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Nuclear Power Plant

Key Milestones to be Adjusted for Vogtle 3&4 But in-Service Dates Maintained

US-based Georgia Power expects to adjust key milestones at the Vogtle NPP, although the regulatory in-service dates for units 3 and 4 remain unchanged.

Energy Storage System

LA Company Secures Funding for 14k Distributed Energy Storage Systems

Distributed energy resources company Swell Energy is set to help utilities in three US states to ensure grid reliability by providing them with flexible energy …

Solar Cell

Fraunhofer ISE Develops Technique to Produce Glowing Colored Solar Modules

The German research institute has proposed a technique based on the surface structure of the wings of the morpho butterfly to produce colored BIPV panels for fa…

Hydropower Plant

Zimbabwe: Lake Mutirikwi 5MW Power Plant Advanced

Plans to build a 5 megawatt mini-hydro power plant at Lake Mutirikwi have gathered momentum with a local firm behind the US$14 million project now awaiting an i…

Net Zero Emission

PepsiCo Aims for Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040

The Doritos chips and Tropicana juice maker said it would initially cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 75 per cent and by 40 per cent in areas …

Hydropower Plant

Wudongde Transmission System in Operation Ahead of Schedule

The project – constructed by China Southern Power Grid – is China's first multi-terminal UHV DC demonstration project and the world's first UHV flexible DC pr…

Coal Trade

US 2021 Coal Production Expected to Rise 15.6% on Year: EIA

The US is estimated to produce 602.6 million st of coal in 2021, the Energy Information Administration said in a Jan. 12 report, lowering its estimate from a mo…

Nuclear Power Plant

Framatome Expands Presence in Central Europe’s Nuclear Market

French-based designer and supplier of nuclear steam supply systems, equipment and services, Framatome, has acquired the nuclear and process automation arm of Hu…

Wind Farm

Consumers Energy’s Wind Farm Commences Operations

Consumers Energy have announced that the Gratiot Farms Wind Project is operational and contributing 150 MW of clean, renewable energy to customers in Michigan, …

China

China Launches World’s Largest Carbon Market for Power Sector

China’s national emissions trading scheme could become a significant lever for climate action, but experts warn that it will do little to curb emissions in the…

ITER

Ansaldo Nucleare and Monsud to Supply Emergency Power System for ITER

Fusion For Energy announced it has signed a five-year contract with Ansaldo Nucleare and its partner Monsud, for the design, implementation, testing and commiss…

China Belt and Road

ANGOLA: Government Calls on China to Invest in Renewable Energies

The Angolan authorities recently launched an appeal to Chinese businessmen to increase their investment in the renewable energy sector.

Market Analysis

Winter Energy Woes Bedevil Central Asia

Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan have all suffered in recent months from shortages and blackouts, their citizens experiencing cold nights and darkened li…

Electric Car

Hainan's Haikou Hosts International Car Show on Alternative Energy Sources

Hainan's Haikou hosted the third International Alternative Energy Automobile Exhibition on January 8-11.

Carbon Emissions

Google Looks To Turn Data Centers Into Energy Storage

When most people imagine the internet, the last thing that comes to mind is huge, on-the-ground facilities and thousands of miles of wires across the ocean floo…