July, according the U.S. Energy Information Adm…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Firstenergy Subsidiary Upgrades Power Line to Strengthen Ohio’s Transmission System

FirstEnergy subsidiary American Transmission Systems has completed a significant upgrade to a nine-mile high-voltage power line in Carroll and Harrison counties…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

VNI West Project Could Delay the Retirement of Coal Generators

Analysis conducted by Cornwall Insight Australia reveals that certain coal plants in New South Wales (NSW) may benefit from delaying their retirement, following…

Solar Technology

Greek Company to Spearhead $1.7B Solar Energy Project in Alberta

Mytilineos plans to move forward on 5 power plants in southern and central Alberta

Clean Energy Transition

Vietnam Approves Power Development Plan for Cleaner Fuels

Power Development Plan VIII ("PDP8") calls for expansions to renewable energy generation and development of LNG facilities to aid a gradual phase-out of coal-fi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Space Data on Coal Power Plants Monitored in Energy Transition Pitch

Image: 123RF.comEspousing insights into the transition away from coal as a pitch, Geospatial intelligence provider BlackSky Technology was competitively selecte…

Nuclear Technology

Researchers Study Cooling Power Plants With Brackish Groundwater

New analysis led by a University of Wyoming researcher shows that brackish or salty groundwater could replace fresh water to cool coal- and natural gas-fired po…

Solar Technology

Why It’s Time to Fast-Track Carbon Capture to Future-Proof Power Plants

Image: Siemens EnergyCarbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology isn’t new and it’s been much maligned and overlooked. Yet Daniel Hofm…

Solar Power Plant

U.S. Wind and Solar Combined Produced More Electricity Than Coal in First Quarter 2023 and Virtually Tied Nuclear Power in March

MIX OF ALL RENEWABLES PROVIDED A QUARTER OF THE NATION'S ELECTRICAL GENERATIONWashington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data ju…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Coal-Fired Power Plant Retirements, Hydropower Output Remain Important This Summer

US power prices have been lower in 2023 from 2022 due to lower natural gas prices along with modest power demand, and it will be important to watch coal-fired p…