Power

Electrification

Esperance, WA – transitioning to electrification

Esperance, Western Australia, has successfully transitioned to electric power, with the majority of residents and businesses electing for electrification, and s…

Electricity Transmission

Siemens Energy to supply transmission technology in Italy

Siemens Energy will manufacture the main components for the stations, while FATA will be responsible for civil works, electromechanical installation, constructi…

Solar Power Panel

First Solar Secures 1.8GW Solar Module Contract From EDPR

The modules will power US projects developed by EDP Renewables North America.First Solar and EDP Renewables signed a multi-year order for 1.8GW of advanced thin…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Wins 370 MW Order for Two Repowering Projects in the USA

Vestas has received an order for two wind projects totalling 370 MW to repower the Pleasant Valley and Border Winds projects owned by Xcel Energy in the USA.The…

Nuclear Reactor

EDF CREATES NUWARD TO STRENGTHEN DEVELOPMENT OF ITS SMR

EDF (Electricité de France) announced the creation of its subsidiary NUWARD to boost the development of its small modular reactor (SMR) now entering the …

HVDC

GE AND MCDERMOTT CONSORTIUM TO BUILD HDVC SYSTEMS FOR TENNE T PROJECTS

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded three High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) contracts for a total of approximately 6 billion euros …

Hydropower Plant

The Major Energy Source for Bitcoin Mining Is Hydropower

When off-grid Bitcoin mining is factored in, the major energy source for the industry is hydropower, providing electricity for 23% of all bitcoin mining, accord…

Hydropower Plant

Major Overhaul Begins at OPG’s R.H. Saunders Hydroelectric Project

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has launched a 16-year overhaul of the 1045MW R.H. Saunders Generating Station, the second-largest hydroelectric project in Ontar…

Hydropower Plant

Klamath Dam Removal Work Commences

Initial steps for removing four of the Lower Klamath Hydropower Project's dams – the world’s largest salmon restoration project - have commenced…

Nuclear Technology

Innovative Filtration System Shortens Schedule and Delivers Radwaste Savings

BWR spent fuel pool dual SCF system with shields.The return of low natural gas prices combined with the advent of high efficiency renewables has placed more pre…

Nuclear Power Plant

Watch for It—Advanced Nuclear “Liftoff” Needs 5–10 Reactor Contracts by 2025

These graphs illustrate how rapidly scaling the nuclear industrial base would enable nearer-term decarbonization and increase capital efficiency, versus a five-…

Nuclear Power Plant

Rosatom Plans Development of Pilot Nuclear Thermal Power Plant

Rosatom is considering construction of a pilot nuclear thermal power plant (ATST) Elena-AM, designed for use in small remote villages. According to documents po…

Nuclear Power Plant

Used Fuel From US EBR-II Reactor Transferred to Dry Storage

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has transferred all of the used nuclear fuel from the closed Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) from wet to dry storage.…

Energy Security

Xcel Says Leak Is Fixed at Monticello NPP

US Xcel Energy says workers have repaired the leak at the Monticello NPP, which will resume power production shortly. The company temporarily shut down the plan…

SMR

Polish-US Nuclear Cooperation Expands to USNC Microreactors

Grupa Azoty Police, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and the West Pomeranian University of Technology have signed an agreement to build a nuclear energy research …