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Nuclear Reactor

GE Hitachi Formally Enters BWRX-300 SMR in UK Race for New Nuclear

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has submitted a Generic Design Assessment (GDA) entry application for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) to UK authorities…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Fuel Cells vs. Batteries: What’s the Difference?

As the world looks toward innovative technology to help reduce the carbon footprint, scarcity of resources has become a significant challenge.With no single tec…

Nuclear Technology

Price Shift Boosts Prospects For Nuclear Hydrogen

Almost all clean energy transition scenarios give hydrogen a key role in our future. With geopolitical impacts on gas prices accelerating the economic case for …

Biobattery

EIA: Densified Biomass Fuel Sales At 860,000 Tons In August

The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 890,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in Au…

Solar Cell

Researchers Develop Highly Stable Formamidinium-cesium Perovskite Solar Cells

A new pathway to creating durable, efficient perovskite photovoltaics at industrial scale has been demonstrated through the first effective use of lead acetate …

Energy Saving

A Strategy To Boost The Efficiency Of Solar Cells Based On Thin-film Bifacial Cu(In,Ga)Se2

To tackle global warming, engineers have been trying to develop increasingly advanced technologies that can generate and store electrical energy more sustainabl…

Geothermal Power Plant

EDC Announces Five-year Geothermal Capacity Expansion Plan

60 MW Mahanagdong geothermal power plant, Leyte, Philippines (source: EDC)Philippine-based geothermal developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has at leas…

Oil & Gas Trade

New Petrobras’ FPSO Begins Production

Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras has put into operation its new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel P-71, ahead of the expected st…

Power Construction

World Bank Approves $311M to Increase Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity in West Africa

Existing and prospective electricity customers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo will benefit from the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Pr…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy and Linxon Support National Grid in Achieving Sustainability Targets Through Pioneering 420 kV SF6-free Gas- insulated Switchgear Technology

Strengthening key power infrastructure in London while reducing carbon footprintZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 22, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Energy and Linxon a…

Hualong One

Delay To Start-up Of CGN's First Hualong One Unit

Unit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region will now not begin operation until the first half of 2023, China Genera…

Solar Power Plant

New Report Shows EU Solar Installations Rise Nearly 50%

A new report from industry group SolarPower Europe shows that solar installations in the European Union increased by almost 50% year-over-year in 2022, to a rec…

France

Energy Crisis Deepens as Nuclear Reactors Remain Offline in France

Major French utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) said it will again extend maintenance outages at some of its nuclear reactors by several months, meaning Fra…

Offshore Wind Power

Vattenfall Will Build 1.3-GW Offshore Wind Farm Near Finland

Vattenfall, the Sweden-based multinational power company, will build and operate Finland’s first gigascale offshore wind farm as part of a joint venture w…

Electric Car

Microlino Reboots Bubble Car With Electric Model To Put Switzerland Back On Carmaking Map

New version replaces old petrol engine with 12.5 kilowatt electric engine offering up to 230km and top speed of 90kphA prototype of an electric-powered Microlin…