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Nuclear Reactor

Electricity Production at Finland's New Nuclear Reactor Delayed to March

​Electricity production at Finland’s new Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor has now been delayed to March from late February, according to operator Teollisuuden Voim…

Carbon Emissions

Scaling Up Battery Production Reduces Carbon Emissions Significantly

New research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden shows how scaling up production through enormous 'gigafactories' can cut the environmental impact …

Hydropower Plant

Investments in Hydro Set to Increase in 2022 Says New Research

Hydropower capacity in 2022 is set to exceed 1200GW and investments will climb to $36.3 billion, new research from Rystad Energy has suggested, with hydro set t…

LNG

MOL Signs Charter for New Arctic LNG 2 Ice-Breaking Carrier

Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a charter contract for a newbuilding ice-breaking carrier to serve Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project.

Polysilicon Shortages in Solar PV Markets to End Within 18 Months

The solar squeeze of 2021 will be ended by a surge of new polysilicon production capacity coming online in the next two years, according to new research from Re…

Rosatom

MBIR Reactor Construction Program Exceeded by 8% in 2021

The construction program for the MBIR research reactor, which is being built on the site of JSC “SSC RIAR” , was exceeded by 8% in 2021.

Oil & Gas Supply

Opec+ Agrees 400,000 b/d Hike for March

Opec+ ministers have agreed to press ahead with another 400,000 b/d increase in the group's crude output quota next month.

Crude Oil

OPEC+ Set To Continue With 400,000 Bpd Production Increase

The OPEC+ group is expected to decide next week whether it should continue unwinding the oil production cuts by another 400,000 barrels per day in March

Nuclear Power Plant

Test Assembly of MBIR Research Reactor Vessel Carried Out

The six pieces of equipment involved in the test at the Volgodonsk branch of AEM technologies had a combined weight of 164 tonnes.

South Korea

S Korea Election Offers Potential for Nuclear Change

South Korea's upcoming presidential election on 9 March opens up the possibility for a sharp change in the country's nuclear policy.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Britishvolt Signs Agreement to Develop High-Nickel EV Batteries

Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said on Monday it has signed an agreement with a UK government-backed research facility to develop batteries with h…

Solar Cell

New Efficiency Record For Solar Cell Technology

A team of researchers from the NUS has set a new record in the power conversion efficiency of solar cells made using perovskite and organic materials.

Nuclear waste

US National Labs Support International Waste Disposal Research

GTS's HotBENT 2021 operational overview video shows one of the heaters being installed inside the Grimsel tunnelheater installed in the Grimsel tunnel

Market Analysis

Japan’s Power Demand Forecast to Fall Towards 2031-32

Japan's electricity demand is forecast to fall towards the April 2031-March 2032 fiscal year, following a steady recovery over 2021-24 from Covid-19-induced slu…

Hydrogen Project

S-OIL Signs MOU on Blue Hydrogen Business with Saudi Aramco

S-OIL has signed four MOUs with Saudi Aramco to strengthen cooperation in alternative energy, including research and development on low-carbon future energy sou…