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Hydropower Plant

Death Toll Rises to Seven Following Bargi Hydropower Plant Incident, Enel Green Power Issues Statement

Seven workers have been confirmed dead following the explosion at Enel Green Power’s hydroelectric power plant in Bargi, near Bologna, Italy. Rescuers rec…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

EU Awards About €115M of Grants for the Roll-Out of 43 New Hydrogen Refuelling Stations

A European Commission agency has awarded about €115m ($123m) of grant funding for the roll-out of 43 new hydrogen refuelling stations (HRSs) across seven E…

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbine Loses 22-Ton Blade in Norway

A Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blade weighing 22 metric tons fell off the machinery on Wednesday but no one was hurt, the Odal Vind wind farm in Norway said, a m…

Biofuel

USDA Announces $120 Million In REAP Awards

The USDA On March 28 awarded more than $120 million through the Rural Energy for America Program to 541 projects spanning 44 states. Several bioenergy projects …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Germany Shuts Seven Coal-Fired Power Stations

Photo: suppliedFive had been taken out of the reserve by the German government to cope with a shortfall in gas supplies through the winter, and a further two ha…

LNG

Qatarenergy to Charter 19 New LNG Vessels Expanding Fleet Further

QatarEnergy (QATPE.UL) CEO Saad Al Kaabi announced on Sunday that the company has finalised a number of charter contracts with several Asian ship owners to bols…

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Secures an Order for 88 MW of Wind Power for Three Projects in Sweden

Vestas has received an order from Eolus for the Fågelås, Boarp and Dållebo projects in Sweden. The projects consist of seven V162-6.2 MW wind …

Crude Oil

US Crude Output Falls 6% in January Due to Severe Cold, EIA Says

An aerial view of an oil tanker and storage tanks at Exxon Mobil’s Beaumont oil refinery, which produces and packages Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil, in Beau…

Geothermal Power Plant

Work Underway for Second Geothermal Heating Plant in Riehen, Switzerland

Park at Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/ Switzerland (source: flickr/ eager, creative commons)Local heating operator Wärmeverbund Riehen AG (WVR) has announced t…

Gas Power Stations

CPS Energy to Buy Gas Plants From Talen Energy for $785 Million

Utility firm CPS Energy said on Wednesday it would buy natural gas plants in Corpus Christi and Laredo in Texas from Talen Energy TLNE.PK for $785 million.Talen…

Natural Gas

Mitsubishi, 7 Others to Form Coalition to Promote Electric Natural Gas

The logo of Mitsubishi Corp is pictured at its head office in Tokyo, Japan August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsMitsubishi…

Offshore Wind Power

Glamox Inks Several Offshore Wind Contracts in Asia

Norway’s Glamox has secured three separate orders for LED lighting for the turbine foundation transition pieces for offshore wind farms in Taiwan and Sout…

Solar Power Plant

Largest Solar Manufacturer Longi to Lay off up to One-Third of Staff: Bloomberg

Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi, the largest in the world, is planning to lay off nearly one-third of its staff amid overcapacity and competition, Bloomberg Ne…

Nuclear waste

Fourth Discharge of Treated Wastewater From Fukushima Nuclear Plant Completed Sun.

Photo : YONHAP NewsThe government announced Monday that the discharge of treated wastewater from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will be carri…

Solar Power Plant

RWE Begins Construction of First Seven UK Solar and Storage Sites

The first of the seven sites is expected to begin operation by the end of this year. Image: RWE.RWE has begun constructing its first seven UK solar and storage …