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Hydropower Plant

CTG Starts Construction of Tiantai Pumped Storage Plant

China Three Gorges Corporation has begun construction of a new pumped storage project that will feature the world’s highest hydraulic head.

Energy Storage Battery

Decommissioned Audi EV Batteries used in 4.5MWh Stationary Energy Storage System in Germany

Used lithium-ion batteries taken from carmaker Audi’s electric vehicles have been repurposed into a ‘second-life’ stationary energy storage system by energy …

Offshore Wind Power

New Jersey Joins National Offshore Wind Research Group

NJ Board of Public Utilities will contribute $1m over four years to new initiatives

Nuclear Power Plant

Kazakhstan Looks at Possible Nuclear Power Plant Sites

Kazakhstan is considering the village of Ulken in the Alma-Ata region and the city of Kurchatov in the East Kazakhstan for the possible construction of its firs…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan's JAEA and Mitsubishi Heavy to Cooperate in U.S. Fast Reactor Project

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will cooperate in a U.S. project to build a next-generation fast reactor, it has been learne…

Energy Storage Battery

Eolus Sells 120MW US Battery

The Swedish developer has secured a deal with Aypa Power for the Cald storage project in Los Angeles

Offshore Wind Power

Huaneng Powers up 1GW of Projects in China

Huaneng has started commercial operations for 1GW of new renewables projects in China.

Energy Investment

Iran to Add 10GW to Renewable Energy Capacity

Iranian Energy Ministry and some of the country’s private contractors signed memorandums of understanding on Sunday for cooperation in the construction of rene…

Oil Pipeline

Putin: Nord Stream 2 Is Loaded With Gas And Ready To Deliver

Russian President Vladimir Putin has noted that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany is fully ready and prepared to start pumping gas exports.

Hydrogen Project

The Hydrogen Stream: JinkoSolar to Develop Solar-to-Hydrogen Plants

China-based JinkoSolar, currently the world's largest solar panel manufacturer, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China’s petroleum giant Sinop…

Electricity Transmission

Four Groups After EIS Contract for Panama’s 4th Power Transmission Line

Panamanian state power transmission company Etesa’s second call for bids to draft the environmental impact study for the country’s fourth main transmission li…

Solar Cell

New Photovoltaic Materials Developed by Stanford Scientists for Ultrathin, Lightweight Solar Panels

New, ultrathin photovoltaic materials could eventually be used in mobile applications, from self-powered wearable devices and sensors to lightweight aircraft an…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Kusile Unit 4 to Boost SA Power Grid with Additional 800MW

The fourth unit of Eskom's Kusile power station is up and running and expected to soon contribute an additional 800MW to the country's power system.

Carbon Emissions

China Mandates State Companies To Reduce Energy Consumption

Chinese authorities have asked that state companies reduce their energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 2025 compared to 2020 levels as part of Chin…

Nuclear Power Plant

Poland Selects Site for First Nuclear Power Plant

Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe, the government company responsible for plans to deploy up to six reactors at multiple sites by 2040, announced that it had selected…