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Nuclear Technology

DOE Invites Feedback on Advanced Reactor Programme

The Advanced Reactor Demonstration (ARD) Program was initiated last year to demonstrate multiple advanced reactor designs.

Energy storage technology

The Best Battery for Grid Level Energy Storage

A new paper published by researchers at China’s Tianjin University examines the state of the art in grid level energy storage, outlining the pros and cons of v…

Solar Technology

Hunting Hidden Electricity in Crystalline Solar Cells with New Encapsulation Technique

Korean researchers claim it is possible to extract more than 10% of ‘hidden electricity’ in crystalline solar cells using a new encapsulation process based on…

Nuclear Technology

A Week of Trials and Triumphs for Nuclear

The past week saw interesting developments worldwide for nuclear new builds, small modular reactors (SMRs), and advanced nuclear fuel.

Energy Storage Project

Renault Batteries Find ‘Megawatt-Scale’ 2nd Life Use in Belgium

An energy storage system made up of ‘second life’ batteries previously used in Renault’s electric vehicle (EV) has been deployed for Umicore, a multinational…

The Future of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems is Powering the Global Supply Chain

Last year was a defining one in HFC and this year is taking the technology straight into the future.

Biomass Power Plant

GE to deliver steam technology for Japanese biomass power plant

GE Steam Power has secured a contract from Japan’s Hitachi Zosen Corporation to supply its renewable steam technology for Kamisu biomass power generation plant…

Solar Technology

US DOE Announces $125.5m in Solar Funding

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a funding of up to $125.5m for solar technologies.

Solar Power Panel

New Perovskite Promises 38.7% Efficient Tandem Cells

Scientists from Japan’s Gifu University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have identified a chalcogenide perovskite material with light absorption attribut…

Nuclear Technology

France and Poland Should Consider Nuclear Energy Cooperation

France and Poland should consider cooperation in nuclear energy, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday, as central Europe’s largest economy loo…

Hydrogen Technology

New Promising On-Demand Hydrogen Fuel Production could Usher in Green Energy Future

Scientists say a new hydrogen technology could lead to a “green and sustainable energy era.”

Thermal Plant

Ghana to Construct 400KW Waste-to-Energy Plant

Ghana is set to construct a 400KW hybrid waste-to-energy power plant to treat urban solid waste in the country. Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of …

GE Renewable Energy & ENMAX to Implement Canadas First Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine System

GE Renewable Energy and ENMAX announced that they have reached an agreement to upgrade an existing LM6000 Gas Turbine (GT) at ENMAX’s Crossfield Energy Center …

Smart Grid

Öresundskraft Implement Smart Cable Technology in Swedish Grid

Swedish energy company Öresundskraft has partnered with DNV GL, a Norway-based classification and technical services provider, to monitor sections of its power…

Nuclear Technology

Engineers Publish New Research on Meltdown Materials

Engineers at the UK's University of Sheffield have developed materials that they say could be used to help decommission the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear powe…