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Nuclear waste

France’s Andra Seeks to Increase Low-Level Waste Storage Capacity

France’s National Agency for the management of radioactive waste (Andrea - l’Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs) has ap…

Nuclear Technology

US GAO Report Identifies Fusion Challenges

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress, Technology Assessment - Fusion Energy Potentially Transformative Technology Still Faces Fundamental…

Nuclear Power Plant

Kazakhstan Continues to Pursue NPP Plans

Almasadam Satkaliyev, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy says "Rosatom has a certain advantage as supplier of the nuclear island" for a planned NPP. While th…

Energy Saving

Researchers Claim New World Record for Tandem Solar Cell Efficiency

Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic market with module efficiencies of around 20-22%. However, the field of solar energy is wanting…

Solar Cell

Scientists Create High-Efficiency Sustainable Solar Cells for Iot Devices With Ai-Powered Energy Management

Newcastle University researchers have created environmentally-friendly, high-efficiency photovoltaic cells that harness ambient light to power internet of Thing…

Hydrogen Project

US Companies Move Forward With Green Hydrogen Projects

A coalition of companies including major utilities has applied for federal funding to build a green hydrogen network spanning six south-eastern states in the US…

Carbon Emissions

Seven Ways to Recycle Heat and Reduce Carbon Emissions

Heating of space and water in buildings accounts for about 44% of all energy consumed globally according to the International Energy Agency. This heat is still …

Energy Saving

Engineers Devise Technology to Prevent Fouling in Photobioreactors for Carbon Dioxide Capture

Algae grown in transparent tanks or tubes supplied with carbon dioxide can convert the greenhouse gas into other compounds, such as food supplements or fuels. B…

Nuclear Fusion

Chinese and German Milestones in Fusion Research

A Chinese tokamak device has set a new world record for a steady-state high-constraint mode plasma operation and German researchers have discovered a way to bui…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Enel Wants to Deploy 2 Million EV Chargers in the U.S. By 2030

Italian energy giant Enel, through its e-mobility division Enel X Way, has announced a plan to deploy 2 million electric vehicle chargers in the U.S. by 2030. (…

Offshore Wind Power

Windeurope Calls EU to Recognise Ports’ Vital Role in Achieving CO2 Reduction Through Offshore Wind

The European Union (EU) should recognise the critical role of offshore wind ports in its trans-European transport network policy (TEN-T) to support the transiti…

Wind Turbine

Havfram Secures Offshore Wind Turbine Transport Contract for 1.6 GW Project in Germany

RWE and Northland Power have selected Havfram Wind as the preferred supplier for the transport of wind turbines for their Nordseecluster development, a 1.6 GW o…

Solar Technology

Researchers Find a More Effective Method to Recycle Thin-Film Cells

Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have recently developed a new method to recover precious metals from thin-film solar cells effi…

Power Construction

How an EMP or GMD Could Destroy the Power Grid and Create Chaos

Perhaps the most devastating thing that could happen in any developed country would be widespread catastrophic damage to its electric power grid. Nearly everyth…

Electricity Transmission

A Tipping Point for America’s Grid

The American grid is reaching a tipping point. With electric vehicles (EVs) making up 5% of all new vehicle sales last year, there is an urgent need to prepare …