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Oil&Gas Drilling

Noble Completes $1.6bn Acquisition of Diamond Offshore Drilling

Following its acquisition of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Noble integrated 10 new floaters into its fleet. (Credit: Elliott Day from Pixabay)Noble has completed t…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Flamanville EPR Approved for Start Up

The French nuclear safety authority (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire) has authorised the launch of divergence operations for the the 1,6…

SMR

Project to Study Use of SMRs for Bio-Coal Production

Swedish lead-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) technology developer Blykalla said it is participating in a new project focused on integrating SMRs with thermoc…

Wind Turbine

Mingyang to Manufacture Wind Turbines in South Korea

China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has signed an agreement with the local company Unison to manufacture wind turbines in South Korea.Source: Mingyang Smart Ene…

Solar Power Plant

Spanish Companies to Collaborate on 49 MW of Solar in Portugal

BNZ, a Spanish IPP, is teaming up with GRS, a solar EPC contractor under Gransolar Group, on a 49 MW solar plant in northern Portugal.The project, located near …

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy Invests $200M to Boost Transformer Production in Brazil

The investment marks the company’s largest in Brazil in recent decades. Credit: Hitachi Energy Ltd.Hitachi Energy has invested more than $200m to expand i…

Nuclear Reactor

France’s EDF Making Checks After Flamanville 3 Reactor Automatically Stopped

La centrale nucléaire de Flamanville 3 (EPR) dans le nord-ouest de la France. /Photo prise le 25 avril 2024/REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Purchase Licensing RightsF…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

North Anna Approved to Operate Until 2060

The US NRC has approved a 20-year extension for North Anna 1 and 2The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved 20-year extensions for Dominion Energy…

Nuclear Reactor

Slovenia Favours Large Reactors for JEK2

Visualisation of the JEK2 nuclear power plant (courtesy of GEN energija)In June, Slovenia’s state-owned power company, GEN energija detailed plans for a r…

Nuclear Reactor

Joint Preparatory Review for Thorizon One Reactor

Thorizon of the Netherlands has announced that the Dutch and French nuclear regulators are to collaborate on a preparatory review of its Thorizon One molten sal…

Nuclear Reactor

US Regulator Issues Environmental Assessment for Two-Unit Test Reactor

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published its final environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact for Kairos Power's con…

Offshore Wind Power

Iberdrola Awarded Two Offshore Wind Energy Contracts in the United Kingdom for More Than 1,000 MW

The contracts for East Anglia Two and East Anglia Three will supply more than 1,000 MW of clean, green electricity, enough to power the equivalent of more than …

Offshore Wind Power

UK Awards 5.3 GW of New Offshore Wind and 990 MW of New Onshore Wind

The UK has announced the results of its latest auction for new wind farms (AR6). 6.3 GW of new wind capacity won Contracts for Difference (CfDs). 5.3 GW were of…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Rosatom Installs Reactor Vessel at Tianwan NPP Unit 8, China

The reactor vessel arrived at the construction site at the end of August 2024. Credit: The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM.Russian state nuclear company…

Solar Panel

WEG and Kroma Energia Join Forces on 250MWP Solar Complex in Brazil

The complex is expected to reach commercial operation in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1 2026). Credit: MDV Edwards via Shutterstock.Brazilian electric-electronic…