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Nuclear Reactor

EDF Energy Scraps Plans to Restart Dungeness B Nuclear Plant

EDF Energy has decided to begin removing fuel from Britain's Dungeness B nuclear power station in Kent, moving forward decommissioning it had planned for 2028.

Net Zero Emission

First Energy Earthshot Aims to Slash the Cost of Clean Hydrogen by 80% to $1 per Kilogram in One Decade

Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today launched the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Earthshots Initiative, to accelerate breakthroughs of more abund…

Energy Transition

Europe Energy Week to Focus on the Region’s Energy Transition

Siemens Energy and partners are bringing a new virtual energy conference to Europe on 15 - 17 June, to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the regio…

Oil Field

Australia’s Karoon Takes FID on Patola Oil Field

Australian independent Karoon Energy has made a positive final investment decision on the 10,000 b/d Patola oil field in the Santos basin offshore Brazil at a d…

Wind Turbine Blade

Ørsted Commits to Sustainable Recycling of Wind Turbine Blades

Ørsted has decommissioned one wind power asset, the offshore wind farm Vindeby.

Carbon Neutral

HDFC Bank Commits to Become Carbon Neutral By 2031-32

s part of its ESG strategy, the Bank will focus on providing lower-interest loans for green products such as electric automobiles and incorporating ESG scores i…

Oil Field

Exxon, Equinor Invest $8 Billion In Developing Oilfield Off Brazil

Norway’s Equinor and U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil have reached the final investment decision to develop the Bacalhau oilfield in Brazil’s prolific pre-salt area…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Indonesia to Halt Approval of New Coal-Fired Power

Indonesia, the world's largest thermal coal exporter, has decided to stop approving new coal-fired power plants with an aim of cutting emissions and expanding r…

Nuclear Power Plant

China's Artificial Sun Brings Nuclear Fusion Energy Closer

The previous record was 20 seconds at 100 C set by the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research, the Republic of Korea's superconducting fusion device, o…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Japan Targets 1,000 Hydrogen Stations by End of Decade

Move part of plan to make green vehicles more convenient in carbon neutral push

Geothermal Power Plant

Shell joins the International Geothermal Association

The International Geothermal Association (IGA) has kicked off the geothermal decade and is well positioned to drive the geothermal technology agenda in the comi…

Oil Refinery

France's Donges Refinery will not Restart Until 2022

France's 222,000 b/d Donges refinery will remain offline until next year after operator Total decided to bring forward planned maintenance.

China

China Honors Deceased Nuclear Power Expert

Renowned Chinese nuclear power expert Peng Shilu, who passed away in March this year, was granted the title "Role Model of the Times" recently for his contribut…

Distributed energy

New Distributed Generation Hits Record in Argentina

A record almost 1MW of new distributed generation was installed in April in Argentina, the country’s energy ministry has announced.

United Arab Emirates

UAE Asks to Host 2023 UN Climate Change Conference

he annual Conference of Parties is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the United Nations Framework Conventi…