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Fallout from Brexit on UK energy policy

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-24)
  • David Flin
While energy was not a major consideration in the decision of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the decision will have major implications for energy policy and the energy situation in the UK. The details are currently unclear, but certain consequences are probable.

Solar power to grow sixfold by 2030 as costs fall

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-24)
  • David Flin

The amount of electricity generated using solar panels is likely to expand as much as six-fold by 2030 as the cost of production falls below competing natural gas and coal-fired power plants, according to a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Indian power stations ask Coal India to stop supply

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-23)
  • David Flin

Coal availability in India has resulted in a situation where power plants are requesting Coal India Limited (CIL) to stop further supply. Nearly a dozen plants in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and West Bengal have written to CIL, citing high stock and falling demand as reasons to stop supply.

California set to close its last operating nuclear power plant

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-22)

China’s winds of change

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-21)
  • David Flin
A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the USA has forecast that wind power could provide 26 per cent of China’s predicted electricity demand by 2030, up from 3 per cent in 2015.

Natural gas shortage could cause rolling blackouts in southern California

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-20)
  • David Flin
California regulators and utility executives fear that a shortage of natural gas in the Los Angeles area could trigger up to two weeks of rolling electrical blackouts this summer.

No deal yet between Gamesa and Siemens

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-15)

Saudi Arabia seeks investors for solar plants

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-14)
  • David Flin
Saudi Arabia is seeking international investors to build two solar power plants, using a deal structure that could become a model for the country’s infrastructure projects as low oil prices pressure the government’s finances.

Iceland power plant turns CO2 emissions into rock

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-13)
  • David Flin
Reykjavik Energy’s CarbFix project has found that CO2 injected into volcanic bedrock rapidly turns into minerals that stay locked away permanently.

ASEAN countries to develop nuclear power plant projects

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-13)
  • David Flin

Seven ASEAN countries, including Thailand, have signed cooperation agreements with Rosatom , Russia’s state nuclear energy agency.