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Nuclear Reactor

Dutch Consortium to Develop Molten Salt Reactors

Dutch technology companies Demcon, Thorizon and VDL Group have signed a project agreement to demonstrate and validate the manufacturability, safety, and functio…

Carbon Emissions

Finnish Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell Noticeably in 2024

Snow-covered logs in Keuruu in December 2023. A drop in logging volumes had a positive impact on greenhouse emissions in Finland in 2024, according to an analys…

United States

Virginia Transformer Considers $6 Billion Sale

Transformers and power transmission lines.Virginia Transformer Corp. is exploring a sale that could value the US transformer manufacturer at more than $6 billio…

Thermal Coal

Eight Indiana Coal Sites Offer ‘Intriguing Opportunities’ for Nuclear Plants, per New Purdue Study

British engine maker Rolls Royce, a large Indiana employer, is working to develop a small modular nuclear reactor, or SMR, although the project is still only in…

South Korea

Korea’s Nuclear Energy Exports Surge to Record 32 Trillion Won in 2023

Shin Hanul No. 1 and 2 reactors in UljinKorea's exports in the nuclear energy sector reached a record high of 32 trillion won ($21.9 billion) in 2023, data …

Gas Pipeline

Los Angeles-Area Wildfires Could Impact Gas Line to Southern Nevada

Clark County said that the fuel line service to Southern Nevada could be impacted by Los Angeles-area wildfires.As a result of the fires in California, Clark Co…

China

China Predicted to Grow Global Polypropylene Capacity

GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Polypropylene Industry Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of Active and Planned Plants to 2028,&rs…

Biorefinery

Section 45Y, 45E Final Rules Miss the Mark on Biomass, Biogas Power

The U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on Jan. 7 released final rules for the 45Y and 48E clean electricity investment and production tax …

LNG

India’s Latest LNG Import Terminal Receives Its First Shipment

India’s newest liquefied natural gas terminal has received its first shipment, taking the country a step closer to its goal of doubling the proportion of …

Electric Vehicles

Mexico to Build Its Own Cheap Electric Car — Forget Tesla

Mexico on Monday announced plans for a locally-designed affordable small electric car, months after Tesla CEO Elon Musk halted plans for a factory there over th…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Vertical Rooftop PV Performs Better Than Conventional Rooftop Solar Under the Snow

Vertical panels in snowVertical rooftop solar panels outperform conventional systems during snowy months, Norway’s Over Easy Solar has found. The company,…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Carigali Hess Enlisting Tanjung Offshore’s Maintenance Services

Tanjung Offshore Services, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s T7 Global, has won a service contract with Carigali Hess Operating Company, a joint venture between …

Crude Oil

NDDC Seeks Stakeholders’ Cooperation to Develop N’Delta

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has urged stakeholders to unite for the development of the oil-rich region. Its Executive Director of Finance and …

Oil Pipeline

Trans Adriatic Pipeline Selects Penspen for Hydrogen Repurposing Assessment

Under this new contract, Penspen’s UK-based engineering team will perform a comprehensive desktop and field assessment review of TAP’s above ground …

Hydropower Plant

Power Firm Backed by Indonesian Billionaire Anthoni Salim to Build $700M Hydropower Plant in Singapore

A power plant operated by PacificLight Power in Singapore.PacificLight Power, backed by Indonesian billionaire Anthoni Salim, has won a contract to build a SGD1…