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Nuclear Power Plant

EDF to Start Negotiations to End French Nuclear Plant Strikes

French electrical operator EDF will start negotiations on Tuesday to end strikes at 10 French nuclear power plants, a company spokesperson said on Monday.

Nuclear Reactor

EDF’s St. Laurent 1 Reactor Returns to Network After Shutdown

EDF's 900 megawatt (MW) Saint Laurent 1 reactor in central France has returned to the network, an EDF spokesperson said in an email to Reuters.

20th CPC National Congress

20th CPC National Congress | China’s Energy System Withstands Tests of COVID-19, Global Volatility

China's energy supply system has withstood the tests of the COVID-19 epidemic and major natural disasters, and effectively cushioned the impact of volatile inte…

Natural Gas

BP Buying Leading RNG Production Group in $4.1 Billion Deal

British oil major BP is continuing to diversify its energy portfolio, announcing a deal to acquire a company considered an industry leader in production of rene…

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Aluminium Smelter Powered by Offshore Wind

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced AUS$1.5 million (US$941,000) in funding to accelerate the development of a 1000MW offshore wind far…

Electric Vehicle Battery

China's Power Battery Output Surges Over 101 Pct in September

China's installed capacity of power batteries registered rapid growth in September amid a boom in the country's new energy vehicle (NEV) market, industry data s…

Iberdrola’s Information Campaign to Spur 11mn Customers to Reduce Energy Use

Through intelligent algorithms, the Spanish utility will produce 90 million communications with personalised advice for an information campaign to help househol…

Natural Gas

France Sends Germany Gas for First Time Amid Energy Crisis

Germany could get up to 100GWh gas per day from France

Wind Farm

Iberdrola Starts up the World’s First Wind-Solar Hybrid Plant in Australia

The 317 MW total capacity project combines a 210 MW wind farm and a 107 MW photovoltaic plant.

Wind Turbine

20th CPC National Congress |China Installs the Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

The wind turbines have a unit power of 13.6 MW and the diameter of their blades is 252 meters.

Smart Meter

SMS Brings U16 Gas Smart Meter to Market in UK

Smart energy infrastructure specialist SMS is the first meter installer to bring the device to the UK market.

Electric Car

Fast-Charging Batteries for Electric Cars

Recent advancements in electric vehicle battery design have allowed a standard EV battery to charge in just 10 minutes.

Spain

Nordex Receives Order for 95 MW in Spain

End of September, the Nordex Group obtained an order to supply and install 16 N163/5.X turbines from the Delta4000 series.

United States

U.S. Oil Patch M&A in Q3 Tops $16 Bln, the Most This Year

Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. oil patch accelerated to $16 billion in the third quarter, the most this year, although the nine-month total trails the yea…

Natural Gas

Russia Could Deliver Gas via Nord Stream 1, but Not Nord Stream 2 - Germany

Germany will not take Russian gas via the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to …