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SMR

Rolls-Royce Releases UK Small Modular Reactors Shortlist

Seven sites are in the running for the first Rolls-Royce SMR power station which will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy.

Some European Gigafactory Projects ‘Revising Plans’

Some anticipated lithium-ion battery gigafactory projects in Europe are quietly revising their plans and may not open at all, according to the head of energy st…

Electric Car

Tesla Deliveries Fall for the First Time in Two Years

Electric vehicle maker blames supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns for drop in production

Mexico

Mexico Senate Identifies Geothermal As Critical to Energy Transition

Having recognized geothermal as fundamental for clean energy transition, legislators in Mexico have requested a report on the programs for geothermal exploratio…

United Kingdom

UK-Based Startup Tevva Launches Hydrogen-Electric Truck With 310-Mile Range

U.K.-based startup Tevva on Thursday launched a hydrogen-electric heavy goods vehicle, becoming the latest company to make a play in a sector attracting interes…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power on the Upswing, Numerous Projects Take Shape Around the World

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says momentum is building for nuclear power in many countries amid soaring fuel prices and growing energy security concern…

LNG

G-7 Leaders to Set up a ‘Climate Club’ and Take Immediate Action to Secure Energy Supply

Communique says leaders are committed to “a highly decarbonised road sector by 2030” as well as “a fully or predominantly decarbonised power sector by 2035.…

SMR

Vattenfall Begins Feasibility Study on Construction of Small Modular Reactors at Ringhals

Electricity consumption in Sweden is expected to increase rapidly over the coming decades and, for this reason, Vattenfall is working actively to find out how d…

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Enerbility Partner on Korean Offshore Wind

Wind developer Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Group‘s Korean subsidiary Doosan Enerbility have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore cooperation wit…

United Kingdom

UK Automotive Manufacturers Face £90 Million Energy Cost Hike

Rising energy costs risk harming the UK automotive sector as manufacturers of vehicles and components face a £90m cost hike.

OPEC

OPEC Boosts Oil Income in 2021, Well Completions Drop

OPEC's oil revenue surged in 2021 as prices and demand recovered from the worst of the COVID pandemic, while the number of its members' active rigs posted a mod…

Asia Leads in Biomass Capacity Additions

The region is more cost attractive compared to North America and Western Europe.

Australia

Australian PV Researchers Get $31.1M Gov’t Funding

This will enable them to extend their solar research activities to 2030.

CCS

‘UK’s Largest’ Carbon Capture Plant Opens

Carbon dioxide captured from power generation emissions will be used as raw material in the manufacture of pharmaceutical grade sodium bicarbonate

Nuclear Reactor

G7 Urged To Support Extending Operating Life of Nuclear Reactors

Representatives of the global nuclear industry have called for a rise in national nuclear capacity targets