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Commercialization, Renewable Energy

Ineos plans July opening for Belgium PV project

February 19, 2024

Via: reNews

Ineos Inovyn has confirmed that its 60MW solar farm in Belgium will come online in July 2024. The project is being developed with PerPetum Energy & Green4Power and will supply power exclusively to the Jemeppe production site, which employs over […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Thailand’s Floating Solar Solution

February 16, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

With the goal of reaching carbon neutral by 2050, Thailand is pushing heavily to decarbonize its energy sector. Like many countries in SouthEast Asia, this means reducing coal, oil, and natural gas usage and turning to renewable alternatives. While Thailand […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Improving Nuclear Plant Construction Processes: How to Build Projects More Efficiently

February 15, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

If you have paid any attention to nuclear power plant construction projects over the years, you know that there is a long history of cost overruns and schedule delays on many of them. In fact, many nuclear power plants that […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

UK solar farm clears planning

February 15, 2024

Via: reNews

A 50MW solar farm in the county of Yorkshire in the UK has been approved. City of York Council approved plans for the Hessay project south of Low Moor Lane, south-east of Hessay village and north of Rufforth village. Richard […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

RWE Boosts Battery Storage with Three New Projects

February 14, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

German energy giant RWE has added three large battery energy storage (BESS) projects to the company’s U.S. portfolio. The group on Feb. 14 announced the completion of two installations in Texas and one in Arizona, and said energy storage systems […]


Electric, Energy Consumption

Philadelphia Wins $1.47 Million Federal EV Grant

February 14, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

The City of Philadelphia has been awarded $1.47 million in federal funds from the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), supported by the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), through the Ride and Drive Electric grant program to fund […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Perovskite solar cell technology goes greener with antinomy

February 14, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

A team of researchers led by Center for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy (CHOSE), Electronic Engineering Department at Tor Vergata University of Rome has developed the first air-stable lead (Pb) and tin (Sn)-free perovskite solar modules, fabricated with an antimony […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Using thermotropic liquid crystals to enhance the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar modules

February 12, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Solar panels and photovoltaics (PVs) are becoming increasingly widespread, contributing to ongoing efforts aimed at decarbonizing electricity production. Solar cells based on perovskites, a class of minerals that can leverage parts of the solar spectrum, have recently achieved highly promising […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

New glass-ceramic composite shows promise for safer storage of nuclear waste

February 9, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

A new glass-ceramic composite shows great promise for the safer storage of nuclear waste. “Simply put, we want to find the best candidate for containing nuclear waste,” explains Mehrnaz Mikhchian, a University of Saskatchewan Ph.D. student who has published findings […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Holtec Bets on Nuclear Paired with Solar to Support Decarbonization

February 7, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

The decarbonization of power generation is fostering research and development of new energy technologies, and some companies are reimagining what’s possible when it comes to power plant design. That includes pairing nuclear power with solar power, in a system that […]


Electric, Energy Consumption

Duck Thru installs first EV charging station

February 7, 2024

Via: PetrolPlaza

Jernigan Oil Company, Inc., parent company of Duck Thru Food Stores, has announced the deployment of its first electric vehicle (EV) charger. The equipment has been installed at a Duck Thru located in Columbia, North Carolina, in partnership with FreeWire […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Can solar geoengineering save the world?

February 7, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

The concept of solar geoengineering—blocking the sun’s radiation to slow Earth’s warming—is no longer just the realm of science fiction. In 2023, the U.S. government and the UN released reports on the topic. Whether or not solar geoengineering can save […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Global Domination—China Accounts for Nearly All New Coal-Fired Power Plant Construction

February 6, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

Data from Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a group that tracks thermal and renewable power generation projects worldwide, shows that China was responsible for construction of 96% of all new coal-fired facilities globally last year, and for almost 70% of all […]


Chemical, Conventional Fuels

Orlen Unipetrol continues pilot test for hydrogen-powered bus

February 6, 2024

Via: PetrolPlaza

Orlen Unipetrol is continuing its collaboration with the municipalities of Most and Litvínov in the next phase of the pilot operation of a hydrogen-powered bus. The municipalities, alongside Orlen and other entities, are active members of the hydrogen platform in […]


Energy Economics

Germany Will Support 10 GW of New Gas Plants, With Eye Toward Hydrogen

February 5, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

German officials announced a new plan for the country’s power generation, a strategy that includes putting at least 10 GW of new gas-fired capacity up for tenders. Officials on Feb. 5 said the plants would be designed to eventually burn […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Space reflectors could ensure bright future for solar power farms

February 5, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth that reflect sunlight toward future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say. Space engineers from the University of Glasgow have published new research showing […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Iran Starts Construction of Four New Nuclear Power Plants

February 2, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

Iran’s state-run news service said the country has started construction on four new nuclear power units. The IRNA agency on Feb. 1 reported that the four reactors would have expected total generation capacity of about 5,000 MW. Iran, whose nuclear […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Residents ask for a full examination of damage to a Japanese nuclear plant caused by a recent quake

February 2, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

A group of residents of towns near Japanese nuclear plants submitted a petition on Friday asking regulators to halt safety screening for the restart of idled reactors until damage to a plant that partially lost external power and spilled radioactive […]


Chemical, Conventional Fuels

Hydrogen: ‘The Swiss Army Knife of Decarbonization’

February 1, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

It seems everywhere you go, both inside and outside of the power industry, people are talking about hydrogen. Last October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of $7 billion to launch seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) […]


Domestic, Energy Consumption

Interconnection Cost-Causer-Pays Model: Is It Fair or Antiquated in the Era of Grid Modernization

February 1, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

The transition to green energy is often seen through two different lenses: a burden or an opportunity. Grid modernization refers to a comprehensive transformation of the traditional power grid to upgrade aging infrastructure to enhance reliability, resilience, efficiency, and sustainability […]