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Siemens Energy today announced that it was withdrawing from all new coal projects. Chief executive Christian Bruch (pictured) told a press conference: “Effective immediately, we cease supporting the development of new coal-fired power plants.” He explained that while the company would honour all existing coal-related agreements, it would no longer bid for tenders for pure coal-fired projects. “Sustainability is at

The Salto Grande Mixed Technical Commission has awarded Emerson a contract to modernize operations at the 1,890MW Salto Grande Hydroelectric Complex. The work is the first of a three-stage, 30-year, $960 million investment to extend the life and improve the efficiency and safety of the 40-year-old complex, located between Argentina and Uruguay. Beyond supplying renewable energy to parts of the

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $2 million contact to several major research groups working on developing hydrogen education for the future power generation sector. DOE will provide funding for the H2EDGE project involving the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Gas Technology Institute (GTI), Oregon State University, Purdue University and the University of Delaware. H2EDGE is short for

Frontier Energy, the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and the University of Texas at Austin are working together on a federally supported project focused on hydrogen for energy development. The DOE project, “Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond,” will work to prove that renewable hydrogen can be a cost-effective fuel for multiple end-use energy applications, including fuel-cell vehicles

Exelon announced it will close two Illinois nuclear power generation stations representing 4,000 MW of carbon-free electricity being taken off the grid next year. The Chicago-based utility said that its Byron and Dresden generating stations are going to be retired in fall 2021. Exelon Generation’s press release blamed market rules favoring carbon-emitting plants. The two stations have a total of

Pattern Energy Group is starting work on a new, 105-MW solar project in Texas that expands on its extensive wind energy holdings in that state. The renewable energy developer announced it had completed financing and started construction on the Phoenix Solar project in Fannin County. Phoenix Solar is expected to be completed in mid-2021. The project has a 12-year power

GE Renewable Energy and Walcha Energy have signed an agreement to jointly develop the 500 MW Dungowan pumped hydro storage project in the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Under the agreement, GE Renewable Energy’s Hydro Solutions business will provide Walcha Energy with technical and commercial support to accelerate the development of the Dungowan