Amazon Supports Three New Wind Farms in Greece

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:12:00 +0000

U.S. tech giant Amazon will power operations in Greece with three new utility-scale wind farms that also will provide electricity for the grid in three parts of the country. Company officials in November

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War and Nuclear Energy: Risks Are Enormous for Power Industry and World

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:11:00 +0000

Nuclear power can be a highly important component of a country’s energy security strategy. This is true for several reasons. Nuclear plants provide consistent baseload power that is not dependent on weather

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Passive Heat from City Sewer Used to Heat and Cool Museum

Credit to Author: Nathan Madding| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:08:00 +0000

Through a cutting-edge heat exchange system, the Museum of Bavarian History in Regensburg, Germany, efficiently heats and cools its building, showcasing a promising solution for urban decarbonization and clean

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Saudi Group Announces 1 GW of Renewables as Part of $50 Billion China Investment

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:58:15 +0000

Saudi Arabia energy major ACWA Power announced it is developing more than 1 GW of renewable energy projects in China. The company in reports published Dec. 31 said the portfolio […]

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Second Unit of South Africa Nuclear Plant Back Online After Major Maintenance

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:20:07 +0000

Eskom, South Africa’s major utility, said the second unit of the Koeberg nuclear power plant in that country was reconnected to the national grid after a major maintenance project. Eskom […]

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Koeberg remains South Africa’s only nuclear power station. Its two pressurized water reactors produce a total capacity of 1,860MW, representing about 5% of electricity generated by state-owned utility Eskom. Construction of the Koeberg nuclear plant began in 1976, with Unit 1 synchronized to the grid on April 4, 1984, and Unit 2 on July 25, 1985. The plant is at Duynefontein, 27 kilometers north of Cape Town. Courtesy: Eskom

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Pakistan Will Build Another Chinese-Designed Nuclear Power Unit

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:33:00 +0000

The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) issued a construction license to Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) for Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 (C-5), on Dec. 26. PAEC applied for […]

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Texas Coal Plant Will Convert to Solar Plus Storage with Help of Fed Funding

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:51:31 +0000

San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. (SMECI), a not-for-profit generation and transmission rural electric cooperative located in Atascosa County, Texas, was awarded more than $1.4 billion through the U.S. Department of […]

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Industry Experts Say Storage, Renewables, Transmission Key Parts of 2025 Energy Outlook

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:11:39 +0000

The outlook for the power generation sector in 2025 promises a continuation of the energy transition, though there’s plenty of debate about the direction of the industry. Advocates for renewable […]

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India Adds 4 GW of New Coal-Fired Capacity for Second Straight Year

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:06:46 +0000

India added 4 GW of coal-fired power generation capacity this year, according to the country’s Central Electricity Authority, about the same amount of new coal-based generation it added in 2023. […]

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Russia Hits Ukrainian Power Stations with Christmas Day Attacks

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:10:16 +0000

DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, reported power outages across large areas of the country after Russia fired missiles against DTEK power stations in strikes on Christmas day. DTEK said […]

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