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Coal Trade

Five coal companies sue province of Alberta for $8 billion

Alberta Rockies. Shutterstock Image.Five coal companies are suing the Canadian province of Alberta for a total C$10.8 billion ($8bn), claiming the provincial go…

Nuclear waste

China Develops Fast Reactor Used Fuel Container

China has developed a 100-tonne transport container for used fuel from large fast reactors, the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE) announced. Following tes…

Nuclear Reactor

Final Accord Reached on Belgian Reactor Operations

A final agreement has been signed between the Belgian government and French utility Engie to extend the operation of the Tihange 3 and Doel 4 nuclear power reac…

Offshore Wind Power

Mingyang Produces First 18 MW Offshore Wind Nacelle

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has successfully produced its first 18 MW offshore wind turbine nacelle. The nacelle, which houses impor…

Geothermal Power Plant

British Star Energy Mobilizes Rig to Ernestinovo Geothermal Site in Croatia

Galeria Petar Smajic in Ernestinovo, Croatia (source: Rp031, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)UK-based Star Energy Group has deployed a drill rig to the Erne…

Hydropower Plant

Mozambique Signs $5 Billion Hydro-Project Accord With Edf-Led Consortium

A view of the Zambezi river below Cahora Bassa dam in Tete province, September 22, 2010. RETUERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMozambique h…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Netherlands, South Korea Agree to Cooperate on Nuclear Power

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte holds a press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during his visit to the Netherlands following an invitation f…

Oil & Gas Trade

Venezuela's PDVSA, Chevron Request 15-Year Extension for Two Joint Ventures

A unit of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA and U.S. oil major Chevron (CVX.N) have requested a 15-year extension for two of their joint ventures from the…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Norway Oil and Gas Investments Set to Soar in 2024, Industry Says

Equinor's flag in Stavanger, Norway December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOil and gas companies operating in Norway are …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Armenian Government to Allocate $65 Million for Extension of Nuclear Power Plant's Lifespan

The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant will sign a contract with Rosatom regarding the implementation of the lifespan extension project of reactor II.The decision on …

Energy Saving

La Poste Signs Joint Venture Deal With EDF to Improve Energy Efficiency

La Poste Group said its real-estate arm and French utility EDF group will form a joint venture aimed at improving energy efficiency.The French postal service co…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Akkuyu Unit 1 Gets Commissioning Permit

Turkey's Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NDK) has issued permission to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant to commission the first power unit.Akkuyu is Turkey's f…

Natural Gas

Hawaiian Electric to Convert Waiau Power Plant to Biodiesel, Renewable Gas

Hawaiian Electric on Dec. 11 announced its proposal to replace six aging fossil-fuel generators at its Waiau Power Plant with more efficient flex-fuel units tha…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE Continues Offshore Wind Power Success in the U.S.: Awarded 1.3 GW Offtake Wind Farm In

RWE’s joint venture in the New York Bight, Community Offshore Wind, successful in NYSERDA’s third offshore wind solicitation with a provisional offt…

Wind Turbine

Nordex Installs the First Wind Turbines With 168-Meter Hybrid Towers of Its Own Development

Nordex Group is currently installing the first N163/5.X turbines at the Karahka wind farm in the Northern Ostrobothnia region of Finland, commissioned by a cons…