Water

Hydropower Plant

RFP issued for 500MW Pumped Hydro Energy Storage in California

A Request for Proposals has been issued for a 500MW pumped hydro energy storage project at a reservoir in California by the San Diego County Water Authority.

Nuclear Power Plant

Regulator Approves Restart of Shimane 2

The utility must still obtain local consent before the 789 MWe boiling water reactor can be restarted.

Nuclear Power Plant

China Makes Breakthrough in High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Technique, Achieves Milestone in Nuclear Industry Devt

Chinese experts believed that the technique could have been a better option for Japan to dispose the nuclear-contaminated Fukushima wastewater, but Japan "clear…

Mexico

66% Of Gulf Of Mexico Oil Production Still Offline On Friday

The largest deepwater crude oil terminal in the United States has reopened in full after Hurricane Ida struck force a closure, a spokesperson said on Friday.

Nuclear Power Plant

UK Researchers Invited to Partner with US on NuclearEnergy

A share of £2.5m of funding is available for topics including molten salts, light-water reactor fuels and advanced small modular reactors

Hydrogen Technology

Siemens Energy Forms Hydrogen Team in Japan

The Japanese subsidiary of Siemens Energy and Toray Industries are partnering on a green hydrogen project to develop polymer electrolyte membrane water electrol…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Launches Review of Fukushima Water Release

A team of International Atomic Energy Agency officials are in Japan to officially launch a multi-year review of the planned release of treated water at the Fuku…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Democrats Close in on Drilling, Mining Bans for Biden’s $3.5T Infrastructure Scheme

Legislation to block oil drilling in most U.S. waters and Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge edged closer to passage Thursday

Nuclear Power Plant

Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor Appears to be in Operation: IAEA Report

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has detected "deeply troubling" indications that a key nuclear reactor at North Korea's main Yongbyon complex has been in operation si…

Thermal Plant

Ecuador to Spend $80 mln on Thermal Power Stations as Erosion Threatens Hydro Plant

The company is also spending $100 million in structures to prevent the Coca River - which has been violently eroding its bed since a 130-meter waterfall in the …

Nuclear waste

Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water to be Released into the Ocean Via Undersea Tunnel

Japanese officials have said the ocean release is the most realistic option for disposing the radiocative water.

Floating Offshore Wind

Japan Targets Floating Wind Farms for Its Deep Coastal Waters

There are a number of projects in Japan focused on floating offshore wind.

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Safety Assurance Begins for Fukushima Water Release

IAEA's first official visit will be in September, ahead of the release of the water, which will be diluted to drinking-water quality.

Hydropower Plant

Zimbabwe Invests $600 Million in Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project

​The Zimbabwen government is investing $600 Million in Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project to solve for good the recent water crisis faced by the country due to…

India

L&T Delivers Critical Equipment for India’s Nuclear Power Program

Flags off 700 MWe Reactor End-Shields to NPCIL ahead of schedule