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Nuclear Fusion

Tractebel Working With First Light on Fusion

Tractebel and First Light Fusion have signed a framework agreement to provide specialist engineering expertise for the development of First Light’s Machin…

SMR

NRC Authorizes Fuel Loading and Operation at Vogtle 4

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized Southern Nuclear Operating Company to load fuel and begin operation of Vogtle Unit 4 in Georgia. This is the…

Nuclear waste

IAEA Conducts First Mission on Disused Sources

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has carried out the inaugural mission, in Thailand, of the Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources Technical Centre (DS…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Core Module Installed at Chinese SMR

The core module has been installed within the reactor building of the ACP100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project, China National Nuclear Corporati…

Biofuel

CEPSA to Supply Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea Ferries With 2G Biofuel

Spanish multinational oil and gas company CEPSA has been contracted to supply second-generation (2G) biofuel for Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries.C…

Solar Materials

EDF to Buy Up to 7 GW of Canadian Solar Modules From New Texas Factory

(Courtesy: Canadian Solar )EDF Renewables North America has ordered up to 7 GW of solar modules produced by Canadian Solar’s new manufacturing facility un…

Solar project

First Solar chooses Louisiana for its fifth US manufacturing facility

First Solar's module manufacturing facility in Ohio (Courtesy: First Solar)First Solar announced that it has selected the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberi…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Italy's Saipem Wins Two Contracts With Eni, BP Worth a Total $700 Mln

The logo of Italian multinational energy company Eni is displayed at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, J…

Dam

Polihali Dam Marks Significant Milestone With Senqu River Diversion

Dumping of materials to close the river flow. Images courtesy of LHDAThe Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), along with consultants and contractors …

SMR

Foundation Slab Completed at Akkuyu 4

The pouring of concrete for the foundation slab of the reactor building at Turkey's Akkuyu unit 4 has been finished - it involved 17,500 cubic metres of con…

Nuclear Fusion

First Light Fusion and Tractebel Machine 4 Development Agreement

Tractebel and First Light Fusion have signed a framework agreement for the development of the Machine 4 project designed to demonstrate net energy gain.From lef…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Bruce 6 Restarted Following Refurbishment

Unit 6 of the Bruce nuclear power plant in Ontario has resumed operation following its Major Component Replacement (MCR) project, Bruce Power announced. The Can…

Hydropower Plant

Filling of the Alto Tâmega Reservoir to Begin

The construction of the Alto Tâmega Hydroelectric Power Plant continues to progress at a good pace. The civil works are practically finished and the elect…

Oil Exploration

Saipem Lays Gas Pipeline for Greece's First Offshore LNG Terminal

Pipelaying activity for Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis LNG terminal, the first offshore LNG project in Greece, has been completed.Archive; Courtesy of Gastrad…

Solar Power Plant

Voltalia Chosen to Build 4 Solar Farms (230 MW) For Irish IPP

Voltalia contracted with Ireland-based independent power producer (IPP) Power Capital Renewable Energy to build, operate and maintain four solar power projects …