power generation

03 May 23

Australia’s largest hydropower project pushed back two years

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Snowy Hydro, the Australian government-owned company behind the country's largest pumped hydro project, has deferred the facility's opening to December 2028. The Snowy 2.0 pumped storage hydro project in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales is expected to generate 2GW of renewable energy, and provide about 350,000MWh of large-scale…

17 Apr 23

Europe’s largest nuclear reactor begins energy production

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Finland's Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor has begun producing regular output, boosting energy security in a region to which Russia has cut gas and power supplies. The reactor entered service the day after Germany bid goodbye to nuclear energy, by turning off its last three reactors. OL3's operator Teollisuuden Voima…

06 Apr 23

Coal plant retirements must be ramped up to meet climate goals

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

With the exception of China, the number of coal plants dropped in both developed and developing countries in 2022 as existing facilities were retired and planned projects cancelled. But the pace of retirements needs to move four and half times faster – and new coal plants must stop being built…

28 Mar 23

US generated more energy from renewables than coal for the first time in 2022

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

In 2022, renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal, produced more electricity than coal for the first time in the United States. Additionally, renewable generation surpassed nuclear generation for the second time, the first time being in 2021. In total, the US electric power sector produced…

14 Mar 23

Shutdown of two nuclear power stations delayed until 2026

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations (pictured) are now expected to close in March 2026 – two years later than previously forecast. The extensions are expected to add 6TWh to Centrica’s electricity generation volumes between 2024 and 2026 which equates to around 70 per cent of Centrica’s total nuclear…

Australia’s largest hydropower project pushed back two years

Europe’s largest nuclear reactor begins energy production

Coal plant retirements must be ramped up to meet climate goals

US generated more energy from renewables than coal for the first time in 2022

Shutdown of two nuclear power stations delayed until 2026

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