Power

Nuclear Reactor

Hot Tests Completed at Ukraine’s ISF-2 Storage Facility

The American Bureau of Shipping said on 17 December that it had issued a Feasibility Statement for the Compact Molten Salt Reactor developed by Danish nuclear c…

Hydro Generator Unit

New Guide Vane for Mainskaya Hydro Unit

A new guide vane has been produced for unit no 3 at the Mainskaya hydropower plant in Russia, with the equipment delivered this month, Power Machines has announ…

Hydropower Plant

Strabag Oman Awarded New Dam Contracts

Strabag Oman LLC, a subsidiary of Strabag International GmbH, has been awarded contracts for two new flood protection dams in the Muscat Governorate.

Nuclear Power Plant

Hanhikivi-1 Design Documents Submitted to Finnish Customer

It provides the basis for the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report, which shall be reviewed and accepted by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (ST…

Nuclear Power Plant

Westinghouse to Dismantle Ågesta Reactor

Westinghouse will segment the reactor at the Ågesta nuclear power plant near Stockholm, Sweden, under a contract signed with Vattenfall.

Wind Farm

Engie, Equinor and Enel announce ambitious data sharing project to reduce dependency to OEMs and improve operations

Enel, Engie and Equinor have joined a programme to share turbine performance data and "end OEMs' superiority" in data ownership.

Geothermal Power Plant

Successful Drilling at Geothermal Heat Project by Pharma Company, Belgium

Belgium-based Janssen Pharmaceutical is pushing forward with geothermal project, following successfully testing first well drilled for project.

Market Analysis

Climate Could Pay the Price as Europe’s Nuclear Plants Age

Nuclear power capacity able to supply roughly 60 million homes is scheduled to close this decade as utilities struggle to replace northwest Europe’s ageing rea…

Solar Power Plant

Greenbacker Acquires 104-MW Graphite Solar Project from rPlus Energies

Greenbacker Renewable Energy has, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, purchased an 80-MWac /104-MWdc pre-operational solar project from rPlus Energies.

Nuclear Power Plant

Fennovoima Gets Basic Design Documentation for Finnish Nuke Plant from Rosatom

According to Rosatom, the package has been reviewed by Fennovoima’s specialists and conditionally accepted for further work.

Solar Power Plant

Pacifico Energy Kick-Starts 77MW PV Plant in Japan

Pacifico Energy has started construction of a 77MW solar farm in Ako-gun and Sayo-gun in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

Market Analysis

Spain Generates 43.6% of Power from Renewables in 2020

Spain produced 43.6% of its electricity with renewable energy technologies in the year to December 11, Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana said in the…

Offshore Wind Power

GE Renewable Energy to Supply Haliade-X Turbines for Dogger Bank C

GE Renewable Energy has secured a contract to supply its Haliade-X turbines for Dogger Bank C, the 1.2GW third phase of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm.

Nuclear Fuel

“Wet” vs “Dry”: the Pros and Cons of Two Storage Methods for Nuclear Waste

Safely disposing of waste remains one of the key challenges for the nuclear power industry.

Smart Meter

EDF Arm, Capgemini Sign Pact to Offer Smart Meters and Grids Services

The companies said in a joint statement the Memorandum of Understanding aims at building common offerings and position themselves on smart metering projects and…