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Offshore Wind Power

Finnish Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward

Ilmatar Offshore was granted a seabed survey permit for the 1.2 GW offshore wind project area Vågskär in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) an…

Net Zero Emission

Energy Efficiency Regulation Assisting Act’s Net Zero Goals

The Australian Capital Territory Government has introduced a new regulation to make rental homes more energy efficient through meeting a minimum standard for ce…

Electricity Transmission

Siemens Energy to supply transmission technology in Italy

Siemens Energy will manufacture the main components for the stations, while FATA will be responsible for civil works, electromechanical installation, constructi…

Solar Power Panel

First Solar Secures 1.8GW Solar Module Contract From EDPR

The modules will power US projects developed by EDP Renewables North America.First Solar and EDP Renewables signed a multi-year order for 1.8GW of advanced thin…

Nuclear Reactor

EDF CREATES NUWARD TO STRENGTHEN DEVELOPMENT OF ITS SMR

EDF (Electricité de France) announced the creation of its subsidiary NUWARD to boost the development of its small modular reactor (SMR) now entering the …

HVDC

GE AND MCDERMOTT CONSORTIUM TO BUILD HDVC SYSTEMS FOR TENNE T PROJECTS

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded three High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) contracts for a total of approximately 6 billion euros …

Electric Car

Tesla Gigafactory Texas Achieves Production of 4,000 Cars in a Week, but Trails Behind Berlin

Tesla Gigafactory Texas has achieved a new production milestone of 4,000 cars in a week, but the factory trails behind Gigafactory Berlin in its friendly produc…

Energy Storage Project

FERC Issues Draft EIS for Goldendale Energy Storage Project

Staff with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the U.S. have prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for licensing of the 1,200 MW Goldend…

Carbon Emissions

New York’s New Mayor Has Assembled a Seasoned Climate Team. Now, the Real Work Begins

The president of the New York League of Conservation Voters says action is needed on bike and bus lanes, waste collection, curbside composting and outsize emiss…

Hydropower Plant

The Major Energy Source for Bitcoin Mining Is Hydropower

When off-grid Bitcoin mining is factored in, the major energy source for the industry is hydropower, providing electricity for 23% of all bitcoin mining, accord…

Nuclear Power Plant

Watch for It—Advanced Nuclear “Liftoff” Needs 5–10 Reactor Contracts by 2025

These graphs illustrate how rapidly scaling the nuclear industrial base would enable nearer-term decarbonization and increase capital efficiency, versus a five-…

Nuclear Power Plant

Rosatom Plans Development of Pilot Nuclear Thermal Power Plant

Rosatom is considering construction of a pilot nuclear thermal power plant (ATST) Elena-AM, designed for use in small remote villages. According to documents po…

Nuclear Power Plant

Used Fuel From US EBR-II Reactor Transferred to Dry Storage

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has transferred all of the used nuclear fuel from the closed Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) from wet to dry storage.…

Energy Security

Xcel Says Leak Is Fixed at Monticello NPP

US Xcel Energy says workers have repaired the leak at the Monticello NPP, which will resume power production shortly. The company temporarily shut down the plan…

SMR

Polish-US Nuclear Cooperation Expands to USNC Microreactors

Grupa Azoty Police, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and the West Pomeranian University of Technology have signed an agreement to build a nuclear energy research …