Feature Articles
Ed’s note: Flipping the switch on innovation
The phrase ‘energy transition’ means different things to different people in different parts of the world.
Hydroelectric
Cambodia to reduce hydropower and develop coal and solar capacity
Cambodia has witnessed power shortages due to reduced hydropower generation owing to draughts and lower water levels in the dams.
Emissions Control
Enel announces new 2030 gas emissions reduction target
Enel has committed to an 80% reduction in its direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per kWh by 2030, from a 2017 base-year.
Renewables
Ten key priorities to ensure a successful long-term energy transition
Siemens Energy has published the ten main priorities to ensure a successful long-term energy transformation.
Europe
Renewables dominate as demand shows strong recovery across Europe
Across Europe, renewable power was the largest source of electricity generation for the sixth quarter in a row, as the easing of lockdown restrictions sparked an upturn in demand.
Coal Fired
How will Europe tackle its coal conundrum?
The biggest ‘just’ energy transition in Europe is the one that involves those countries still reliant on coal, which accounts for a fifth of the electricity production in the EU and employs 230,000 people.
Emissions & Environment
Emissions and coal peak as pandemic accelerates the energy transition says...
A stark drop in energy demand due to the coronavirus pandemic will remove some 2.5 years’ worth of energy sector emissions between now and 2050, according to BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2020.
Coal Fired
Canadian coal-fired plant converts to natural gas using GE turbine
Canadian independent producer Maxim Power worked with GE and other companies in its transition from coal-fired to natural gas-fired generation at its Milner II plant.
Coal Fired
Mitsubishi emissions reduction systems head for Serbian coal-fired plant
Mitsubishi Power will deliver two sets of flue gas desulfurisation systems for a Serbian coal-fired power plant.
Coal Fired
South Korea’s KEPCO cancels foreign coal power investment
South Korea’s majority state-owned utility KEPCO plans to cancel or convert to LNG two remaining overseas coal power projects in its pipeline.
