Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Egypt reduces fuel consumption, minister says

STORY: Egypt reduces fuel consumption, minister says DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of electric facilities in Egypt STORYLINE: Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mohamed Shaker, confirmed recently that the Ministry has succeeded in reducing the consumption of fuel used to generate electricity during the current year by 20 percent. He pointed to the state's plans to establish renewable energy stations to produce green hydrogen with a capacity of 128,000 megawatts. Shaker added that this fuel saving is a result of raising the efficiency of old stations and establishing new stations with the highest international standards. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

Inland mega solar farm in Yamanashi Pref.

Inland mega solar farm in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows a large-scale inland solar power plant with a maximum output capacity of 10 megawatts in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2012. The facility built by Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operation the same day.

Chinese company helps build wind plant in Italy

STORY: Chinese company helps build wind plant in Italy DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the wind plantSOUNDBITE (Chinese): YE FAN, Vice president, Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd. STORYLINE: A Chinese company is helping build a wind power plant based in the southern Italian city of Taranto, once known for environmental woes tied to one of Europe's largest steel smelters. The "Taranto Off-Shore Project," which includes 10 turbines producing 3 megawatts of power each, will be completed in part with Chinese equipment supplier Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd. The plant built on the heel of Italy's boot-shaped peninsula is expected to provide electrical power to around 18,500 families with near-zero greenhouse gas emissions. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YE FAN, Vice president, Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd. "Utilization of offshore wind power is known as the 'moon landing project' in the new energy industry. Europe has the maturest and l

Inland mega solar farm in Yamanashi Pref.

Inland mega solar farm in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows a large-scale inland solar power plant with a maximum output capacity of 10 megawatts in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2012. The facility built by Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operation the same day. (Kyodo)