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Nuclear Power Plant

Rolls-Royce Wins Contract for ZhangZhou Units

Rolls-Royce, the British engineering firm, has been awarded a "multi-million-euro" contract by CNNC to provide the Neutron Flux Monitoring System for two nuclea…

Solar Power Plant

RattanIndia Sells 306MW Solar Portfolio to GIP for $232m

RattanIndia Group has reportedly sold its 306MW of solar projects to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), in a deal valued at $232m (Rs16.7bn).

Energy Investment

EDP Renováveis to Sell Stake in US Renewable Assets for $700m

Spanish firm EDP Renováveis has agreed to sell its stake in a US wind and solar portfolio to Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure for $700m.

United States

US Announces Funding for Fusion and Carbon Capture Technologies

The US Department of Energy has announced $72m in funding for carbon capture technologies and $29m for fusion research projects.

Electric Car

Why is Toyota Making Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars When Plug-in Electric Vehicles are so Popular

​Large auto manufacturers like Toyota and Honda are expanding outside garden variety hybrids and battery electric vehicles and selling hydrogen fuel cells cars…

Hualong One

The World's First Hualong One Reactor Begins to Load Fuel

The first fuel loading of Hualong One in the world’s first reactor of China National Nuclear Corporation's Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 5 officially began.

Power Construction

The Demand for Electricity in Spain Decreases 2.4% in August

37.8% of the monthly generation was of renewable origin: wind energy 15.8%, concentrated solar power 3.5% and photovoltaic 8%.

Hualong One

Hualong One: Fuqing No. 5 Unit Obtains Operating License

On September 4, 2020, the issuing ceremony of the operation license for Unit 5 of Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant was held in Beijing.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japanese Coal Burn Slips to Historic Low in May

The Covid-19 pandemic drove Japanese coal-fired power generation to a more than four-year low in May, although the fuel's cost advantage for power generation sa…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Lightning Systems to Reduce Fuel Cell Vehicle Costs

Zero emission vehicle manufacturer Lightning Systems is lowering the price of its 2021 fuel cell electric and battery electric vehicles by 10%-50% for Class 3 a…

Biobattery

Grant Opportunity could Help Tribes Develop Bioenergy Resources

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs on Sept. 3 announced it is providing funding to hire consultants to identify.

Energy Storage System

Huawei: Residential Solar-Plus-Storage is Starting Point for New Era of Mainstream Renewable Energy

The high end residential energy storage market will be the company's entry point into a technology that helps integrate solar to the grid.

Crude Oil

Mexico CoMexico Could Be Forced To Cut Oil Production Target For 2021

Mexico will likely cut its crude oil production targets for next year, citing a ruling party lawmaker in Mexico.

Oil Price

Canadian Oil Prices Rise On Pipeline Shutdown

The Canadian heavy oil benchmark rose on Wednesday after a pipeline carrying diluent necessary for oil sands production was shut down following a leak over the …

LNG

Cyprus Makes A Major Bet On LNG

The discovery of Cyprus’ first gas field, offshore in the Eastern Mediterranean, was reason for celebration in December 2011.