Thermal

Solar Cell

China's Solar Is Now at Twice the Capacity of Its Coal Power – Report

Solar is growing at 33.7% year-on-year and is now at twice the capacity of coal power in China, according to a new report.Solar and coal in ChinaToday, the Chin…

Geothermal Power Plant

NZ's Geothermal Wells Offer a Cheap Way of Storing Carbon Permanently, Equivalent to Taking 600,000 Cars off the Road

Credit: Shutterstock/N.MintonWe know putting carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere is bad for the climate. But should we be reversing some of the damage by …

Geothermal Drilling

Kaya Hotels Plans to Seek Geothermal Resource in Isparta, Türkiye

Kaya Hotels will conduct exploration drilling for geothermal water natural mineral water within the borders of the Merkez district of Isparta, Türkiye.

Geothermal Drilling

Drilling Starts at Delft Geothermal Project, Netherlands

Drilling has officially started for the Geothermie Delft geothermal project in the Netherlands.

Thermal Coal

China Keeps Coal, Gas-Fired Plants as Backup for Green Power

SINGAPORE: Record heat across Asia is putting its surging renewable power fleet to the test, highlighting the need for backup supply, transmission system upgrad…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japanese Industry, Embassy Officials Visit Drax Power Station

A delegation of officials from the British Embassy in Tokyo and Japanese industry have been welcomed to Drax Power Station – the country’s single-la…

Geothermal Power Plant

Binary Geothermal Plant in Tiwi, Philippines to Start Operations by End of 2023

Construction is progressing as expected for the new binary plant in the Tiwi geothermal field in the Philippines, and operations is expected by end of 2023.

Geothermal Drilling

Geothermal Exploration Drilling Planned in Karaman, Türkiye

The Karaman Special Provincial Administration in Karaman, Türkiye will drill five boreholes for geothermal resource exploration.

Geothermal Heating Project

ORNL Seismic Research Aims to Mitigate Risks in Geothermal and Carbon Capture

A research paper from ORNL explores the use of machine learning for faster, more accurate processing of seismicity data to help mitigate geothermal risks.

Substation

Kenya, Tanzania Electricity Line to Be Launched This Year

An exhibitor having a conversation (L) with Energy Secretary David Chirchir (C) and President William Ruto during Africa Energy Forum held at KICC in Nairobi, K…

Thermal Coal

IEEFA Highlights Coal Plant Updates From West Virginia

Seth Feaster, IEEFA, has authored a release commenting on the latest developments concerning the Pleasant coal plant in West Virginia and their implications for…

Geothermal Heating Project

Success of Bochum Geothermal Project Prompts Research Facility Expansion

Following the successful development of the MARK 51°7 for geothermal heating, Fraunhofer IEG in Bochum, Germany is set to for facility expansion.

Geothermal Power Plant

Ormat Collaborates With Egl for 50-Mw Geothermal Development in New Zealand

Ormat and Eastland Generation have signed an agreement to build and operate a 50-MW geothermal power plant in a proven resource area in New Zealand.

Geothermal Heating Project

Geothermal Power Capacity in Türkiye Reaches 1691.4 MW

With power plants located in six provinces in the Aegean Region, the geothermal installed power in Turkey reached 1691.4 MW as of April 2023.

Thermal Coal

Indonesian Thermal Coal Market Falls by up to $6.6/T on Surplus Availability

Indonesian thermal coal prices, across grades, continued to slide downward. High-calorific value (CV) (5800 GAR) coal prices dipped by $4.22/t to $88.45/t. On t…