Power plants

EPA Nixes Legal Justification for MATS Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 16 withdrew the legal justification for an Obama-era rule that required coal-fired power plants to reduce the…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New Mexico Weighs Plans to Replace Coal-Fired Power Plant

“If we don’t ask them to do that, there’s no one else out there to do it,” he said, urging his fellow commissioners to “give that careful thought” before …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

The Decline of Coal-Fired Power Will Not Impact Reliable Electricity Supply

If the economic viability of the coal industry was not already in question before the outbreak of COVID-19, the ensuing economic downturn has really laid bare t…

Gas turbine engine

Wärtsilä Supplying 22 Gas Engines For Two Power Plants

Wärtsilä has been awarded full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for two power plants in Latin America.

Nuclear Fuel

Canadian Firms Extend Suspension of Uranium Operations

Saskatoon-based Cameco on 23 March put Cigar Lake on care and maintenance for an initial period of four weeks.

Supply of thermal power plant equipment

Tenders are invited for Supply of equipment for thermal power plants and food blocks and provision of accessory services.

Hydropower Plant

Kosovo Government Suspends Construction of Hydropower Plants

All ongoing construction work impacting Kosovo’s water resources has been suspended following an order from the Ministry of Economy issued on Sunday afternoon,…

Wind Power Project

Egypt Considers Implementing 6.3GW Renewable Energy Projects

The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is studying requests to build power plants at a total capacity of 6.34GW, of which 2.75GW projects are by the priv…

Nuclear Power Plant

KHNP to Support Canadian Decommissioning Projects

In a 7 April statement, KHNP said Kinectrics highly appreciated the technology KHNP used to replace the pressure tubes and improve the facilities of unit 1 of t…

Nuclear Power Plant

How US Nuclear Power Sector is Adapting to Covid-19

Nuclear power plants have been designated 'critical infrastructure' by the US Department of Homeland Security.

Uniper Teams Up with Siemens to Develop Hydrogen at Gas, Wind Sites

Uniper, the German utility, has signed a co-operation agreement with Siemens to evaluate hydrogen options at its gas-fired power plants.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

RWE, SSE Shut Coal Plants – Only Four Left in Britain

UK energy giants SSE and RWE have shut down their last two coal-fired plants – the Fiddler's Ferry power station in Warrington.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Global Coal Generation Fell by a Record Amount in 2019

In the coming months, governments around the globe will pump trillions in public spending to try to stimulate economic recovery.

Tidal Energy

India Gives Up On Tidal Power

India has given up on development of two tidal power plants.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

India's Coal Sector Faces Stranded Asset Risks Amounting $40b

The resulting liquidity crunch could keep banks from lending to the renewable sector.