Water

Hydrogen Production

High-Entropy Oxide as High-Activity Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation

Researchers from the University of Twente in The Netherlands have developed a new high-entropy perovskite oxide (HEO) as a high-activity electrocatalyst for the…

Nuclear Power Plant

Monticello Taken off Line Due to Tritium Leak

A recurring leak of water containing tritium has led to the temporary shutdown of Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant, in Minnesota.While the leak …

Hydropower Plant

Drought Hits Hydropower Capacity for Chinese Aluminum Smelters

Water shortages affecting hydropower supplies in Yunnan province in southern China have forced aluminum manufacturers there to cut back on production.A report b…

Hydropower Plant

The Water Turbine Market Is Likely to Reach Us$ 3.8 Billion by 2032 With a CAGR of 4.7% During the Forecast Period From 2022 to 2032

Industries across the globe are more inclined towards sources such as solar, water, and wind. In which, demand for water turbines is widely rising to convert ki…

Nuclear Reactor

Uniper to Dismantle Mühleberg Moisture Separator Reheaters

Uniper Nuclear Services - a subsidiary of Germany's Uniper Group - has been contracted by Swiss utility BKW to dismantle, disassemble and package the two mo…

Nuclear Technology

IAEA Launches Global Water Resources Initiative

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched the Global Water Analysis Laboratory Network to help countries generate their own chemical, biologica…

Floating Solar Project

South Africa Launches Tender for Floating, Ground-Mounted PV

The South African government is looking for independent power producers to build and operate floating or ground-mounted PV projects at selected government water…

Energy Saving

Recycling of Fruit Waste Into a Solar Absorber for Water Desalination

Scientists from the National Institute of Education/Nanyang Technological University of Singapore developed a method for converting fruit wastes such as coconut…

Carbon Emissions

Climate Change Enables the Spread of a Dangerous Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Us Coastal Waters, Study Says

Though the occurrence of infections is small, the mortality rate is as high as 18 percent.

Tidal Energy

New 30MW Tidal Energy Project Announced for Orkney Waters

Tidal power company Orbital Marine Power has been awarded an option agreement from Crown Estate Scotland for a new tidal energy project in the Westray Firth, Sc…

Nuclear Reactor

GE’s Boiling Water Reactor Selected for Estonian SMR Plant

Estonian nuclear energy company Fermi Energia has selected GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 technology for its planned small modular reactor (SMR) plant.The boiling …

CNNC

Construction Starts on Fourth Sanmen Unit

The first concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 4 at the Sanmen nuclear power plant, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced. …

Hydropower Plant

Paradise Dam Project Moves Forward

A project to restore Paradise Dam near Bundaberg in Australia is forging ahead, with enabling works to begin shortly, including work on the dam’s outlet v…

Energy Security

Leak of Radioactive Water at Monticello Makes Headlines

The Monticello nuclear power plant.An Xcel Energy news release issued last week regarding the leak of some 400,000 gallons of tritium-containing water at Minnes…

Hydrogen Production

Green Hydrogen: How Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting May Become Competitive

Hydrogen can be produced by electrolysis of water, ideally with solar cells or wind power providing the electrical energy required. This "green" hydrogen is exp…