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Net Zero Emission

UK Confirms Record Single-Year Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2021

Image: Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire | Credit: iStockOfficial data confirms UK emissions rose five per cent in 2021, yet they were still lower than befo…

Hydropower Plant

ENHY Launched to Develop Hydroelectricity in Madagascar

ENHY has been launched through a partnership between Hyvity and the Filatex Group to develop, build and operate hydroelectric plants in Madagascar.At the heart …

Carbon Emissions

President Biden Warns Corporates Must ‘Pay Their Fair Share’ to Help Tackle Climate Crisis

Image: Credit: White HouseState of the Union address touts success of historic US climate legislation, but warns more action is needed to tackle escalating envi…

Pumped Storage

£1 Million Grant to Test Materials for New Energy Storage System

In partnership with the University of Greenwich and the University of Exeter, UK firm RheEnergise has secured a grant of £1 million from the UK government…

Energy Transition

Six Uncomfortable Truths About the Energy Transition

New report spotlights the pain points stalling Europe’s move to a clean energy futureA cross-section of players from the European energy sector have ident…

Nuclear Reactor

Fusion Progress in Russia

The GI Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP SB RAS) has succeeded in increasing the plasma density…

Electric Car

‘UK’s Largest Virtual Power Plant’: Octopus Energy Claims EV Tariff Users Provide 100MW of Flexible Power

Intelligent Octopus tariff launched last year offers electric vehicle drivers cheaper rates to charge their car up overnight at off-peak timesOctopus Energy cla…

Nuclear Reactor

X-Energy, Alberta Explore Opportunities to Support SMR Projects

X-energy Canada, a subsidiary of U.S. mall modular reactor and fuel technology company X-energy, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Invest Alberta Co…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Savannah River Facility Prepped for NNSA Project

A crane is used to remove equipment during a project to repurpose Building 226-F for an NNSA mission at the Savannah River Site. (Photo: DOE)Work has begun to p…

Nuclear Technology

Modern Surface Assessment Technologies Address Today’s Inspection Challenges in Nuclear Power Plants

While nuclear power plants are some of the most highly regulated and safe worksites in the world, inspection challenges remain. According to estimates by indust…

Offshore Wind Power

Newly Discovered Chemical Process Renders All Existing Wind Turbine Blades Recyclable

A new chemical process discovered as part of a Vestas-led project removes the need for changing the design or composition of the material used for wind turbine …

Nuclear Power Plant

Shine Receives Final EIS to Operate Its Mo-99 Production Facility

SHINE’s Chrysalis production building, under construction in October 2022. (Photo: SHINE)The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the final supplement…

Nuclear Reactor

Belgium Mulls Life Extension for More Reactors

Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant. (Photo: N. Hippert/IAEA)The Belgian government is exploring the idea of extending the operational life of its three olde…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Potential Under Study in Nahanni Butte, NWT, Canada

Sambaa Deh Territorial Park, Northwestern Territories, Canada (source: Fort Simpson Chamber of Commerce / flickr, Creative Commons)Gonezu Energy, with the suppo…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Royalties to Help Cut Power Costs in Radicondoli, Italy

View at Randicondoli, Tuscany, Italy (source: flickr/ Benjamin Rabe, creative commons)The Municipality of Radicondoli in Tuscany, Italy is offering tenders for …