Automation
Valmet to automate Malaysia’s second-largest thermal power plant
In Malaysia, Kapar Energy Ventures has selected technology firm Valmet to automate its 2,200MW thermal power plant.
North America
Blackouts continue in Texas as cold weather lingers
Millions of people in the US state of Texas are still without electricity and water to date as a result of the cold weather that has swept across southern US.
Strategic Development
Op-Ed: Fossil fuels versus renewables as global temperatures plummet
This week debates have heated up about the world's shift away from fossil fuels, as frigid temperatures have wreaked havoc from Turkey to Texas.
Coal Fired
Webcast 23 Feb: The question of coal in the energy transition
A panel of experts explores the balance between embracing clean energy and exploiting least-cost resources.
Strategic Development
Overcoming Europe’s coal hurdle on the path to net zero
In December 2020, European leaders agreed to increased climate ambition with a 2030 emissions reduction target of 55%.
Webcasts
Webcast recording: Repurposing power plant infrastructure
Find out what creative solutions are being implemented in the refurbishing of power plants, the innovative technologies they employ and the opportunities for suppliers.
Coal Fired
Coal and the energy transition in APAC
Coal continues to play a prominent role in APAC, however, there are technologies and processes that help us reduce carbon emissions from thermal generation.
Renewables
BNEF releases top ten predictions for the power sector in 2021
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has released its top ten predictions for the power sector in 2021.
Strategic Development
HSBC feels the pressure to abandon fossil fuel financing
Fifteen institutional investors with a combined $2.4 trillion in assets under management have filed a climate change resolution at HSBC.
Africa
Fossil fuels to dominate Africa’s energy mix this decade – report
A new study into Africa’s energy generation uses a state-of-the-art machine-learning technique to analyse the pipeline of more than 2,500 planned power plants.
