Power plants

Wind Power Project

Repsol Commits $550M to Renewable Projects in Italy

Repsol is making a major play in Italy. Credit: Eduardo Parra/Europa Press via Getty ImagesRepsol, a Spain-based energy and petrochemical company, plans to deve…

Thermal Coal

Biden Brags About Killing Coal Plants as Grid Operators Warn of Rolling Blackouts

President Joe Biden boasted that there will be no more new coal-fired power plant developments in the U.S. during a Wednesday speech in Chicago, Illinois, even …

Geothermal Power Plant

Japan Sees Surge of Small-Scale Geothermal Power Plants

Japan currently has the highest density of geothermal power plants, owed in large part to the rapid growth in small-scale geothermal power plants (250 kW or les…

Thermal Coal

China Keeps Coal, Gas-Fired Plants as Backup for Green Power

SINGAPORE: Record heat across Asia is putting its surging renewable power fleet to the test, highlighting the need for backup supply, transmission system upgrad…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Energysolutions Expands Offerings Beyond Back-End

Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions has announced additional capabilities in support of the life extension of existing US nuclear power plants, the constructio…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japanese Industry, Embassy Officials Visit Drax Power Station

A delegation of officials from the British Embassy in Tokyo and Japanese industry have been welcomed to Drax Power Station – the country’s single-la…

Geothermal Heating Project

Geothermal Power Capacity in Türkiye Reaches 1691.4 MW

With power plants located in six provinces in the Aegean Region, the geothermal installed power in Turkey reached 1691.4 MW as of April 2023.

Thermal Coal

Coal Subsidies Jeopardize EU Power Market Reform

The European Union is attempting to reform its power market in order to decouple the price of electricity across the bloc from the price of natural gas.A last-m…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Almaty-2 Combined Heat and Power Plant to Be Switched Over to Gas From Coal

AKIPRESS.COM - The Asian Development Bank and Almaty power plants signed about $219 million loan agreement on June 9.The project will support modernization of A…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russian Export Push for Floating Nuclear Power Plants

State nuclear power company Rosatom has signed an agreement with TSS Group to create a joint venture for the construction of a series of floating power units "w…

Hydropower Plant

Water Supply to Vietnamese Reservoirs Recovered This Month

The water levels in reservoirs of hydropower plants in northern localities in Vietnam have rebounded considerably, with 28% more water received on June 12 than …

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…