Power

Carbon Emissions

Fortum and Outokumpu to Use SMRs to Decarbonise Steel Production

Nordic power company Fortum and stainless-steel producer Outokumpu have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the decarbonisation of Outokumpu&r…

Nuclear Power Plant

Construction of Training Centre Begins at Russia’s Kursk-Ii NPP

Russia’s TITAN-2 (part of Rosatom) has begun construction of the training centre at the Kursk-II NPP in the operators town of Kurchatov. The centre is des…

Poland

Last Energy Secures Power Purchase Deals for 34 Smrs in Poland and the UK

US-based Last Energy has secured power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 34 PWR-20 small modular reactor (SMR) units with four industrial partners in the UK and Po…

Nuclear Power Plant

More Leaks Shut Down Monticello NPP

US power company Xcel Energy has shut down its Monticello NPP after an additional water leak was detected following previous reports about the leak of 400,000 g…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA’s Grossi in Ukraine to Reassess Nuclear Safety

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, currently on a visit to Ukraine, said on his Twitter page that he had met with…

Nuclear Technology

Bulgaria ‘Close to Signing Westinghouse and Edf Pre-project Studies'

Bulgaria's energy ministry says agreements for pre-project studies are set to be signed with Westinghouse relating to two AP1000 reactors at Kozloduy nuclea…

SMR

Virginia Governor Signs Bills to Support SMR Development

Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed into law two bills that will support ambitions for Virginia to include small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of an "all-of-th…

Nuclear Technology

British-Korean Partnership for Fusion Robotics

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in research a…

Nuclear Power Plant

Environmental Permits Granted for Sizewell C

The UK's Environment Agency has granted EDF Energy subsidiary NNB Generation Company (Sizewell C) Limited three environmental permits for the planned Sizewe…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Electric roads would pave the way for smaller car batteries, shows modeling study

If an electric car charges while driving, the size of the battery can be reduced by up to 70 percent, and the load on the power grid can be spread out over the …

Solar Power Plant

Report: Renewable Energy Growth Falls Short of Climate Goal

Deployment of new wind and solar power plants needs to be drastically ramped up by the end of the decade to meet the world's climate goals, the Internationa…

Offshore Wind Power

Mammoet Secures Us Contracts From Mystery Clients

Dutch heavy lift and transportation specialist Mammoet has secured contracts for two large offshore wind projects in the United States, both of which begin in 2…

Offshore Wind Power

Canada to Get First Offshore Wind Marshalling Hub

Esbjerg-headquartered Blue Water Shipping has signed a concession agreement with Novaporte, a transportation, logistics, and green energy development in Cape Br…

Offshore Wind Power

GE Readying for Dogger Bank a & B Offshore Wind Turbine Installation, Eastgate Engineering Joins Pre-assembly Team

GE Renewable Energy has contracted Teesside-based company Eastgate Engineering for mechanical and electrical work for the pre-assembly of the towers and nacelle…

Offshore Wind Power

Leading Light Wind to Invest in Staten Island as Offshore Wind Hub

Leading Light Wind, the American-led offshore wind project in the New York Bight, has announced three initiatives to establish Staten Island as a hub for the Am…