Power plants

Electric Vehicle Battery

'Almost 30GW of EV batteries will Help Balance the Grid Through Virtual Power Plants by 2029'

Tenfold growth of congregated smart charging will help networks keep the lights on when wind and solar output is low, according to analyst Guidehouse Insights

Wind Farm

The Danish Energy Agency Grant Permits for Vesterhav Syd and Nord Wind Power Plants

On Monday 14 December, the Danish Energy Agency gave permission for the construction work on the offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Nord to begin.

Nuclear Equipment

Framatome and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Team up on Nuclear

Framatome and US-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) have signed a teaming agreement to provide digital protection relays to nuclear power plants.

Solar Power Plant

The Government Launches Work on Two 10 MW Solar Hybrid Power Plants

The Chadian authorities have just launched the construction of two hybrid solar power plants of 5 MW each in Am Timan, the main town of the Salamat region and i…

China

China Must Close Coal Power Plants By 2045 To Meet Climate Goal

China must shut down by 2045 at the latest all coal power plants operating without carbon capture if Beijing is to meet its goal to become “carbon neutral” by…

Coal Mine

S. Africa's Standard Bank won't Fund New Coal Power Plants, But Sticks with Coal Mining

South Africa's Standard Bank will not fund any new coal-fired power plant projects, but will continue to provide finance to thermal coal mining projects and com…

Coal Trade

Malaysia's CIMB Bank to Exit Coal Financing by 2040

Malaysia's CIMB plans to phase out coal from its portfolio entirely by 2040, becoming the first bank in the country and in southeast Asia to commit to a coal-ex…

Hybrid Power Plant

Multi-Resource Hybrid Power Plants Are the Present and Future of Energy Generation

Hybrid power plants leverage the best qualities of generators with modern technology, leading to smoother output and optimizing project economics.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria Cancels Thabametsi Coal-Fired Power Plant Project

The Pretoria High Court overturns the environmental approval of the 1,200 MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station, which was to be built in the Limpopo province …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

German Energy Regulator Awards Permits to Close Hard Coal-to-Power Plants

Germany's energy regulator on Tuesday said some 4,788 MW worth of hard coal-fired power generation capacity may close on Jan 1, 2021 as part of a policy to take…

Hydropower Plant

Slovenia's HSE Hydropower Plants Nov Output 21% Above Plan

Slovenian state-owned electricity producer Holding Slovenske Elektrarne said the output of its hydropower plants was 21% above plan in November.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Romania Erases New Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plants from its Plans

Minister of Economy, Energy and the Business Environment Virgil Popescu claimed no more coal power plants would be built in Romania while the wording of a call …

United States

Idaho is Top Pick for Energy Department Nuclear Test Reactor

The U.S. government said Thursday that Idaho is its preferred choice ahead of Tennessee for a test reactor to be built as part of an effort to revamp the nation…

Hydropower Plant

Federation of BiH to Scrap Feed-in Tariffs for Small Hydropower Plants from 2021

Representatives of the Coalition for the Protection of Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina are also participating in the preparation of the regulatory changes.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Greenbank Group Completes Contract in India

Derbyshire-based engineering firm the Greenbank Group has completed a major contract in India, delivering technology designed to make coal-fired power stations …