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JGC Japan and Sumitomo to explore floating offshore wind collaboration

  • 3 months ago (2024-08-02)
  • David Flin

The JGC Japan Corporation and Sumitomo will explore a potential collaboration to develop floating offshore wind power generation projects.

Zambia allows consumers to contribute solar power to the grid

  • 3 months ago (2024-08-01)
  • David Flin

Zambia has started a programme that allows electricity customers to feed power into the national grid, contributing to supply and encouraging the increased use of solar panels.

Vistra receives approval to operate Commanche Peak nuclear power plant to 2053

  • 3 months ago (2024-07-31)
  • David Flin

America’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a 20-year licence extension to the 2400 MW Commanche Peak nuclear power plant in Texas, USA, operated by Vistra.

Argentina connects 65.1 MW renewables in Q2 2024

  • 3 months ago (2024-07-30)
  • David Flin

Argentina's Secretariat of Energy has said that the country has recently added 65.1 MW of new renewable energy capacity to its electrical grid network.

Six major power plant units resume operations in Iran

  • 3 months ago (2024-07-29)
  • David Flin

Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has said that six major power plant units have come back on line after going through overhaul to meet the rising demand for electricity in the coming weeks.

UK secures seabed land deal to boost windfarms

  • 3 months ago (2024-07-26)
  • David Flin

GB Energy, the publicly-owned energy company created by the new UK government, will be able to use British seabed owned by the Crown Estate to help build windfarms.

Joint venture announced for Scottish pumped storage hydropower project

  • 3 months ago (2024-07-25)
  • David Flin

SSE has announced plans to progress a new pumped storage hydropower scheme at Loch Fearna in Scotland’s Great Glen, in a 50-50 joint venture with a consortium led by Gilkes Energy.

Xcel Energy seeks proposals for new power generation

  • 4 months ago (2024-07-24)
  • David Flin

Xcel Energy is seeking proposals for new power generation systems in Texas and New Mexico, USA, as it retires its older power plants in the coming years and as demand in the region grows.

US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain

  • 4 months ago (2024-07-23)
  • David Flin

A US Federal appeals court has ruled that a new federal regulation limiting greenhouse emissions from coal-fired power plants can remain in force.

Renewables overtake fossil fuels as Italy’s main source of electricity

  • 4 months ago (2024-07-22)
  • David Flin

The Italian grid operator Terna has announced that national electricity generation from renewable sources made up 43.8 per cent of all energy demand in the first half of 2024, a historic record on a half-year basis.