Water

United States

Georgia nuclear power plant cleared for 80-year operating life

The two boiling water reactor units at Georgia Power's Edwin I Hatch plant have been cleared by the regulator to operate until the mid-2050s.(Image: Southern Nu…

Portugal

Portugal Approves GreenH2Atlantic Hydrogen Project

The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) has issued a conditional favourable opinion on the GreenH2Atlantic hydrogen project in Sines, in the region of Set&uacut…

Australia

Blackwater mine extension proposal advances

Whitehaven Coal is progressing the paperwork for an extension project at its Blackwater operation that would give it access to another 200Mt of coal and take mi…

Oil Exploration

Chevron shakes hands with NOC for oil study at block offshore Libya

U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron has teamed up with Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) for an oil study at an offshore block in Libyan waters.N…

Brazil

Petrobras augments oil arsenal as it strikes black gold in Brazilian waters

Petrobras has announced the presence of excellent-quality oil in the pre-salt Campos Basin through an exploration well drilled in the Marlim Sul field, which wa…

Hydropower Plant

Kazakhstan set to build small hydropower plants in three regions

The Kazakh Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry prepares design and cost documentation for the construction of small hydropower plants at the Samarkand reser…

Tajikistan

Tajikistan intends to adopt experience of India's NTPC to improve energy efficiency

March 23- Tajik Energy and Water Resources Minister Daler Juma has held a meeting with the managing director of India's energy company NTPC Limited, Gurdeep…

Natural Gas

Petrobras finds more gas on deepwater block offshore Colombia

Petrobras and Ecopetrol have discovered natural gas in the Copoazu exploration area of the deepwater block GUA-OFF-O in the Caribbean Sea, located 36 kilometers…

Calgon Carbon Announces Nearly $100 Million Investment to Expand Drinking Water Carbon Reactivation Capacity at Its Columbus, Ohio Plant

Calgon Carbon recently announced that it will invest nearly $100 million to expand the drinking water carbon reactivation capacity at its plant located in Colum…

Shuangliang Hydrogen Ships 16 Sets of Green Electricity Hydrogen Production Systems to Oman for ACME Group's Large-Scale Green Ammonia Project

Recently, Shuangliang Hydrogen shipped 16 sets of intelligent green electricity hydrogen production systems to Oman for ACME Group's large-scale green ammon…

New York Wastewater Treatment Plant Adopts Battery System to Replace Diesel Backup Power

At a municipal wastewater pumping station in Erie County, New York, Viridi has installed a battery system to replace a traditional diesel backup generator. This…

State Council Appoints and Removes State Personnel: Sun Zhiyu Appointed as Vice Minister of Water Resources

According to a message on the website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on February 27, the State Council appointed and removed state perso…

China Huaneng Group's Xiapu Nuclear Power Project Makes New Progress, Phase I Land Engineering Bidders Announced

Recently, the successful bidder candidates for Package 1 of the Land Reclamation Project for the Phase I Pressurized Water Reactor of China Huaneng's Xiapu …

University of Hawaii Conducts Wave Energy Technology Testing with TEAMER Project

The Testing and Expertise for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) project is assisting the University of Hawaii in conducting a wave energy technology test. This te…

New Solar Device Can Simultaneously Desalinate Seawater and Extract Lithium Ions

As global demand for lithium resources continues to grow, traditional mining methods face environmental challenges. Researchers from Zhejiang University in Chin…