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Uranium Project

Orano to Expand Capacity of French Enrichment Plant

The board of directors of Orano has approved an investment of some EUR1.7 billion (USD1.8 billion) to raise the production capacity of the Georges Besse II (GB-…

Wave Energy

New York Tidal Energy Project Helps Researchers Explore Recyclable Materials for Renewable Energy Tech

On a gray, foggy day in May 2021, a rust-kissed barge carried three shed-sized tidal turbines—each mounted on the points of a triangular steel frame—through N…

Offshore Wind Power

Genex, Energyaustralia Sign 10-Year PPA for 258MW Kidston Wind Project

The agreement with EnergyAustralia covers 30% of the 258MW Kidston Stage 3 wind project’s (K3W) generation capacity for a period of 10 years at a fixed pr…

Microgrid

Crossboundary Energy Access and Engie Sign Largest Mini-Grid Project Finance Transaction in Africa

CrossBoundary Energy Access Nigeria (CBEA) and ENGIE Energy Access Nigeria (ENGIE) are announcing a project finance agreement to build a $60 million portfolio o…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Introduced New 40' Blade Battery Electric Bus Chassis and 45' Electric Intercity Coach at Busworld

BYD introduced two new eBus innovations at Busworld 2023 held at Brussels Expo, Belgium. The BYD 40-foot B12 eBus brings a new generation of integrated chassis …

Electric Vehicles

Volvo Cars Opens New Flagship Software Testing Center in Sweden

Volvo Cars opened a new, state-of-the-art software testing center in Gothenburg, Sweden that amplifies our capacity for integrated software testing at all level…

Offshore Wind Power

Northland Power, ESB to Increase Spiorad NA Mara Capacity to 900 MW

A Scoping Report and a capacity update have been issued regarding the Spiorad na Mara offshore wind project in Scotland, owned by Northland Power and ESB.Follow…

Nuclear Reactor

Japan's Hokuriku Elec Aims to Restart Shika No.2 Reactor in 2026

Japan's Hokuriku Electric Power (9505.T) aims to restart the No.2 reactor of its Shika nuclear power station in early 2026 to ensure a stable supply of elec…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

European Council Agrees Stance on Electricity Market Reform

Following months of negotiations, the European Council has reached an agreement on a proposal to amend the EU's electricity market design, agreeing to inclu…

Energy Storage Project

Scientists Design Cobalt-Free Battery for Cleaner, Greener Power

High-capacity and reliable rechargeable batteries are a critical component of many devices and even modes of transport. They play a key role in the shift to a g…

Geothermal Drilling

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Recognized for Geothermal Capacity Growth

Drilling rig on site in Schwerin, Germany (source: Daldrup & Söhne AG)The State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany has been recognized as having the larg…

Gas turbine engine

500 MW Plant Online in S. Korea

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business announced the successful start of commercial operation for Naepo District Heating Plant, a district heating plant located …

Energy Storage Project

'First' Synchronous Condenser-Bess Hybrid Project to Be Deployed in Ireland

A synchronous condenser system that Siemens Energy provided for another project in Ireland in 2021. Image: Siemens Energy.Siemens Energy is set to deploy the fi…

Thermal Coal

Czech Government Plans Coal Phase-Out by 2033 and Oil and Gas by 2050

The plan presents an outlook for the development of the energy sector until 2030. By then, electricity consumption will increase by around one-tenth compared to…

Energy Investment

Wall Street, Global Financial Institutions Upgrade China's 2023 Economic Forecasts

A Wall Street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on March 13, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]Global financial institution…