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Nuclear Reactor

MoU Aims to Produce Co-60 in French PWRs

The agreement is the first step towards production in Europe of the radioisotope for medical uses, the companies said.

Nuclear Power Plant

OPG Chooses BWRX-300 SMR for Darlington New Build

Ontario Power Generation has selected the BWRX-300 small modular reactor for the Darlington new nuclear site, and will work with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy to de…

Solar Cell

Dion-Jacobson Perovskite Solar Cell with 18.82% Efficiency

Scientists in China have used a fused-thiophene spacer to build a two-dimensional perovskite solar cell. It has an open-circuit voltage of 1.03 V, a short circu…

Natural Gas

Samsung Engineering Secures US$1.23bn Gas Development Project in Saudi Arabia

Samsung Engineering announced on Dec. 1 that it has signed a US$1.23 billion contract with Saudi Aramco for the Jafurah Gas Process Package #1 Project.

Nuclear Decommissioning

France May Need to Postpone Reactor Closures, Says IEA

The French government will need to take important decisions to ensure the country gets on track to meet its 2050 net-zero emissions goal, particularly in terms …

Hydrogen Production

WAB Joins the OCEaN Initiative to Promote Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind

WAB has joined the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature to promote sustainable practices in power generation with green hydrogen production from offshore wi…

Nuclear Power Plant

Atucha 1 Works Towards Long-Term Operation

It is the third such mission at the request of the Argentinian government.

Energy Storage Battery

Wartsila Wins Chile Storage Contract

8MW battery system will be co-located with Colbun’s 230MW Diego de Almagro solar farm

Oil Field

Aramco Awards Contracts Worth $10bn to Develop Giant Jafurah Gas Field

The company plans to invest more than $100bn to develop the field that will make Saudi Arabia one of the world’s largest natural gas producers

Nuclear Power Plant

ENSREG Sees Significant Progress at Belarus Nuclear Plant

The plenary meeting of the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group on 24 November approved the “EU Peer Review Report Implementation of Belarusian Stress Test…

United States

More Gulf of Mexico Work for Seadrill Rigs

While working to emerge from Chapter 11, offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured more work for its rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and added about $0.…

Wind Power Project

Atlantique Offshore Wins Substation Gig

French company says it has secured an EPCI contract for the topside and foundation for an unnamed project

Nuclear Power Plant

First Hunterston B Reactor Enters Retirement

Hunterston B Reactor 3 - a 490 MWe advanced gas-cooled reactor - was taken offline for the final time at midday on 26 November, marking the end of 46 years of o…

Wind Turbine

2W Energia, Vestas Sign Prelim Turbine Supply Deal in Brazil

Brazilian energy trader 2W Energia has signed a preliminary supply contract with Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems A/S for the Kairos wind power com…

Crude Oil

Iran Seeks to Return Oil Output to Pre-Sanction Levels

Iran wants to pump more oil than it did before the Trump administration tightened sanctions, a top official said ahead of high-level nuclear talks whose outcome…