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Nuclear Reactor

Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 1: the Inner Dome was Successfully Lifted

China National Nuclear Corporation's power generator in Zhangzhou, East China's Fujian Province, which used China's self-developed Hualong One nuclear reactor, …

Market Analysis

Report Highlights Nuclear's Contribution to SDGs

The report notes nuclear contributes to each of the 17 goals.

Solar Power Plant

Burundi’s First Grid-Connected Solar Farm Reaches Commercial Operation

A pioneering 7.5MW solar PV plant has reached commercial operation in Burundi, increasing the country’s generation capacity by over 10%.

Energy Storage Battery

Pivot Power Activates Second Grid-Scale Battery Under £41m Nationwide Programme

A 50MW energy storage system has been activated by Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, and Wärtsilä to ensure more renewable energy capacity is integrated in…

Solar Power Plant

Colombia’s Largest PV Plant Comes Online

The 61 MW solar facility is owned by Colombian oil company Ecopetrol.

Net Zero Emission

Bruce Power Launches Bruce Power Net Zero Inc

Canada’s Bruce Power on 21 October announced the launch of Bruce Power Net Zero Inc.

Oil Price

Brent Oil ‘Scarcity Premium’ Widens as $100 a Barrel Forecast

The scarcity premium embedded in the structure of Brent crude oil futures has widened to the most since 2013 this week, a sign of the tight market underpinning …

Substation

BPC Electric Delivers Final Transformer to Jinzhong Substation

The last 1000kV main transformer for the State Grid Jinzhong 1000kV substation expansion project has been safely delivered to the construction site.

SMR

Installation of Containment Starts at Chinese SMR

The steel containment vessel bottom head has been installed for the ACP100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project at the Changjiang nuclear power pla…

Saudi Arabia

TotalEnergies Dives Deeper into Saudi Downstream

State-controlled Saudi Aramco and TotalEnergies have launched two new fuel service stations in Saudi Arabia, the first since the pair set up a joint venture to …

Oil Refinery

France's Feyzin Refinery Restarts Crude Runs

TotalEnergies has restarted the crude distillation unit at its 105,000 b/d Feyzin refinery near Lyon around three weeks after a fire halted operations.

Offshore Wind Power

SeaMade Offshore Wind Farm Inaugurated in Belgium

On Wednesday 20 October 2021, the SeaMade offshore wind farm at the Ostend Hippodrome was officially inaugurated.

Energy Storage Project

Huawei Secures Contract for 1300MWh Saudi Battery Storage Project

Technology company Huawei Digital Power has been awarded a contract to build what is claimed to be the world’s largest battery energy storage system in Saudi A…

Wind Power Project

Turkey Gets 9.22 percent of Power from Wind Energy in 1H2021

Turkey obtained 9.22 percent of its electricity consumption from wind energy in the first half of 2021, Turkish Wind Energy Association Chairperson Ebru Arici t…

Oil Field

Iran Needs $11 Billion To Develop Oil Fields Along The Iraqi Border

Iran needs some $11 billion in investments to develop oil fields along its border with Iraq, Bloomberg has reported, citing the new head of the National Iranian…