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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Bill Gates’ Terrapower to Fast Track First Next-Gen Nuclear Plant in US

(Oliver Helbig/Getty Images)A company co-founded by Bill Gates is about to start building next-generation nuclear power plants in the US.Chris Levesque, CEO of …

Microgrid

Italy’s Terna to Invest $18 Bln in Grid by 2028, Eyes M&A

Terna high voltage pylons are seen in Montalto di Castro, central Italy, April 27, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsItalian power gri…

Biofuel

Sustainable Biomass Production Capacity Could Triple US Bioeconomy, Report Finds

The United States could triple its current economy by producing more than 1 billion tons per year of plant-based biomass for renewable fuels while meeting proje…

Hydrogen Production

‘Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity’ for Atlantic as Wilkinson Inks Hydrogen Deal with Germany

Canada and Germany signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday for the future sale of hydrogen produced from proposed projects in Atlantic Canada.The agreeme…

Power Construction

Britain’s National Grid Proposes $74 Bln Energy System Upgrade

Electricity pylons run through fields near Amersham, Britain, September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsBritain’s Nati…

Hydrogen Production

Plug Power Starts Producing Hydrogen in Georgia

The engineering, construction, and procurement firm S&B built Plug Power's new electrolytic hydrogen plant in Georgia.Plug Power has begun production of hyd…

Oil & Gas Trade

Iran Inks Big Contracts to Increase Oil Production

Iran on Sunday sealed contracts worth billions of dollars with domestic companies to boost its oil production in the face of Western sanctions.In a ceremony bro…

Power Construction

China Starts $3.9 Billion Power Transmission and Storage Project

China’s largest utility has started construction on a 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) project to transmit electricity across three provinces and store it i…

Biofuel

DOE Report Outlines How America Can Sustainably Produce More Than 1 Billion Tons of Biomass per Year

The U.S. Department of Energy today released the 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), which shows that the U.S. could sustainably triple its production of biomass to…

Geothermal Power Plant

New Bipartisan Bill Seeks Faster Permitting for Geothermal in US Public Lands

Tungsten geothermal power plant, Nevada (source: screenshot, YouTube/ Ormat)A new bipartisan bill introduced by US Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Mar…

LNG

Germany Adds Fourth FSRU Further Expanding Imports and LNG Supply Stability

Germany’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacity is set to increase by up to five billion cubic meters (bcm) following the arrival of the floating st…

Nuclear Technology

US Proposed Budget Supports Nuclear Projects

US Department of Energy. Image: Office of Nuclear EnergyThe US Administration’s 2025 budget request includes nearly USD1.6 billion for the Department of E…

Power Construction

Poland to Spend $16 Billion on Power Grid by 2034

Electric poles are seen near Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant powered by lignite, operated by Polish utility PGE, in Kleszcz…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Refinancing of Barakah Classed as 'Green' Loan

The AED8.89 billion (USD2.42 billion) refinancing of the Barakah nuclear power plant project, announced last year, has now been recognised as a Green Loan Facil…

Oil & Gas Supply

Italy Drops Plans for $5.2 Bln Tariff to Cover Gas Storage Costs

Italy's energy authority said it had shelved plans for a tariff to cover the cost of keeping gas stockpiles full, following widespread criticism from energy…