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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…

Hydropower Plant

Lihi Recertifies Upper Raquette Hydroelectric Project in New York

(photo courtesy Low Impact Hydropower Institute)The Low Impact Hydropower Institute has issued a final decision to recertify the 102.3 MW Upper Raquette River P…

Nuclear Fuel

Poland / Annual Survey Shows Big Increase In Support For Nuclear Energy

Warsaw has already signed deal for first commercial reactorsCourtesy Lukas Plewnia/Creative Commons.Seventy five percent of residents of the municipalities of C…

Nuclear waste

Lithuania / Consortium Chosen To Plan Dismantling And Waste Management At Ignalina

Project could offer important lessons for UK nuclear power station cleanupIgnalina has two Soviet-era RBMK units that were shut down permanently in 2004 and 200…

SMR

Nuclear In Space / Work Begins On Design Of ‘Made In Italy’ Mini Reactor

Agreement paves way for cooperation on development and roadmap towards productionUS space agency Nasa haas chosen three companies to provide an initial design c…

Nuclear Power Plant

OL3 Resumes Operation in Test Mode

Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said the EPR reactor at unit 3 of the Olkiluoto NPP (OL3) has started generating power in test mode. The launch of the …

Energy Storage Technology

US Grid-Scale Storage Capacity Breaks Market Record at 4.7GWH

According to a research report released by Wood Mackenzie, the US energy storage market grid-scale segment installed a record 4,733MWh in the third quarter of 2…