Power plants

Nuclear Power Plant

Exelon to Close Byron and Dresden Nuclear Power Plants

US-based Exelon Generation has announced that it intends to retire its Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants in Illinois in autumn 2021.

Coal Production

Germany Begins Allocating €40 Billion to Coal Regions to Start Phase-Out

By 2038, Germany’s last coal-fired power plants are expected to be shut down. To reorient the regions economically, however, they are to be replaced by researc…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Camden Power Station Back Up, But Eskom Emissions Continue

Eskom’s Camden Power Station, close to Ermelo in Mpumalanga, resumed operations on Thursday after a four-month shutdown.

Nuclear Power Plant

Exelon Announces Early Shutdown of Four Illinois Reactors

US utility Exelon Generation announced today both the two-unit Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants will be retired in 2021 as "the result of market rules tha…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Meralco Open to Buying Less Power From Coal Plants

This could mean that coal price risk will no longer be passed to end-users.

Solar Power Plant

Two Programs to be Launched in Algeria for the Installation of 1,000 MW of Solar Power Plants

Algeria plans to set up 1,000 MW of solar capacity distributed in medium-sized plants.

Nuclear Power Plant

Narora Joins Select Club of Indian Nuclear Power Plants

The second 220 MW unit at the Narora Atomic Power Station in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday completed 731 days of continuous safe operation.

Energy Investment

KEPCO KPS to Acquire Manikaran’s Stressed Power Assets in India

Korea Electric Power Corporation KPS has reportedly planned to acquire and operate stressed power plants from Manikaran Power in India.

Solar Power Plant

China Three Gorges Europe Acquires Solar Portfolio in Spain

China Three Gorges Europe has reached an agreement to acquire a portfolio of 500 MW of solar PV power plants in Spain.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

How a Coal Plant Works

Coal-fired plants produce electricity by burning coal in a boiler to produce steam.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Greenpeace Demands Coal Phaseout in Bulgaria by 2030

The government in Sofia should look up to Greece in its energy policy, according to Balin Balinov from Greenpeace Bulgaria, who called for a coal exit twenty ye…

United States

Climate Change Poses High Credit Risks for Nuclear Power Plants

Credit risks associated with climate change for nuclear power plant operators in the United States will rise over the next 10 to 20 years.

Nuclear Power Plant

How Nuclear Power Plants Work / Nuclear Energy (Animation)

This animation explains nuclear power plants in detail and how they work.

United States

US Coal Power Generation Plummets 30% in 2020, EIA Says

Coal power fell by a record amount last year, and things have gone downhill quickly from there for the embattled sector.

Solar Power Plant

Slovenia’s Solar PV Gets Record Share of Incentives in H1 Since 2013

In the first half of 2020, solar photovoltaic power plants received the record share of Slovenia’s incentives for electricity produced from renewable energy so…