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Hydropower Plant

Companies Break Ground on Austrian Small Hydro Plant Construction

A groundbreaking ceremony on March 24 marked the official start of construction on the 11 MW Gratkorn small hydro plant on the Mur River in the Styria province …

OPEC

Opec Mulls Removing IEA as a Secondary Source

Opec has removed Paris-based energy watchdog the IEA from the panel of "official" secondary sources that monitor the group's monthly crude production.

Nuclear Power Plant

UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief in Ukraine to Talk Safety Support

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s director-general arrived in Ukraine March 29 for talks with senior government officials on delivering “urgent technical assistance…

Hydrogen Production

China's First Hydrogen Plan Focused on Lowering Costs, Building Capabilities

China has recognized hydrogen as "a crucial element of the nation's future energy system" in its first-ever national hydrogen development plan launched in March…

LNG

U.S., German Officials to Meet this Week on LNG, Hydrogen Supplies

U.S. and German government officials will meet in Berlin this week with energy industry executives to discuss ways to boost Germany's energy supplies, as Russia…

China

China and Nepal Study Feasibility of Cross-Border Power Grid

China and Nepal will conduct a feasibility study to construct a high-voltage power transmission line across the Himalayas to facilitate the exchange of electric…

Oil Refinery

Russian Agents Charged with Targeting U.S. Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery

U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an Americ…

CCS

Offshore Engineering Consultancy Secures Work on Norwegian CCS Project

Offshore Engineering consultancy specialist Global Maritime has secured a deal with Northern Lights JV, which will see it support the project’s efforts aimed a…

Nuclear Fusion

US Administration Shares Vision for Commercial Fusion

Up to USD20 million will support research at spherical tokamak facilities to improve the modelling and scientific understanding of plasmas.

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…

Electric Car

Porsche Sets Goal for 80% of Sales to Be Electric by 2030

Porsche has updated its electrification goal today with the release of its financial results. The German automaker now sets a goal for 80% of sales to be all-el…

LNG

Germany in Talks with Qatar on Long-Term Gas Supplies to Reduce Russian Dependence

Germany and Qatar are negotiating a long-term energy partnership, government officials from both sides said Sunday, as Europe's biggest economy seeks to become …

Crude Oil

India Buys Russian Oil Despite Pressure for Sanctions

The state-run Indian Oil Corp. bought 3 million barrels of crude oil from Russia earlier this week to secure its energy needs, resisting Western pressure to avo…

Hydropower Plant

China's Highest-Altitude Mega Hydropower Plant Fully Operational

With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, a mega hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest on…

Nuclear Power Plant

Tender Launched for New Nuclear Plant at Dukovany

The Czech Republic’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has officially given its approval after completing the safety assessment of the three approved bidders - ED…