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Electric Vehicles

‘UK-First’ Intercity Battery Trial Train Outperforms Diesel

A UK-first intercity battery trial train proved that single battery technology can outperform diesel engines cost-effectively.Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains, and Tr…

Geothermal Power Project

Resource Consent Granted to Taheke Geothermal Power Project, New Zealand

An independent panel has granted resource consent to construct and operate a power station near the Taheke geothermal field in Rotorua, New Zealand. The consent…

Geothermal Heating Project

Market Consultation for Partners for Geothermal Heating Project in Amsterdam, NL

SCAN research drilling in Amstelland, Amsterdam, Netherlands (source: SCAN)The Municipality of Amsterdam, Vattenfall, and Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) have la…

Virtual power plants

Inside the Plan for a 1 GW Virtual Power Plant in Texas

NRG and Renew Home expect to roll out their VPP program to Texas customers in the spring of 2025.NRG Energy announced it is partnering with Renew Home, a virtua…

Energy Storage Project

Storm Disruption to Power Supply ‘Demonstrates Need for Long-Duration Energy Storage’ in New South Wales, Australia

The government of New South Wales has signed a land lease agreement for a long-duration advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project.A-CAES technolog…

Wind Turbine

UW Researchers Study the Relationship Between Insects and Wind Turbines

For some time, scientists have been sounding the alarm on the decline of various insect species due to changes in land use and how those shifts will be exacerba…

Wind Farm

The Approval of the Twyn Hywel Wind Farm ‘Is More Than Just a Planning Decision’

Jenny Chryss, campaign lead for the group RE-think, which opposes the building of a network of wind farms across mid Wales, responds to the news that Bute Energ…

Wind Farm

Te H2, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, and a.p. Møller Capital Partner for a Large-Scale Project in the Kingdom of Morocco

Under the presidency of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco and His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, the government of the King…

Electricity Transmission

How Transmission Services Could Be a Gas Turbine Money-Spinner

Gas turbine plants could be run continuously to provide services hears Brussels conferenceThe growth of renewables could open the way for peak-load gas turbine …

Solar Technology

Technology Radar for Solar Energy Buildings

Buildings with a high solar fraction require a good mix of technologies and energy efficiency measures. The scientists of IEA SHC Task 66 on Solar Energy Buildi…

Nuclear Technology

Oklo Cleared To Begin Site Characterisation For First-of-a-kind Plant

Completion by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) of the process addressing DOE requirements for the site and the resulting En…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Brookfield Acquires Atrato Onsite Energy in £220 Million Deal

Brookfield Asset Management has acquired Atrato Onsite Energy’s commercial and residential rooftop solar portfolio.The £220 million deal will see At…

Wind Farm

RWE Chooses Thyborøn Port to Build Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Date

RWE to locate its offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm at Thyborøn Port. Buss Ports to handle secondary steel structures at …

Solar Power Plant

Turkey Launches Tender for 800 MW of Solar

Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has kicked off a tender for 800 MW of solar.The total capacity covers six proposed projects, consisting …

Wave Energy

Wave Energy Tech Could Drive Down Solar Costs in Australia

WaveX founder Simon Renwick has told pv magazine that including wave energy in a solar farm’s energy mix could reduce its capital expenditure by 50%, acco…