Power plant

Photovoltaic （PV）

Photovoltaic Solar/Batteries Displace 312 Nuclear Plants in 2 Years Time

Photovoltaic solar + batteries will have added the equivalent of 312 nuclear power plants in just 2 years by the end of 2025. According to BloombergNEF, 599 gig…

Hydropower Plant

Oxford-Led Project Receives £2 Million to Enhance Hydropower in Southeast Asia

An Oxford-led initiative has been awarded over £2 million by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Ayrton Challenge Programme to improve hydropower sy…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Grid Connection for Flamanville EPR

France connected the EPR to the power grid for the first time on 21st December 2024Unit 3 of the Flamanville NPP in in the Cotentin region of Normandy in northe…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Argentina Aims to Be Nuclear Pioneer, President Milei Says

Argentina's President Javier Milei has said "nuclear energy will make its triumphant return and we will not only not be left behind, but we intend to be pio…

Nuclear Fuel

Westinghouse Signs Agreement to Diversify Fuel Supply for Bulgarian Plant

The company has signed a contract with Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant to conduct safety analysis for licensing a new nuclear fuel assembly design for Kozloduy uni…

Solar Power Plant

Qcells Secures $1.45 Billion of DoE Support for Solar Plant in Georgia

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has finalized a $1.45 billion loan guarantee to Hanwha Qcells to support its solar plant in the state of Georgia. It aims to r…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Regulator Warns Against Delays in Work on Chernobyl’s Shelter

The head of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine, Oleg Korikov, has urged against any further delays in the project to dismantle the unstable sh…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Further Bruce I&C Work for Framatome

Framatome has been contracted by Bruce Power to upgrade the instrumentation and control systems at units 5, 7 and 8 of the Bruce nuclear power plant in Ontario.…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Final German Nuclear Power Plant Enters Dismantling Phase

Dismantling work at the shut down Brokdorf nuclear power plant has officially begun, PreussenElektra announced. The plant was the last nuclear power plant in Ge…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

France’s Flamanville EPR Starts Supplying Power

The long-delayed Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in Normandy in northern France has begun delivering electricity to the grid, EDF announced.The Flamanville EPR (Image…

Solar Power Plant

Scatec Secures Financing for 60 MW of Solar in Botswana

Norway’s Scatec ASA has reached financial close on a 60 MW solar plant in Botswana. The project will be developed as section of a broader 120 MW complex i…

Nuclear Fusion

Virginia to Host World’s First Commercial Fusion Plant

Visualisation of the ARC fusion power plant (Image credit: Commonwealth Fusion Systems)US fusion start-up Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) plans to build the w…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Pre-commissioning Tests Begin at Rooppur 1

Construction and installation work has been completed at unit 1 of the Rooppur NPP under construction in Bangladesh and station staff have embarked on a large-s…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Ignalina DGR Environmental Impact Study Deal Signed

Ignalina Lithuania – July 17 2021: The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, a decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality.I…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EU Examines Polish State Aid for Nuclear Power Plant

The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether the planned public support for Poland's first nuclear power plant complies with EU rules …