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TVA starts procurement process for $2.2 billion gas-fired power plant

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-04-04)
  • David Flin

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has started procurement for a 1.5 GW gas-fired power plant in east Tennessee, valued at $2.2 billion.

Germany closes 15 coal-fired power plants

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-04-03)
  • David Flin

Germany shut down 15 coal-fired power plants at the end of March to ensure that the country would meet its carbon emission reduction targets. Robert Habeck, Germany’s Economy Minister, said that the plants were “neither necessary nor economical.”

Jera starts ammonia co-firing trial at coal-fired power station

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-04-02)
  • David Flin

Jera, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) and Chubu Electric Power, has started a demonstration trial of co-firing 20 per cent of ammonia with coal at its Hekinan thermal power station in Aichi prefecture, Japan.

Russian missiles damage Ukraine power facilities

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-04-01)
  • David Flin

Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine in the latest barrage targeting the country’s already damaged power infrastructure, as part of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Vietnam explores energy transition roadmap

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-03-29)
  • David Flin

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam has convened a technical meeting to develop a road map for transition from coal-fired power generation to sustainable alternatives.

TEPCO seeks regulatory approval for fuel loading Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-03-28)
  • David Flin

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) has applied for regulatory approval to load nuclear fuel into reactor 7 at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power station from April 15 as it seeks to restart the plant.

South Africa to continue to depend on coal

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-03-27)
  • David Flin

Gwede Mantashe, South Africa’s Energy Minister, said it would be “very wrong” to expect a transition from its dependence on coal-fired power generation to renewable energy, and that the country will continue to rely on coal for the vast bulk of its power supply for much longer.

Kenya announces roadmap for first nuclear reactor

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-03-26)
  • David Flin

Kenya’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA), the State agency responsible for the country’s nuclear power programme, has said that Kenya will require at least $83 million as the initial cost of developing the country’s first nuclear research reactor in the first step towards future nuclear power production.

UK renewable generation surpasses gas in winter

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-03-25)
  • David Flin

According to data from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit’s (ECIU) Power Tracker, renewable energy sources in the UK over winter 2023/24 generated more electricity than gas power stations.

California cuts costs of interconnection for distributed renewable energy sources

  • 1 year, 5 months ago (2024-03-22)
  • David Flin

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has passed a decision to allow distributed renewable energy resources like residential solar and battery energy storage to interconnect to the grid without triggering grid impacts that require infrastructure upgrades.