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Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Israel Launches Energy Efficiency Plan in Factories And Municipalities

Israel has launched a plan to streamline energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Ministries of Economy, Energy and Environmental Protection …

World's Largest Green-hydrogen Plant Begins Operation in Austria

The 6MW facility in Linz, running Siemens electrolysers, will provide clean H2 for steel production.

Draft Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan Open for Public Comment

A new analysis by Hydro Tasmania has shown the state is in a unique position to lead Australia in the production of green hydrogen from clean energy sources.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Korea to Close 6 Older Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2021, from Planned 2022

South Korea’s six older coal-fired power plants will be retired by 2021, a year earlier than previously planned, as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to c…

Power Construction

Could the Nation’s Fridges Rebalance the UK Grid?

A new deal between the UK’s National Grid and Asda will see the supermarket giant provide around 13MW of ‘virtual battery power’ from its air-conditioning an…

Thermal Plant

A Massive Coal Plant That Asked for Trump's Help Has Gone Dark

In the end, the unraveling economics of U.S. coal proved too much for even a giant among power generators to handle.

Electric Car

VW Electric Vehicle Fleet to Widely Expand Over Next Decade

Volkswagen has announced it will spend €60 billion to switch to EVs

Nuclear Power Plant

Chinese Nuclear Heating Project Starts Up

China's first commercial nuclear heating project has begun operating at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in Shandong province. The plant's two AP1000 units will …

Direct Thermal Charging Cell Converts Waste Heat Into Usable Electricity

Dr. Tony Shien-Ping Feng of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and his team (from left to right: Wang Xun, Huang Yu-t…

Iran Energy Minister : To Launch 9 Thermal Power Plants,Build 10 New Dams

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said nine thermal power stations are planned to come on stream in various provinces across the country, adding that ten …

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. to no Longer Waive Sanctions on Iranian Nuclear Site

The United States said on Monday it will no longer waive sanctions related to Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant after Tehran resumed uranium enrichment at the underg…

TN Plans Largest Hydro Project in Nilgiris by Submerging Several Acres of Forest

Though environmentalists feel this project will have deterimental effects, state government officials say that it does not have any other reliable hydro potenti…

Microgrid

Microgrids Take Off Among Airport Operators

Pittsburgh’s airport will soon run entirely on a microgrid, part of a growing trend in a resiliency-obsessed industry.

First US Hydrogen Train to be Introduced to Redlands Rail Service

The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority to purchase a zero-emission train.

Tidal Barrages – Power In The Balance

Global potential for tidal power is huge, with the World Energy Council estimating that up to 1,000GW of marine energy could be installed by mid-century – equi…