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Czech researchers develop revolutionary nuclear heating plant

A team of scientists has come up with a radical solution to heat cities using spent nuclear rods, which they say is cost-effective and greener than natural gas. As the EU moves away from coal, many are interested.

read more... 08/04/2021

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China coal plant booms in 2020 despite retreat globally

A steep increase in coal plant development in China offset a retreat from coal in the rest of the world in 2020, resulting in the first increase in global coal capacity development since 2015, a new report led by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) said on Tuesday.

read more... 07/04/2021

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Enel and Iberdrola powered up for the energy transition

Europe’s biggest utilities Enel and Iberdrola saw the clean energy transition coming decades ago when others baulked at the high cost of producing energy from the sun and wind and instead stuck with coal and oil.

read more... 06/04/2021

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Uniper converts its site from coal-fired to hydrogen-run

German utility Uniper will transform its Wilhelmshaven 757-megawatt coal-based plant to run on hydrogen.

read more... 02/04/2021

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China generated over half world's coal-fired power in 2020

China generated 53% of the world's total coal-fired power in 2020, nine percentage points more that five years earlier, despite climate pledges and the building of hundreds of renewable energy plants, a global data study showed on Monday.

read more... 29/03/2021

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