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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

President Biden Signs Advance Act Into Law

The bipartisan Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act aims to incentivise and support the development and deploym…

Energy Storage Project

Battery Storage Deployment in Canada Kicks Into Gear

Canadian Solar’s e-Storage has secured a contract from Nova Scotia Power to develop the first grid-scale battery energy storage projects across three loca…

Battery Recycling

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $14 Million to Increase Domestic Battery Recycling

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $14 million to increase consumer battery recycling and create a more sustainable domestic battery supply chain…

Geothermal Power Plant

Drilling of Geothermal Doublet in MTU Facility in Germany Completed

Drilling of the second geothermal well at the MTU Aero Enginers site in Munich, Germany (source: MTU Aero Engines)Drilling and testing of the second geothermal …

Solar Power Plant

Norwegian Solar Company to Invest $620M for Its First US Factory

(Credit: NorSun)Norwegian solar energy company NorSun has selected Tulsa, Oklahoma, for its first U.S.-based factory, with an initial planned investment of $620…

Oil & Gas Trade

EIA Sees Electricity Demand, Gas Prices Impacting US Fuel Mix This Year

US natural gas storage tanks. Credit: Anton Zubchevskyi via Shutterstock.Just-released forecasts from the US’s Energy Information Administration has predicted …

Solar Power Plant

HSBC, Leader Energy Ink $23.13m Loan for Solar Project in Vietnam

HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. and Malaysia’s Leader Energy Holding Berhad have signed a VND593b ($23.13m) financing agreement for the development of the latter…

Hydropower Plant

Romania’s Hidroelectrica Signs EER 188 Mln Retooling Project at 220MW Vidraru Hydropower Plant

Romania’s energy company Hidroelectrica announced the signing of the EUR 188 million (VAT excluded) contract for refurbishment works of the Vidraru hydrop…

Hydrogen Project

Germany Announces Tenders for Hydrogen-Ready Gas-Fired Power Plants

The hydrogen-ready gas power plant tenders could be finalised before the 2024 summer break. Credit: Factory_Easy/Shutterstock.The German Government has announce…

Hydrogen Production

Global Firm Announces Major SA Hydrogen Project

CIC will develop two major hydrogen generation plants in SA and the NT.Climate Impact Corporation (CIC) today announced its intention to develop two 10GW green …

Electric Vehicles

The US Just Financed a $1.2b EV Lithium-Ion Battery Separator Factory in Indiana

ENTEK just got a conditional $1.2 billion loan from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office to build a lithium-ion battery separator fact…

SMR

EDF Withdraws From UK’s SMR Selection Competition

While other shortlisted vendors have submitted bids for their respective small modular reactor (SMR) designs, EDF has withdrawn its Nuward model from Great Brit…

Offshore Wind Power

Scottish Company Completes Formosa 4 Site Characterization Survey in Taiwan

Scotland-headquartered Sulmara has completed a site characterization survey for the Formosa 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan, developed by Synera Renewable Ene…

Offshore Wind Power

SSW, Dutch Pension Fund Expect to Reach FID on Ijmuiden Ver Offshore Wind Farm by Late 2025

SSE and APG (acting on behalf of Dutch pension fund ABP), which last month jointly secured the rights to develop the IJmuiden Ver Alpha offshore wind site in th…

Offshore Wind Power

Estonia’s Latest Offshore Wind Lease Auction Attracts Zero Bids

The auction for Saare 3, Estonia’s third offshore wind farm area, received no bids, as announced by the country’s Consumer Protection and Technical …