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Kenya announces roadmap for first nuclear reactor

  • a month 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

  • a month 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

  • a month 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.

Siemens Energy signs agreement with Iraq government to use associated gas for power generation

  • a month ago (2024-03-21)
  • David Flin

The Iraq Government and Siemens Energy have signed an agreement to capture and use associated gas from oil fields for power generation.

UK and USA considering transatlantic power cable

  • a month ago (2024-03-20)
  • David Flin

According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Britain is exploring the possibility of exchanging electricity with the USA via a proposed transatlantic power cable.

Toshiba wins renovation order for Kenya geothermal plant

  • a month ago (2024-03-19)
  • David Flin

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions has won an order from SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction for steam turbines and generators to renovate units 1-3 of the 45 MW Olkaria I geothermal power plant in Kenya.

Largest US grid could see 58 GW of power generation shut by 2030

  • a month ago (2024-03-18)
  • David Flin

The largest US power grid, PJM Interconnections, could lose up to 58 GW of generating capacity by the end of the decade, according to a report by PJM’s Independent Market Monitor.

Brazil reduces reliance on hydropower

  • a month ago (2024-03-15)
  • David Flin

Brazil has reduced the proportion of electricity generated by hydropower, replacing it with solar and wind, according to data from energy think tank Ember.

JERA to conduct trial of co-firing ammonia at coal-fired power plant

  • a month ago (2024-03-14)
  • David Flin

JERA has announced plans to co-fire 20 per cent ammonia with coal at its Hekinan thermal power station in Japan. It said that this would be the world’s first trial using a large amount of the gas at a major commercial plant.

India’s carbon emissions from coal-fired generation hits record levels

  • a month ago (2024-03-13)
  • David Flin

Data from energy think tank Ember shows that India’s coal-fired electricity generation reached a new high in January 2024, with its share of the country’s generation mix reaching 80 per cent.