Strategic Development
Carrying the climate torch
The US President has lit the spark on a net zero energy system – utilities must now carry the flame says Wärtsilä Energy president Sushil Purohit.
Nuclear
Reactors worth their salt
Why molten salt reactors could offer a revolution in clean energy, by Ondrej Chvala of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee.
Hydrogen
Mitsubishi’s H-25 gas turbines to burn ammonia commercially by 2025
Mitsubishi Power is developing a 40MW gas turbine that would be fueled 100% by ammonia.
North America
Unforeseen circumstances to blame for Texas electricity fiasco
Bill Magness outlined the events that took place between February 14 and 18 that led to the humanitarian crisis that many Texas residents are still in the midst of now.
North America
Texas AG investigates ERCOT, utilities over deadly winter storm outages
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will investigate the state’s electricity system operator and other utilities in the wake of last week’s deep freeze and resulting power outages.
Hydroelectric
US to decouple Ethiopian aid from Grand Renaissance Dam dispute
The US will de-link its suspension of millions of dollars of aid to Ethiopia from its policy on the contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and hydro project.
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.
Digitalization
Cryptocurrency mining-as-a-service proposed to smooth load imbalances
The US startup Digital Power-Optimization is seeking to secure under-utilised renewable power generation assets.
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