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US Supreme Court allows EPA to limit power plant emissions

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-17)
  • David Flin

The US Supreme Court has allowed the Environmental Protection Agency to proceed with its plans to limit carbon emissions by power plants.

Transmission network bottlenecks lead to power output reductions in South Korea

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-16)
  • David Flin

The Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant in Yeonggwang, South Jeolia Province, South Korea, located in a region with a high concentration of renewable energy sources, has had to reduce its power production five times in the first half of the year due to limitations in the transmission and distribution network.

China still backing overseas coal-fired power plants, despite ban

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-15)
  • David Flin

According to a report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Chinese firms and banks continue to support the expansion of coal power overseas three years after President Xi Jinping promised at the United Nations General Assembly to end the practice.

Canada’s Pickering nuclear plant extension approved to 2026

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-14)
  • David Flin

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved a short extension to operate the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station until the end of 2026.

Britain sets out funding model for renewable energy storage projects

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-11)
  • David Flin

Michael Shanks, Britain’s Energy Minister, has said that developers of renewable energy storage projects, such as pumped hydro, will be offered a guaranteed minimum income to spur investment in technologies that help the country meet its climate targets.

Mitsubishi Power completes 5300 MW CCGT power plant in Thailand

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-10)
  • David Flin

Mitsubishi Power has completed construction of the eighth and final M701JAC unit of a 5300 MW natural gas-fired power plant project in Thailand.

Australia approves two new solar power plants in NSW and Queensland

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-09)
  • David Flin

The Australian Government has approved two solar power projects with a combined generating capacity of 800 MW. The projects are the 450 MW Goulburn River Solar Park in New South Wales and the 350 MW Sixteen Mile Solar Project near Chinchilla in Queensland.

US plans to resurrect more nuclear reactors

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-08)
  • David Flin

Ali Zaidi, Climate Advisor to the White House, said that the current US government is working on plans to bring additional decommissioned nuclear power reactors back online to help meet rising electricity demand.

Kazakhstan votes on building its first nuclear power plant

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-07)
  • David Flin

Kazakhstan has voted in a referendum on 6 October on whether to build its first nuclear power plant as the country seeks to phase out coal-fired plants.

Duke plans to delay closure of Gibson coal-fired power plant despite earlier climate change plans

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-04)
  • David Flin

Duke Energy has announced that it plans to extend the life of the 3132 MW coal-fired Gibson Generating Station in Indiana, USA to 2038, despite earlier plans to close it by 2035.