Res

Hydropower Plant

Researchers Develop Model to Schedule and Manage Pumped Hydro Storage

(photo courtesy Genex Power)With pumped hydro energy storage gaining value over the coming years as a means to integrate renewables into electricity production …

Solar Power Plant

Welsh Solar Farm Opens for Community Ownership to Generate £2.7 Million

Brynwhilach solar farm is outperforming its generation targets, generating 4.8GWh per year, according to the Community Interest Company. Image: Gower Power.Gowe…

SMR

UK Transforms Their Nuclear Power With SMRs

The future of nuclear power in the United Kingdom appears to be shifting towards smaller, more adaptable solutions, with small modular reactors (SMRs) gaining t…

Solar Panel

France's EDF to Withdraw From Solar Project in Colombia

The logo is seen prior to the presentation of the French state-owned utility EDF 2023 half-year results in Paris, France, July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/…

Oil & Gas Trade

Workers Vote to Restart Strike at Chevron's Australia LNG Facilities

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Chevron logo in this illustration taken Feb. 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Pho…

Nuclear Technology

Edison Aims to Double Core Profits by 2030, Eyes Nuclear Energy

Edison (EDNn.MI) aims to nearly double its core earnings by 2030 with an accelerated roll out of renewables and hopes to restart producing nuclear energy by 204…

Offshore Wind Power

ORLEN Group Secures Licences for Five Offshore Wind Sites in Poland

The ORLEN Group has received the Minister of Infrastructure’s final decision awarding licences for five new offshore wind farm development sites in the Po…

Energy Storage Project

Verkor Secures More Than €2B to Launch Battery Gigafactory in France

Verkor, which in April entered a long-term commercial partnership with Renault to supply the equivalent of 12 GWh of batteries each year (earlier post), recentl…

Hydropower Plant

Andritz Consortium Secures Merangin Mini Hydropower Contract With Bukaka Group

A consortium comprising PT Andritz Hydro of Indonesia and Andritz Hydro Private Limited from India has signed a contract for the Merangin mini hydropower plant …

Dam

Iraq Plans to Build New Dams in 2024 to Tackle Drought and Water Scarcity

Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has unveiled an ambitious plan to start construction of 36 new dams across the country in 2024, with the aim of mitigatin…

Nuclear Technology

IAEA Unveils Nuclear Security Training Centre

The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) new Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre allows participants to learn about the physical prote…

Solar Cell

Research Team Develops Highly Efficient Solar Cell That Enables Decentralized Production of Hydrogen

Researchers around the world are working on more efficient methods for producing hydrogen. Hydrogen could make a decisive contribution to reducing the consumpti…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Gets Near-Unanimous Support From German Parliament

Debate on geothermal energy at the German Bundestag (source: YouTube screenshot, Bundesverband Geothermie)Geothermal development in Germany has earned the suppo…

Geothermal Power Plant

Towards 500 MW of Geothermal in the Netherlands – Gaia Energy Acquires Aardyn

Gaia Energy B.V., formerly Tullip Energy Exploration & Development B.V., has announced the acquisition of Aardyn B.V. This marks a milestone in the Dutch geothe…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Germany Approves Bringing Coal-Fired Power Plants Back Online This Winter

General view of the Uniper's coal-fired power plant Datteln 4 in Datteln, Germany, January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler/File Photo Acquire Licensing Righ…