Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a huge role in heat rate optimization. In some cases, AI-driven models have analyzed operational data to recommend control settings that reduce heat rates by 1.

But that finding comes with an important caveat. Persistently low natural gas prices, rising renewable energy costs and ...

The Andasol 1 plant, built by German company Solar Millennium AG, will be joined in 2009 by Andasol 2, and the two plants together will supply half a million people with power. The plants rely on ...

We Energies says it’s investing $9.1 billion in new renewable energy by 2029, including solar, wind and battery storage, but needs gas plants for when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't ...

Solar electricity production in Europe during the first quarter of 2025 was up by over 30% from the same months in 2024, setting the stage for full-year record performance from the region's solar ...

Technology group Wärtsilä launched its 46TS engine, which is designed to balance renewable energy, provide efficient baseload power, and have the ability to run on sustainable fuels in the future.

A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention. CSPs, which use mirrors to convert sunlight into ...