Fossil Fuel/ Coal and Gas

Jordan’s NEPCO commissions 485MW combined cycle power plant

Jordan's National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) has commissioned the 485MW ACWA Power Zarqa combined cycle power plant.

EGA, Mubadala and Dubal Holding break ground on $272m power plant at Jebel Ali smelter

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), alongside Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company and Dubal, has commenced construction on a new AED1bn ($272m) power block at Jebel Ali smelter in Dubai.

MHPS consortium receives $550m Al Layyah power plant expansion contract

The consortium of Japan's Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) and Egypt's Elsewedy Electric has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the expansion of 2,850MW Al Layyah power plant for the Emirate of Sharjah in the UAE.

DOE to support carbon capture, utilization and storage with $20m funding

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $20 million in federal funding for cooperative agreements that will help accelerate the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

Ameren Missouri selects Landis+Gyr for advanced metering solution

Landis+Gyr announced it has reached an agreement to support Ameren Missouri's Smart Meter Project, including deployment of 1.4 million advanced meters and a utility IoT network.

Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? The mind behind the Green New Deal

Despite being voted down by a margin of 57-0, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez remains hopeful her Green New Deal will be successful in the future

Aqua America wins $750m investment from Canadian pension fund

Water and wastewater utility Aqua America has secured $750m investment from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).

Green hydrogen for gas turbines in Mellach

Pilot project for the future of energy: Verbund is building a pilot plant at the thermal power plant site in Mellach, Austria, which can be operated both as an electrolyser and as a fuel cell.

Qatar inaugurates 2.5GW Umm Al Houl power plant

Qatar has officially inaugurated the 2.5GW Umm Al Houl power plant, a combined cycle power facility built near the country’s capital Doha with an investment of QAR11bn ($3.02bn).