In This Issue
-
WindFloating Platforms Are an Offshore Wind Gamechanger
WindFloat Atlantic consists of three 8.4-MW wind turbines installed about 20 kilometers off the coast of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Although its size is modest compared to other operating offshore wind farms
-
Top PlantDeveloping a Solution for Utility-Scale Storage
A Canadian company is using its proprietary technology, known as A-CAES, to provide a long-duration, cost-effective way for energy storage to provide power for hours at a time. Long-duration energy storage is
-
HydroAward-Winning Hydropower Project Helps Electrify Ethiopia
The government of Ethiopia has set a goal of providing access to electricity to all its citizens by 2025. It still has a long way to go, but projects such as the Genale Dawa III hydropower station are helping
-
HydrogenWindGas Falkenhagen: Pioneering Green Gas Production
Uniper’s Falkenhagen site in Germany hosted two major pilots to produce “green” hydrogen and methane from wind power, opening up prospects for lucrative new revenue streams from decarbonized assets that
-
Top PlantTurning a Brownfield into a Brightfield
A solar array in Indiana is a model project for renewable energy development, with the site providing clean energy at what was once a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site. Areas of the U.S
-
NewsDelingha: A Leap for Molten Salt Tower CSP Technology
The 50-MW Delingha concentrated solar power tower plant located on the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau in China was developed, built, and continues to be refined by a company dedicated to solar tower technology
-
FuelSupercritical CO2 Pilot Power Plant Gearing Up for 2021 Demonstration
Construction of the 10-MW Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) pilot plant in San Antonio, Texas, is inching along, and developers in July announced that the building to house the innovative
-
GasBenefits of Reciprocating Engines in Power Generation
Many experts believe power plants constructed with reciprocating engines are the ideal complement to intermittent renewables. Recip plants are extremely flexible. Facilities can be sized for almost any use
-
NuclearAge-Old Problem in Search of a Solution
Industry experts agree that deep geological repositories are needed for long-term storage of spent reactor fuel. They’re also digging for alternative methods. The U.S. Department of Energy earlier this year
-
NewsVietnam Wants More Generation Capacity, Less Reliance on Coal
Vietnamese officials earlier this year said they want the country to more than double its power generation capacity by 2030, to as much as 130 GW from the current capacity of about 55 GW. The Communist Party