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Biofuel

Qatar Airways Signs Deal With Shell for SAF Supply at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Photo: Qatar AirwaysQatar Airways announced May 31 that it has signed a deal with Shell to source 3,000 metric tons of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at S…

Biofuel

Vertex Energy Repairs Feedstock-Pumping System, Begins Commercial Production of Renewable Diesel

Vertex Energy Inc. announced May 31 the successful completion of the start-up procedures for the company’s renewable diesel conversion project at its Mobi…

Natural Gas

Domestic Retail Gas Prices Fall in June

The retail gas prices in domestic market decreased on June 1 following the falling prices in world market.

Clean Energy Transition

Vietnam Approves Power Development Plan for Cleaner Fuels

Power Development Plan VIII ("PDP8") calls for expansions to renewable energy generation and development of LNG facilities to aid a gradual phase-out of coal-fi…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

VVER-1200 Internal Shaft Installed at Rooppur 1

Installation of an internal shaft has been completed at unit 1 of the Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh. The shaft is made of austenitic stainless steel and is an integ…

Carbon Neutrality

JCB Announces the Latest Status of Carbon Neutrality

54.4% reduction in GHG emissions in 2022 compared to 2013TOKYO, June 1, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, is …

Energy Storage Project

First ACC Gigafactory Inaugurated in France; Initial 13 GWh Capacity

Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Mercedes-Benz celebrated the inauguration of Automotive Cells Company’s (ACC) battery gigafactory in Billy-Berclau Douvrin, …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Rosatom to Build 17 VVER Units and Decommission 10 RBMK Units by 2035

Rosatom will have to build 17 new NPP units by 2035 and decommission about 10 power units over the coming 10 years. This is a big challenge for nuclear scientis…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

CEZ Launches Tender for Replacement Generators at Temelín

Czech nuclear utility CEZ has launched a tender for two new generators for the Temelín NPP. They are expected to increase output from 1125 MWe to 1150 MWe and …

Green Hydrogen

Galp Poised to Make Final Investment Decision on 100 MW Green Hydrogen Unit

Portugal’s leading oil company, Galp, is on track to make a final investment decision by the end of the year regarding its first 100-megawatt (MW) green h…

HVDC

Bahrain Unveils $1 Billion Al-Dur 2 Water and Power Plant

The new plant is an extension of Al Dur Phase 1 and features a power generation capacity of 1,500MW and a desalination capacity of 50 million imperial gallons p…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Space Data on Coal Power Plants Monitored in Energy Transition Pitch

Image: 123RF.comEspousing insights into the transition away from coal as a pitch, Geospatial intelligence provider BlackSky Technology was competitively selecte…

Offshore Wind Power

Danish Offshore Wind Tender Could Bring 14+ GW With ‘Overplanting’ Option as Gov’t Gets the Ball Rolling on This Year’s Auction

After announcing plans to put 9 GW of new offshore wind capacity out to tender by the end of 2023 earlier this year, on 30 May, the Danish government entered in…

New Zealand

Large Oil Spill Blocks Roads in Central Auckland

Auckland Transport said it was blocking all traffic from Symonds Street to Mt Eden Road. Photo: 123RFA large oil spill is blocking a road in central Auckland.Em…

Offshore Wind Power

Lithuania Receives Two Bids in Country’s First Offshore Wind Auction

Lithuania’s first offshore wind auction has concluded, with two bidders submitting offers, announced the National Energy Regulatory Council (VERT) yesterd…