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Nuclear Power Plant

Boris Johnson ‘Plans for UK to Get 25% of Energy From Nuclear’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly told nuclear industry bosses he plans for the UK to get 25% of its electricity needs from nuclear power.

Australia

Bids Called for Exploration Blocks in Western Australia

The state government in Western Australia has invited bids for one offshore exploration block and seven onshore permits in the Carnarvon and Amadeus basins.

Oil Price

Oil Approaches $120 as EU Considers Ban on Russian Crude

Fitch Ratings says the outlook for the global economy has 'deteriorated significantly' as inflation rises and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global ene…

Hydropower Plant

Low Water Levels Paralyze Hydropower Plants in Albania

Albania extended a national holiday for a day as demand for electricity outstripped domestic production and low water levels paralyzed hydropower plants across …

Wind Farm

EDF Cuts Ribbon on 24MW Polish Wind Farm

EDF Renewables' 24MW Gorzyca wind farm in Poland is fully operational, following the completion of works by contract engineer Bilfinger Tebodin.

Nuclear Power Plant

The Most Crucial Assembly Operation Of The Year Started At AKKUYU NPP Unit 1

Welding of the main circulation pipeline (MCP), a key assembly operation scheduled for 2022, has started in the reactor building of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant U…

Geothermal Power Plant

Renewable Energy Developer Cindrigo Targets Geothermal Development in Croatia

With the acquisition of company Energy Co-Invest Global, renewable energy developer Cindrigo targets geothermal development in Croatia and acquires large share …

How Renewables Are Transforming Developing Nations

Heat and cold are hard to come by in off-grid communities. Both are essential to sanitation and medical provision, and therefore to survival. Being able to stay…

United Arab Emirates

Masdar’s Clean Energy Capacity Jumped 40% in 2021 with Renewables Portfolio Expansion

Masdar reported a 40 per cent jump in its clean energy capacity in 2021 as the Abu Dhabi-based company continues to expand its renewables portfolio globally ami…

Hydropower’s Role in Achieving Net Zero and Energy Security Is Focus of Global Campaign

A new campaign calling for urgent investment in hydropower to combat climate change, accelerate progress towards net zero and strengthen energy security is bein…

Offshore Wind Power

Shell Applies for Licenses for 17 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind in Brazil

Shell has applied for environmental investigation licences for six offshore wind projects in Brazil with the country’s Institute for the Environment and Natura…

Solar Inverter

Ingeteam Supplies Solar Inverters for Mercury Renew Projects

Ingeteam have already concluded the supply of 108 solar inverters made in Brazil and 32 substations or power stations also assembled in the country.

Carbon Neutral

Coal’s a ‘Stupid Investment’ and We’re ‘Sleepwalking to Climate Catastrophe,’ Says UN Chief Guterres

The U.N. Secretary General issued a stark warning Monday, saying the planet had emerged from last year’s COP26 summit in Glasgow with “a certain naïve optimi…

Azerbaijan

Masdar Starts Building 230-MW Solar Farm in Azerbaijan

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) announced that it has launched the construction of the 230-MW Garadagh solar farm in Azerbaijan, and signed new ag…

Crude Oil

Oil Advances as EU Debates Possible Ban on Russian Crude Imports

Oil climbed for a fourth day, heading for the best run in a month, on signs the European Union may be edging closer to a ban on Russian crude imports to punish …