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Nuclear Power Plant

Sweden's Ringhals 1 Closes for Last Time

Ringhals 1 today became the fourth reactor to close in Sweden in the last seven years.

Nuclear Power Plant

Leningrad II-1 Completes Safety Tests

When it was connected to the grid on 9 March 2018, the unit became the second VVER-1200 reactor to start up, following the launch in 2016 of Novovoronezh unit 6…

Transformer

China XD Group Recieves Approval for Eight New Transformers

Eight new transformers and reactor products from China Xidian Group have passed the industry appraisal, and their comprehensive performance indicators reached t…

Wind Power Project

Vestas Lands 500MW Turbine Deal in Columbia

Danish supplier notches first contract for EnVentus units in Latin America.

Smart Meter

Fluvius Initiates 4.3 Million Smart Meter Rollout in Belgium

Belgian network operator Fluvius has selected three contractors to deliver 4.3 million electricity and gas smart meters by the end of 2024.

Solar Power Plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Juwi to Equip the Evander Mine with a 9.9 MWp Solar Power Plant

Juwi Renewable Energies, the South African subsidiary of the juwi group, has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 9.9…

India

Energy Demand Improvement Slows Down in Nov: India Ratings

This was due to the early onset of winters impacting demand from the northern region

United States

Biden to Rescind Trump's Last-Minute Rulemaking

President-elect Joe Biden plans to act quickly upon taking office to block pending regulations issued by his predecessor and to rescind executive orders issued …

Coal Mine

China: Shanxi Shuts 163 Coal Mines

Shanxi, a main coal-producing area in north China, has closed 163 coal mines and abolished 146.05 million tons of yearly coal manufacture capacity over the last…

Hydropower Plant

$400m Investment Inked for Another Hydro Project

Only infrastructure projects declared by the Council for the Development of Cambodia or an entity authorised by the Cambodian government of Cambodia can be the …

Hydropower Plant

Voith Hydro Awarded Contract by Mitsubishi Corporation

Voith Hydro has been awarded an electro-mechanical equipment contract by Mitsubishi Corporation for the Asahan 3 hydropower project in Indonesia, which will be …

Crude Oil

Cambodia Starts First Crude Oil Production After Years of Delays

Cambodia has begun extracting its first crude oil from fields in the Gulf of Thailand, in a venture between Singapore’s KrisEnergy Ltd and the government, both…

Nuclear Power Plant

Krško Reactor Closed As Precaution After Earthquake

The Krško nuclear power plant has been shut down as a precaution after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the town of Petrinja, which is 50 km south-east of the…

Electric Car

China's Sichuan Yahua to Supply LiOH to Tesla

Chinese lithium producer Sichuan Yahua Industrial has signed an agreement to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide to US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla.

Nuclear Power Plant

China Starts Building Second CFR-600 Fast Reactor

Construction work has started on the second CFR-600 sodium-cooled pool-type fast-neutron nuclear reactor in Xiapu County, in China's Fujian province.