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Hydropower Plant

Hydro Production Likely to Rise in Pacific Northwest, EIA Says

With “mixed water supply conditions” in the Pacific Northwest, hydroelectric production should rise in 2022.

Floating Solar Project

G8 Developing 65 MW Floating Solar at Hydro Project in West Africa

Singapore-based G8 Subsea has been awarded an agreement by a power authority in West Africa to install a full turnkey 65 MW system floating solar system at a hy…

Nuclear Policy

A Nuclear Deal Could Be Reached in a Matter of Hours

​Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told The Global Conversation that Tehran had shown flexibility and seriousness in negotiations with the West over its nuclear policy.…

Oil Price

Oil Rises as Russia-West Stand-off Alarms Tight Market

LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday over the stand-off between Russia and the West over Ukraine, adding to supply concerns that have kept oil pr…

Oil Price

Asia's Energy Markets Watching for Russia-Ukraine Fallout

Asia is expected to face higher oil, gas and coal prices if Russia invades Ukraine and triggers sanctions and reprisals from the West, analysts say.

CCS

Eni Signs up for Carbon Capture Deal

Oil major Eni UK has announced the signing of 19 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with companies interested in having their emissions captured, transported a…

Australia

All-Renewable 5 MW Kalbarri Microgrid Goes Live in Western Australia

Sophie Vorrath of One Step Off The Grid reports on the activation of an all-renewable microgrid that will back up the unsteady grid connection in the Western Au…

Energy Storage Battery

Solar, Wind and Energy Storage Proposals for New South Wales Renewable Energy Zone Come Flooding in

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has received proposals for more than 34GW of solar, wind and energy storage for its South-West Renewable Energy Zo…

Nuclear Power Plant

West Virginia to Remove Nuclear Construction Ban

The ban has been in place since 1996.

Solar Power Plant

Japan's Jera Targets 1GW of Solar Power in Five Years

Japan's largest thermal power producer Jera will work with domestic solar power engineering firm West Holdings to develop solar power stations, targeting 1GW of…

Coal Trade

Russia Coal Export Disruption Would Hit Germany Hardest

A sudden disruption to Russian coal exports to Europe resulting from an escalation in Russia-Ukraine tensions would hit northwest European coal supply particula…

Geothermal Power Plant

House Looks at Harnessing Geothermal Energy

West Virginia legislators are now exploring how best to harness geothermal energy for production and profit.

Hydropower Plant

Last Generating Rotor Installed at Baihetan Hydropower Station, SW China

​All million-kilowatt hydro-generating units of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China have started pre-operation countdown after its last generati…

Substation

Entergy Mississippi to Embark on $14m Substation Modernization Project

Entergy Mississippi has begun work on a $14-million project aimed at improving reliability and modernizing transmission and substation infrastructure that serve…

Nuclear Power Plant

Westinghouse Forms Strategic Partnerships with Polish Firms

Westinghouse Electric Company has signed memorandums of understanding with ten Polish companies for cooperation on the potential deployment of AP1000 nuclear po…