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Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant rejoins grid

  • 3 years ago (2021-07-05)
  • David Flin

Iran’s only nuclear power plant, Bushehr, has been repaired, reconnected to the grid, and is again operating.

Shutdown process begins at Taiwan’s Kuosheng nuclear power plant

  • 3 years ago (2021-07-02)
  • David Flin

Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) has announced that it has begun the shutdown process for the 985MW No. 1 generator at the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant in Wanli Distruct, New Tapei. 

Britain brings forward end of coal use by a year

  • 3 years ago (2021-07-01)
  • David Flin

Anne-Marie Trevalyan, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth of the United Kingdom, said that Britain will bring forward its target to end the use of coal in generating electricity by a year to October 2024.

Construction starts at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant units 5 and 6

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-30)
  • David Flin

Rosatom has announced that construction work has started on units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in India with the first pouring of concrete into the foundation plate of the reactor building.

China’s Baihetan Dam starts generating electricity

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-29)
  • David Flin

China’s Baihetan Dam, the second largest hydropower facility in the world, has started generating electricity for the first time.

Bangladesh scraps 10 coal-fired power plants

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-28)
  • David Flin

Bangladesh has announced that it has scrapped 10 major coal-fired power plants as it seeks to increase its power generation from renewable energy sources.

Nonghyup to invest in Japanese solar power plant

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-25)
  • David Flin

Nonghyup Financial Group of South Korea will invest $22 million in a solar power plant in Japan as part of its sustainable green growth initiative.

New developments in blade design for wind turbines

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-24)
  • David Flin

A consortium of GE Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power, and TNO are collaborating on the TIADE project (Turbine Improvements for Additional Energy) to develop technologies and design methods for more efficient operation of next generation wind turbine rotors and wind farms with large rotor wakes and demonstrate them in the field.

AMEA Power launches 50 MW solar power plant in Togo

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-23)
  • David Flin

AMEA Power, a subsidiary of UAE-based Al Nowais Investments, has announced the official commissioning of its 50 MW solar PV plant in Blitta, Togo.

Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant undergoes emergency shutdown

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-22)
  • David Flin

Bushehr, Iran’s only nuclear power plant, underwent what authorities describe as a temporary emergency shutdown, although no explanation for the cause of the shutdown has yet been given.