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Energy Transition

UN Chief Calls for Speedy Transition to Renewable Energy

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a faster transition to renewable energy.

Nuclear Fuel

Sweden’s Government Approves Construction of Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository

Sweden’s government in late January gave radioactive waste management company SKB the green light to proceed with a deep geological repository (DGR) for spent …

Nuclear Reactor

Brazil Looks at Nuclear Power as Demand for Electricity Grows

A government agency that supports research into Brazil’s energy sector has forecast a significant jump in demand for electricity within the country over the ne…

Hydropower Plant

Electroperú Issues Call to Rehabilitate 1 GW Mantaro Hydro Complex

State hydroelectric generator Electroperú has issued a consultancy call for a project to guarantee operation of the 1 GW Mantaro complex, Peru’s largest hydro…

Hy2gen Raises Record €200m Green Hydrogen Investment

Green hydrogen investment platform Hy2gen completed a €200m ($227m) investment round in mid-February – the largest private green hydrogen-focused capital rais…

Netherlands

Developers Optimistic About Leeuwarden Geothermal Heating Project

​After initially encountering with their first drilled well, the developers of the geothermal heating project in Leeuwarden, Netherlands are optimistic to make…

LNG

Germany Targets 100% Renewable Power Generation by 2035

Germany will target to have all its electricity provided by renewable energy sources by 2035.

Nuclear Power Plant

Bechtel, Westinghouse, and GE Steam Power to Consider Nuclear Projects in Poland

US-based Bechtel and Westinghouse announced that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GE Steam Power to explore opportunities in their joint pursu…

Wind Farm

Shell Buys into Australian Wind Farm Developer with $4 bln Project Portfolio

Global oil and gas major Shell Plc has agreed to buy a 49% stake in wind farm developer WestWind Energy's Australian arm as it looks to build a low-carbon power…

Oil Price

OPEC Chief: Oil Industry “Under Siege”

OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo: oil industry is under siege by climate campaigners.

Crude Oil

Rising Crude Oil Prices Great Opportunity for Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari says rising crude oil prices present a great opportunity for Nigeria, especially with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA)…

Nuclear Power Plant

UN Watchdog Concerned over Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant

The UN atomic energy watchdog's chief on Monday expressed "grave concern" that invading Russian troops were operating close to the largest nuclear power station…

CCS

The Future of Global Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the process in which carbon dioxide that is produced during the generation of power and its industrial processes is prevente…

Solar Power Plant

Egypt Solar Desalination Plant Project Proposed

Egypt is soon to undertake a Solar Desalination Plant project that is slated to be one of the largest in the world once completed.

Thermal Plant

Maibarara Geothermal Plans Up to 30 MW Expansion Capacity

Capacity expansion of 10 to 30 MW for the Maibarara geothermal project in the Philippines is planned within the next three or four years.