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Nuclear Reactor

Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Reactor Receives Permission to Start Tests

Olkiluoto 3 is set to start regular electricity production in June 2022 and will be the biggest in Europe.

Power Cable

Prysmian to Build Cable Plant in US, Secures USD 880 Million in Offshore Wind Contracts

Prysmian Group has secured two offshore wind cabling projects in the US for a total of approximately USD 880 million (EUR 782 million).

Solar Power Plant

EnBW Signs 63MW Solar Power Play

Materials manufacturer Covestro has agreed a PPA for the developer's 187MW Weesow-Willmersdorf project

Solar Power Plant

Amp Energy Commissions 13.5 MW Open-Access Solar Project in Maharashtra

The 13.5 MW solar project, located in the Osmanabad district, will supply solar power to Orient Cement for its manufacturing plant in Maharashtra under a long-t…

Nuclear Power Plant

Kazakhstan Looks to Small Nuclear Reactors

Kazakhstan has begun to investigate the deployment of small reactors with a memorandum of cooperation signed between NuScale and KNPP, a branch of the governmen…

Crude Oil

Libya Considers Bonuses for Oil Companies to Boost Crude Output

Libya may introduce contracts with private oil companies that would give bonuses to those that meet targets and penalize those that don’t, as the OPEC member t…

Solar Power Plant

Solar Module Disassembly Equipment from Japan

Developed by Japanese PV equipment provider NPC Incorporated, the solar module disassembly line is claimed to enable the reuse of frames, junction boxes, intact…

Hydrogen Storage

Tractebel Unveils Offshore Hydrogen Storage Concept

The German engineer has outlined an innovative solution that could be powered by 2GW of offshore wind power

Energy Investment

MingYang Signs MoU for UK Manufacturing

The Chinese company has entered into an agreement to invest in UK blade manufacturing and turbine assembly

Wind Turbine

Statkraft Lines up Nordex for 110MW Torsa

German manufacturer to deliver 19 N163/5.X units in 2022

SMR

Supercomputer Aids SMR Simulation

Large-scale high-resolution models yield information that can drive down costs to build a new, intrinsically safe nuclear reactor.

Carbon Neutral

Kawasaki Heavy Aims for Domestic Carbon Neutrality in 2030 with Hydrogen Power

Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries said on Thursday it aims to achieve carbon neutrality in its domestic factories and offices in 2030 by using electricity gener…

Nuclear Power Plant

France's EDF Takes more Nuclear Reactors Offline After Faults Found

French power giant EDF said on Wednesday it had found faults on pipes in a safety system at its Civaux nuclear power station, and it would shut down another pla…

Nuclear waste

Japan Urged to Revoke Decision to Dump Nuclear Wastewater After Study Finds Fukushima Radioactive Material Reaches Arctic Ocean

A small amount of the radiocesium was detected and Yuichiro speculated that it had spread to the center of the Arctic Ocean.

Xi, Putin Pledge More Coordination

Beijing and Moscow pledged on Wednesday to bolster cooperation on international affairs, undertake more joint actions to protect their security interests and op…