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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Holtec Upgrades Palisades Cooling System

A new heat exchanger set designed to meet projected increases in the temperature of Lake Michigan will be installed within the next 12 months to support the rep…

Nuclear Reactor

Russian Research Reactor Lifespan Extended

Image courtesy of RosatomRussia’s Institute of Reactor Materials (IRM, part of Rosatom’s Scientific Division) has completed the procedures necessary…

Oil Exploration

Shell to Increase Volume Capacity at Deepwater Field Thanks to Water Injection

Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has taken the final investment decision (FID) on a waterflood project at its U.S. Gulf …

Nuclear Reactor

Russian Research Reactor Gets 15-Year Service Life Extension

The IVV-2M water-moderated research reactor was commissioned in 1966 and has now been given the go-ahead to operate until the end of 2040.(Image: Rosatom)The ap…

Geothermal Drilling

Tender Being Prepared for Geothermal Drilling in Kalisz, Poland

Kalisz, Poland (source: City of Kalisz official website)The City of Kalisz in Poland is currently preparing documents for a tender for the drilling of prospecti…

Geothermal Drilling

Geothermal Cooperation Signed Between HSGME and Iraklia Municipality, Greece

Geothermal production well Li-2NP, 352.5m deep, produces waters of 73,5 C in the Lithotopos-Iraklia geothermal field (Photo: HSGME)On 6 August 2024, the Municip…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Fukushima nuclear plant detects 25 tonnes of radioactive water leak

Storage tanks for nuclear-contaminated water at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Okuma of Fukushima Pref…

Biorefinery

Construction expected to begin on 5 MW bioenergy plant in California

The Yuba Water Agency on Aug. 6 approved a $7 million grant and $8.3 million low-interest loan to support the construction of a 5-megawatt (MW) biomass power pl…

Hydropower Plant

Brazil cuts hydro use as droughts continue impacting global hydro generation

According to Brazil’s National Water Agency, the current conditions are set to last until 30 November. Credit: Bloomberg/Contributor via Getty Images.Braz…

Hydropower Plant

WAPDA Chairman, World Bank Team Review Tarbela 5th Extension Project Progress

Chairman of Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd), along with a World Bank delegation, recently review…

Nuclear waste

Japan Starts 8th Ocean Discharge of Fukushima Nuclear-Tainted Wastewater

This photo taken on March 6, 2023 shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Futabacho, Futabagun of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. [Photo/Xinhua]Despite …

Oil Field

World’s 1st Large, Ultra-Shallow Gas Field in Ultra-Deep Waters Has Ogip of Over 100 Bln Cubic Meters

This undated photo provided by CNOOC shows the Lingshui 36-1 gas field in waters southeast of Hainan, China's southernmost island province. The original gas…

Wave Energy

Eco Wave Power Kicks off First Mw-Scale Wave Energy Project in Portugal

Inna Braverman during the site visit to the underwater gallery, which will be used for the installation of wave energy conversion units. Image courtesy Eco Wave…

Wave Energy

DOE Announces Notice of Intent for $112.5 Million Funding Opportunity in Wave Energy Development

The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office issued a notice of intent to provide up to $112.5 million in funding to advance wave energy …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Milestones for Rajasthan Reactors Old and New

Days after unit 3 at the Rajasthan nuclear power plant returned to service after the completion of major refurbishment, fuel loading has begun at the first of t…