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Coal-Fired Power Plants

Energy Giant to Close Biggest Coal Generator in Germany After Just Five Years

Swedish utility Vattenfall wants to shut down its youngest and most efficient coal-fired power plant in Germany because it is unprofitable.

Energy Storage Technology

Supercapacitors Usurp Battery Technologies

Supercapacitors are on a path to overtake batteries, providing safety, faster charging and size advantages while helping to eliminate complex battery management…

Karsten Neuhoff on Germany's Clean Energy Revolution

James Edward Mills is a Black freelance journalist in Madison, Wisconsin, and the author of “The Adventure Gap: Changing The Face of the Outdoors.”

Solar Power Plant

ZIMBABWE: a Law to Regulate the Installation of Solar PV Systems is Under Study

The Government of Zimbabwe should soon put an end to the uncontrolled installation of solar photovoltaic systems in the country by regulating the sector.

Nuclear Technology

Framatome Partners with ADAGOS to Bring Artificial Intelligence to the Nuclear Sector

Framatome has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with France-based computer software provider ADAGOS to bring advanced.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Rig Platform Arrives in Mossel Bay Ahead of Drilling

The rig platform, the Deepsea Stavanger, arrived in Mossel Bay on 21 August ahead of its deployment to the Outeniqua Basin, where it is scheduled to work on the…

Energy-Eficient Building

SENEGAL: Akon City, the Green City Project is Launched at a Cost of $6 billion

The Senegalese-American RnB singer Akon has just announced the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the green and futuristic Akon City in west…

Offshore Wind Power

Huisman Skyhook Makes First Monopile Lift

Dutch heavy lift equipment specialist Huisman has lifted the first batch of offshore wind turbine monopiles with its 2600-tonne Skyhook quayside crane at the co…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

South African Fuel Cell Technology Company to be Developed

The Development Bank of South Africa and the Industrial Development Corporation have committed project development funding to create a South African stationary …

Coal Mine

Poland's Deputy PM Says Closing Coal Mines is Inevitable

Poland will close its coal mines in the coming decades as phasing out the fossil fuel is inevitable in light of the European Union's climate policies.

China

China's National Oil Companies Outline Early Green Energy Plans

China's top state oil and gas producers - PetroChina, Sinopec Corp and CNOOC Ltd are working on the following green initiatives.

Energy Storage Project

Wartsila to Operate Three Multi-State Storage Projects for Duke Energy

Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected by US utility Duke Energy for the engineering, procurement and construction of three battery energy storage facili…

Hydropower Plant

Significant Investments Needed to Modernise Hydropower Stations in Asia

Hydropower stations constructed decades ago across Asia are in need of significant investment and upgrades to enhance their critical contribution to the region…

Nuclear Policy

US DOE Agreed to Remove Plutonium from South Carolina

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced a $600 million settlement between the state and the federal government.

Nuclear Power Plant

Rolls-Royce Wins Contract for ZhangZhou Units

Rolls-Royce, the British engineering firm, has been awarded a "multi-million-euro" contract by CNNC to provide the Neutron Flux Monitoring System for two nuclea…