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Nuclear Power Plant

First Contract Signed for Romanian Nuclear Refurbishment

Canada's Candu Energy has signed the first contract for the refurbishment of unit 1 at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear power plant. The extensive re-tubing of the r…

Airbus Joins Investor Club of Eur-1.5BN HY24-Managed Clean Hydrogen Fund

Aircraft maker Airbus Group (EPA:AIR) said on Thursday it has invested in a clean hydrogen infrastructure fund managed by Hy24, the joint venture platform of Pa…

Energy Storage Battery

First Phase of 800MWH World Biggest Flow Battery Commissioned in China

Commissioning has taken place of a 100MW/400MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system in Dalian, China.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas and Hydrogen Highlight the Revamped German - Egyptian Relationship

On the occasion of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, launched in 2010, after the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference and held annually ever since, President el …

China

China Solar Installations More Than Double in First Half

China built nearly 31 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power capacity from January to June, up 137% from a year earlier, with full-year installations on course to hi…

Nuclear Power Plant

Main Construction Phase for El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant Project Begins in Egypt

Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom Director General, and Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy gave a green light to the pouring of the "…

Austria

OMV: Gazprom Seen Delivering 50% Of Agreed Gas Volume on Thursday

Austrian oil and gas group OMV said Russia's Gazprom is expected to deliver roughly 50% of their agreed gas volume on Thursday, returning to a level seen before…

Natural Gas

Gazprom Preparing to Restart Flows to Europe Thursday

With Europe on edge over the possibility that Russia will cut off gas flows, new grid data now shows that orders via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline have been made f…

Pumped Storage

Iberdrola Opens One of Europe’s Largest Pumped Storage Facilities

The Spanish utility has officially opened the 1,158MW Tâmega Giga Battery – a pumped storage hydroelectric facility – in Portugal.

United States

US Extends LPG Exports to Venezuela

The US Treasury Department has extended an authorisation for US LPG exports to Venezuela until 12 July 2023.

Explosion, Fire Reported at Hoover Dam

A transformer exploded and caught fire at Hoover Dam in Nevada on July 19, according to local officials.

Nuclear Fusion

Google and Chevron Invest in Nuclear Fusion Startup That’s Raised $1.2 Billion

Google and Chevron were part of a $250 million funding raise announced Tuesday for TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion startup with an unconventional strategy th…

Pumped Storage

Iberdrola Opens the 1,158MW Tâmega Giga Battery in Portugal

Spanish utility Iberdrola has officially opened Tâmega Giga Battery in Portugal, touted as one of Europe’s largest pumped storage hydroelectric facilities. …

Wind Farm

ACCIONA Energía Announces Construction of Two Wind Farms

ACCIONA Energía has announced the construction of two new wind farms in Croatia, Opor (27 MW) and Boraja II (45 MW), linked to a 12-year Contract for Differenc…

East Asia, Pacific Remain as Hydropower ‘Powerhouse’

Its total capacity reached 532GW in 2021.