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Carbon capture

Compact CO2 Capture System Receives “Awards for Excellence” at the 2022 Nikkei Excellent Products and Services Awards

-- Aim for Expanded Use Globally under the Trade Name "CO2MPACT" --- Compact and highly versatile module configuration significantly shortens time required for …

Biofuel

Biorefinery Uses Microbial Fuel Cell to Upcycle Resistant Plant Waste

Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c03667When nature designed lignin—the fibrous, woody ma…

Nuclear Reactor

MoU Sees X-Energy, Alberta Grow Their Smr Relationship

X-Energy Canada and Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop economic opportunities supporting the potential …

Nuclear Reactor

Korea Proposes Building Four Reactors for Turkey

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has submitted a preliminary proposal to Turkey for the construction of four APR-1400 reactors at an undisclosed site in…

Nuclear Reactor

Second Belgian Reactor Enters Retirement

Unit 2 of the Tihange nuclear power plant in Belgium has been permanently shut down after 40 years of operation. The 1008 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor is…

Wind Power Project

Record Demand in New York’s Latest Offshore Wind Solicitation

Ocean Wind 1, the 1.1 GW joint venture between Ørsted and PSEG, has awarded three major construction contracts for the project. (Courtesy: Ocean Wind)Six…

Nuclear Fuel

Framatome in Partnership to Develop Fourth Generation Nuclear Fuel

USNC Pilot Fuel Manufacturing Facility. Courtesy USNCFramatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) intend to form a joint venture to manufacture commercia…

Solar Power Plant

How Solar Surge Saved Europe From the Energy Crisis

Photo by Nuno Marques on UnsplashWhile both wind and solar delivered Europe through the energy crunch by generating more than a fifth of EU electricity in 2022,…

Hydrogen Production

ITM Power Signs Contracts for Electrolysers With Linde Engineering

ITM Power has signed two contracts, each for the sale of 100 MW of PEM electrolysers to Linde Engineering. Both plants will be installed at a site operated by R…

Pumped Storage

GE Connects All Units at Jinzhai Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant in China

In line with the planned schedule, all units of the Jinzhai pumped storage power plant have now been successfully connected to grid and completed 15 days of tri…

Energy Storage Battery

Scientists Illuminate Barrier to Next-Generation Battery That Charges Very Quickly

This artist’s rendition shows one probe bending from applied pressure, causing a fracture in the solid electrolyte, which is filling with lithium. On the …

Nuclear Power Plant

Velocys Completes Construction on Reactor Core Assembly Facility

Velocys plc on Jan. 26 released a business update, reporting that the company has completed construction on a new reactor core assembly facility in Ohio. Velocy…

Nuclear Reactor

X-energy Canada and Invest Alberta Collaborate to Develop Economic Opportunities in Support of Potential Xe-100 SMR Projects

The Memorandum of Understanding will advance X-energy’s growing relationships in Alberta, helping the province seize the potential economic benefits offer…

Hydrogen Production

Linde Wins FEED Contract for Equinor’s Saltend Hydrogen Plant

Image courtesy: Zero Carbon HumberEquinor has awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for H2H Saltend to Linde Engineering, and an operation and …

Nuclear Power Plant

S. Korea Submits Proposal to Turkey on New Nuclear Power Project

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said Tuesday it has submitted a preliminary proposal to Turkey to take part in a…