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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Germany Ends Nuclear Era as Last Reactors Power Down

Germany says energy supply safe despite nuclear exitBerlin (AFP) April 15 - Switching off Germany's remaining nuclear plants will not put the country's …

Energy Storage Project

Arizona Utility Breaks Ground on State’s Largest Battery Storage Project

Officials at a groundbreaking ceremony April 12 for the Sierra Estrella battery project. Photo by Salt River Project.Construction is expected to begin soon on a…

Offshore Wind Power

Swedish Energy Agency Outlines Where 30 GW of Offshore Wind Could Be Installed, Calls for Prioritising Energy Production in Marine Planning

The Swedish Energy Agency has issued a report that provides a basis for the country’s marine planning to enable 120 TWh of offshore wind energy production…

Wind Power Project

Revised EU Renewables Directive Set to Speed up Wind Permitting

After 18 months of political negotiations the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission came to a provisional agreement on the revi…

Biofuel

Gevo, LG Chem Partner to Develop Bio-Propylene

Gevo Inc. and LG Chem Ltd., a leading global chemical company committed to producing sustainable products, announced on April 12 that they have entered into a j…

Biofuel

Hinson, Craig Urge EPA to Increase Advanced Biofuel Rvos

A group of 37 representatives led by Reps. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, and Angie Craig, D-Minn., on April 11 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Regan urg…

Carbon Emissions

EU Stresses Collaboration Is Crucial for Green Deal Success

In 30 years, the EU reduced emissions by 30% while growing its economy by 60%, said EU Ambassador to the UAE Andrea Matteo Fontana at the 11th IRENA Renewables …

Wind Farm

Iberdrola Increases Renewable Energy Production by 11% In the First Quarter

Exceeds 40,000 MW of installed renewables capacity, with a global capacity that is above 61,000 MWThanks to new installations in Australia, Spain, and Brazil, i…

Energy Technology

5.9 Billion Yuan! Gree Participates in Hongjun’s High-Efficiency Solar Cell Project

The Hongjun high-efficiency solar cell production base was launched on 13 April 2023 in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China, with a total investment of 5.9 b…

Energy Technology

33.2%! Kaust Team Sets World Record for Tandem Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Photovoltaics Laboratory (KPV-Lab) of the KAUST Solar Center, a leading institute …

Solar Power Plant

Engie Switches on 181.25 MW Solar Plant in Chile

Engie Chile’s largest solar park, in Chile’s Antofagasta region, will have a 638 MWh storage system, currently under construction.Engie Energí…

Thermal Plant

Kazakhstan Could Miss Its Revised 2030 Renewables Target

The country set a 15% renewables target in 2021, up from 10% initially.Kazakhstan could fall short of meeting its 15% renewable energy target in 2030, GlobalDat…

Solar Power Plant

India’s Solar Capacity up by More Than 12GW in 2023

Its wind capacity meanwhile grew by 2.2GW.India added a total of 12,784 megawatts of solar capacity and 2,276MW of wind capacity between April 2022 and March 20…

Natural Gas

G7 Interview: US Sees Need for New Gas Investments in Light of Russia War, Tight Market

The world "absolutely" needs new gas investment while Russia's war in Ukraine keeps supply risks high, US Assistant Energy Secretary Andrew Light said April…

Crude Oil

Coast Guard Medevacs Oil Tanker Captain off Alabama

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has performed an evacuation via helicopter of a 69-year-old captain from an oil tanker, owned by ASC Leasing IX Inc. and operated by…