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Coal Mine

The DEM Sweet Spot

Increased focus on environmental and health concerns relating to dust emissions in mining and mineral activities, has led to advancements in dust control treatm…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia, India Sign Kudankulam Agreements

Agreements linked to the construction of new reactors at the Kudankulam site in Tamil Nadu were signed during a five-day visit to Moscow by India's Minister…

Carbon Emissions

Estonian Report Backs Nuclear's Climate Goals Potential

The Estonian government's Nuclear Energy Working Group has concluded that introducing nuclear energy to the country would help to meet climate goals and inc…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

China Approves Construction of Four New Reactors

The construction of two Hualong One reactors at each of the Taipingling and Jinqimen sites was approved by China's State Council at a 29 December meeting. M…

Hydrogen Production

Treasury, IRS Issue Proposed Regulations for Ira's Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit

The U.S. Treasury Department and International Revenue Service on Dec. 22 released proposed regulations for the clean hydrogen tax credit created by the Inflati…

Hydropower Plant

Iberdrola Spain Obtains Environmental Permit for First Hybrid Hydroelectric and Solar Installation

Iberdrola Spain has obtained environmental approval for the first hybrid plant in the country that combines a photovoltaic with a hydroelectric installation, wi…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor, BP Cancel Contract to Sell Offshore Wind Power to New York

Equinor's logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsEuropean energy…

Energy Storage Project

US Battery Storage Demand to Surge Within This Decade, Says Seia

SEIA said in its new Energizing American Battery Storage Manufacturing report that credits offered through the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have spurred the…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

NRA Lifts Ban on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Fuel Activities

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has decided, at a meeting on 27 December, to lift an administrative order imposed on Tokyo Electric Power Company…

SMR

Nuscale SMR Meets Polish Safety Requirements, Says Regulator

NuScale Power's NPM-20 small modular reactor (SMR) technology is compliant with Polish nuclear safety and radiological protection standards, the president o…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Grid Connection for Second Shin Hanul Unit

Unit 2 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant in South Korea has began supplying its first electricity to the grid, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced.…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Signs 1362 MW of Wind Supply Contracts

Vestas has released details of eight wind turbine supply contracts for locations around the world, all signed during the Christmas holiday period:• A 254 M…

Nuclear waste

Radioactive Water Spills Over After Quakes Hit Japan

Radioactive water from the fuel pools of two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan's Niigata prefecture spilled over after a magni…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Extends Lead in Norway Sales, EVs Take 82% Market Share

A Tesla logo is seen at a groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensin…

Oil Field

China's CNPC Replaces U.S. Oil Giant as Lead Contractor for Iraq's West Qurna 1 Oilfield

Representatives attend a handover ceremony in Basra, Iraq, on Jan. 1, 2024. China's leading oil and gas producer, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC…