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Nuclear Power Plant

Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 5 Runs at Full Power to Generate Electricity

The world’s first reactor of Hualong One-Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 5, "firepowered", ran at full power and generated more than 27 million kWh on the sam…

Electric Car

Video: Countries with Most Electric Vehicle Running

An electric vehicle is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion.

Energy Transition

Pacific Island Nations Reinforce Energy Transition Goals Ahead of COP26

Pacific Island governments have reinforced their commitment to energy transition action and strengthened sustainable energy goals within updated nationally dete…

Rooftop PV System

Victoria’s Minimum Solar Feed-in Tariffs to Drop by 34%

The delicate balancing act between incentivising rooftop solar uptake, versus moderating its effects on the grid and electricity markets continues, with the Vic…

Nuclear Fuel

Tokyo Electric Completes Nuclear Fuel Removal from Fukushima No. 3 Unit

The No. 3 unit is one of the three reactors that suffered core meltdowns following the earthquake and tsunami disaster on March 11, 2011.

Oil Refinery

Iranian Firm Wins Tehran Refinery Upgrade Project

Iranian contracting company Chagalesh Consulting Engineers has been awarded a €200mn engineering, procurement and construction contract to upgrade a number of …

Coal Mine

Plans for UK Coal Mine Suspended After Criticism of Net Zero Commitment

Plans to build the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years have been suspended after the UK government was accused of “rank hypocrisy” for greenlighting the pr…

Nuclear Reactor

French Regulator Approves 50-Year Operation of 900 MWe Reactors

France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has set the conditions for the continued operation of EDF's 900 MWe reactors beyond 40 …

CNNC

CNNC and CGN Sign Fuel Contracts and Pledge Greater Co-Operation

CNNC added that the development had "far-reaching significance for promoting the sustained and stable development of China's nuclear fuel industry and consolida…

Nuclear Power Plant

Licence Extension for South Korea’s Shin Hanul NPP does not Mean New Units will be Built

However, the extension of the licence does not mean that construction of the two reactors will go ahead.

Wind Turbine Blade

Siemens Gamesa Places Brazil Blade Order

Contract with Aeris equates to 3800MW of wind capacity

Pumped Storage

Andritz Wins Contract on Austrian Pumped Storage plant

Andritz has been contracted by TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG to supply two motor-generators for the new Kühtai 2 pumped storage power plant in Austria, with com…

Nuclear Reactor

BN-800 Fast Reactor has First Full Refuelling with MOX Fuel

Unit 4 of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant, Russia's BN-800 reactor, has been connected to the grid and resumed operations upon completion of scheduled mainten…

Market Analysis

Rejoining Paris Pact Signals U.S. Ready To Jump Aboard Hydrogen Express

The decision by the Biden administration to rejoin the Paris agreement will likely provide a boost to the creation of a robust hydrogen fuel industry in the U.S…

Nuclear Reactor

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Advances Efforts to License BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy today announced that it continues to make significant progress in its efforts to license the BWRX-300 small modular reactor in the U.S…