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Nuclear Power Plant

‘Subdued’ Long-Term Growth Seen in Japan’s Nuclear Power Sector: Report

Source: Fitch SolutionsNuclear power generation will likely increase to 88TWh in 2031 from 57.3TWh in end-2021.Japan’s nuclear power sector will likely re…

Power Construction

Sedler Takes Over Interconnector Division of National Grid Ventures

Rebecca Sedler. Image courtesy National Grid VenturesNational Grid Ventures has announced that Rebecca Sedler will take over as managing director of Interconnec…

Hydropower Plant

Kenya Looks to Hydro and Geothermal Power to Replace Thermal Baseload

Olkaria plant. Image courtesy KenGenState-owned generation company Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has announced a renewed plan to scale up th…

Solar Company

Nordex Receives Order for 45 MW of Wind Power in Germany

A utility company commissioned the Nordex Group at the end of 2022 to supply and install ten N149/4.X wind turbines for a wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia, G…

Hydropower Plant

Work Starts on the Sambangalou Hydroelectric Dam in Senegal

Vinci has announced that construction work has started on the 128MW Sambangalou hydroelectric dam near Kédougou, in the south of Senegal.The dam is being…

Solar Inverter

Gamesa Nearly Triples Solar Inverter Sales in 2022

Gamesa Electric had a record year in 2022 in its solar and storage inverter business, almost tripling the contracted capacity globally compared to 2021. Specifi…

Solar Company

Trina Starts Production of 210MM N-Type I-Topcon Solar Cells

Trina Solar’s 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells roll off production line.Trina Solar said it started production in late December of its 210mm n-type i-TOPCon ce…

Hydropower Plant

Kengen to Fast Track Hydroelectric and Geothermal Deployment

KenGen Kenya's 105 MW Olkaria II Geothermal Power Plant was commissioned in 2003. (Courtesy: KenGen)Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has an…

Wind Farm

Regulators Approve 200 MW Wind Project With Basin Electric PPA in Place

Photo courtesy: NRELSouth Dakota regulators approved with conditions a permit for North Bend Wind Project, a 200 MW wind energy facility proposed by ENGIE North…

Coal Mine

Mining Investments on the Rise in Peru

Quellaveco mine in Peru. (Image courtesy of Anglo American).The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) issued its latest Mining Statistical Bulletin whic…

Coal Technology

Scientists One Step Closer to Turning Coal Into Graphite

Coal. (Reference image by James St. John, Flickr.)A team at Ohio University carried out a series of simulations showing how coal can be converted to valuable—a…

Geothermal Power Plant

Drilling Commences on Tu Delft Geothermal Heat Project

The drilling site at TU Delft, Netherlands (source: Geothermie Delft)Drilling has started for the Geothermie Delft geothermal heating project at TU Delft. The f…

Energy Storage Project

Solar-Plus-Storage Project With 200MWH Battery System Proposed in Spain

　　A Madrid-headquartered developer has proposed a solar-plus-storage system in Spain with a 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).　　A request fo…

Thermal Coal

Investors With $2.2 Trillion in Assets Ask Glencore to Disclose Thermal Coal Plans

　　Newlands coal mine produces thermal and metallurgical coal. (Image courtesy of Glencore.)　　Glencore (LON: GLEN) is facing fresh pressure from investors wi…

Hydropower Plant

Colombian Agency Probing Enel for Alleged Price Breaches at Hydroelectric Plant

(photo courtesy Enel)Colombian public services watchdog Superservicios is investigating Enel for alleged pricing irregularities in the country’s wholesale…