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Okinawa Coca-Cola launches large-scale solar powered factory

  • 7 hours ago (2026-06-15)
  • David Flin

Okinawa Coca-Cola Bottling has begun operating a large-scale solar power generation system at its Urasoe plant in Okinawa, Japan.

Hitachi Energy and Alinta Energy enter maintenance agreement

  • 3 days ago (2026-06-12)
  • David Flin

Hitachi Energy and Alinta Energy have entered into a three-year outage agreement focused on outage planning, maintenance, and asset lifecycle management.

Wärtsilä tests world’s first large-scale 100 per cent hydrogen engine

  • 4 days ago (2026-06-11)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has announced that it has started validation of a new 100 per cent hydrogen engine intended to power Spain’s national electricity grid in Bermeo, northern Spain. This will be the world’s first demonstration of a large-scale 100 per cent hydrogen engine.

Eskom launches Eskom Green to accelerate renewable energy development

  • 5 days ago (2026-06-10)
  • David Flin

South Africa’s Eskom Holdings has officially launched Eskom Green, a renewable energy division aimed at accelerating the development of large-scale renewable energy projects.

Acwa and Nickel Asia to jointly develop 5 GW in Philippines

  • 6 days ago (2026-06-09)
  • David Flin

Acwa Power Philippines and Emerging Power Inc (EPI), Nickel Asia Corp’s power generation arm, have signed a joint development agreement to jointly explore development of up to 5000 MW of renewable energy and gas-fired generation capacity across the Philippines.

China claims breakthrough in hydrogen-coal power generation

  • 7 days ago (2026-06-08)
  • David Flin

The Chinese state-owned CHN Energy has said that it has achieved a technological breakthrough that allows for a 50 per cent green hydrogen blend in coal-fired power generation, achieving 100 per cent hydrogen combustion.

Brazil launches world-first ethanol-powered engine for grid electricity

  • 10 days ago (2026-06-05)
  • David Flin

Brazil has launched what is described as the world’s first engine designed to run almost entirely on ethanol for large-scale power generation, opening a pathway for use of the biofuel.

Trump to announce $700 million subsidy for coal

  • 11 days ago (2026-06-04)
  • David Flin

President Trump of America is expected to announce on 4 June that his administration will give about $700 million in an attempt to bolster coal-fired power plants.

Egypt encouraging initiatives to develop solar power generation

  • 12 days ago (2026-06-03)
  • David Flin

Mustafa Madbouli, Prime Minister of Egypt, has announced that as a result of the war in Iran revealing the vulnerability of oil and gas supplies, Egypt will increase the proportion of renewables in its energy mix.

Zambia’s ZCCM-IH to build 600 MW coal-fired power plant

  • 13 days ago (2026-06-02)
  • David Flin

Zambia’s ZCCM Investment Holdings and the Chinese firm Wonderful Group Services have agreed a deal to build a 600 MW coal-fired power plant in Zambia in two phases, at an estimated cost of $452 million.