Wes

Geothermal Heat Exposes Glacial Cliffs

Grímsvötn is located on the west side of Vatnajökull glacier and is the most active volcano in Iceland. Over the last few decades, its activity has increased…

Ethiopia To Unveil A USD 2.5 Bn Geothermal Electric Project To Curb Power Shortage

Ethiopia is planning to launch a USD 2.5 Bn 520 MW geothermal electric project which will be implemented in West Arsi Zone in the Oromia region of Ethiopia.

Electricity Transmission

West Africa Will Begin Cross-Border Sale of Electricity in 2020

This is according to Chairman of Regulatory Council of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), Honoré Bogler, who confirmed the developme…

Japan Secures Rare Earth Supply for Longer Through Lynas Funding

It would also aid financing the relocation of Lynas' controversial processing plant from Malaysia to Western Australia, where its Mt Weld mine is located, over…

Construction Starts on the World’s Largest Hydrogen Plant at Shell’s Rheinland Refinery

Ground-breaking ceremony for a new hydrogen electrolysis plant at the Shell Rheinland refinery in Wesseling, Germany, that will help contribute to a cleaner, lo…

Qinghai Sets New Record of Surviving Solely on Clean Energy

Northwest China's Qinghai Province completed a 15-day all clean energy power supply trial, setting a new record following a successful nine-day trial last year,…

Coal Mine

US Renewable Energy Capacity Beats Coal for the First Time

Coal's downward trend has been ongoing since its peak in 2008 and has no end in sight. Coal consumption has dropped by 39 percent to the lowest level in 40 year…

Shell Ships First LNG from World’s Largest Offshore Facility Prelude

The Prelude floating liquefied natural gas vessel lies nearly 300 miles off Western Australia, stretching out the length of four football fields end to end.

Electricity Transmission

Experts Assess Damage After First Cyber Attack on U.S. Grid

Last week, the U.S. power sector marked a sober milestone: an anonymous Western utility became the first to report a malicious "cyber event" that disrupted grid…

Extreme Weather Continues to Batter USA This Year: Is Global Warming to Blame?

Tornadoes in the South, floods and snow in the Midwest, crazy heat in Alaska. What's going on with the extreme weather this year?

Hydropower Bill Would Sabotage California's Clean Energy Mandate, Critics Say

The Don Pedro hydropower project, just west of Yosemite National Park, has been churning out carbon-free electricity for nearly a century.

Solar Power Plant

German Help for South Asia's biggest Floating Solar Power Plant in West Bengal

Bengal is set to get South Asia’s biggest floating solar power plant. The 500MW plant is likely to attract an investment of Rs 2,500 crore.