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SMR

South Korean SMR Design Approved by Regulator

The SMART100 small modular reactor design has been granted standard design approval by South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.The layout of a …

SMR

GE Hitachi, Holtec, Rolls-Royce Smr and Westinghouse Enter UK SMR Negotiations

Great British Nuclear has announced that there are four companies remaining in the contest to select technology for the UK's proposed small modular reactor …

Biofuel

EIA: Densified Biomass Fuel Production at 910,000 Tons in June

SOURCE: U.S. Energy Information AdministrationU.S. manufacturers produced approximately 910,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in June, according to the Septem…

Solar Power Plant

First Solar Opens 3.5 GW Solar Factory in Alabama

US thin-film specialist First Solar has opened a $1.1 billion vertically integrated thin-film solar factory in the US state of Alabama. It said the 3.5 GW facil…

Nuclear Reactor

Oklo and US DOE Sign Moa for Planned Idaho Nuclear Site Inspection

View of Oklo’s preferred site in Idaho. Credit: Idaho National Laboratory / Business Wire.Nuclear power company Oklo has finalised a memorandum of agreeme…

Nuclear Reactor

Project Pele Microreactor Breaks Ground

Image credit: DOEThe US Department of Defense (DOD) has broken ground on the Project Pele transportable microreactor project at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).…

CCS

UAE to unveil national climate plan under Paris pact before COP29

Delegates walk at Dubai's Expo City during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/T…

Offshore Wind Power

Vattenfall and BASF Hire Havfram for Nordlicht Offshore Wind Project

HavframThe Nordlicht wind farm zone, located 85 kilometres north of the island of Borkum, consists of two separate sites: Nordlicht I, with an expected capacity…

Nuclear Reactor

Holtec Selects Site for UK SMR Factory

holtec Britain, a subsidiary of US-based Holtec International, has selected South Yorkshire for construction of a factory to produce its small modular reactor (…

SMR

IAEA Head Expresses Confidence in Re-engaging Nuclear Talks With Iran

Credit: Thomas Kronsteiner via Getty Images.Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday (24 September) tha…

Hydropower Plant

French Power Group EDF Says Strike Expected Early Next Week

French power group EDF flagged possible strike action by some of its workers from the evening of Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, when the hardline CGT union will be organis…

Electric Vehicles

JLR to Pump 500 Mln Pounds to Upgrade EV Factory

The Jaguar Land Rover logo is seen at a dealership in Milton Keynes, Britain, June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsJaguar Lan…

SMR

Sam Altman-backed Oklo Finalizes Site Inspection Deal with DOE for Idaho Nuclear Reactor

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Ph…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Borregaard Signs Long-Term Power Contract With Hafslund

Borregaard has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Hafslund, securing electricity sourced from hydropower plants for the period from 2025 to 2034. …

Nuclear Reactor

Argentina Aims to Join International Research Reactor Centres Scheme

The National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) of Argentina says the country is aiming to contribute its experience and facilities to collaborate with countries i…