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Nuclear Power Plant

French Nuclear Giant Sues Government for $8 Billion

French nuclear giant EDF, forced to sell power to competitors below market value, is now suing the French government for over $8 billion in compensation.

Wave Energy

Marine Power Systems to Test Wave Energy Technology at Emec

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has signed up to demonstrate a multi-megawatt wave energy array at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

Thermal Plant

Australian Startup Wins Funding for Novel Thermal Storage Tech

Australian clean energy company, MGA Thermal has been awarded AUS$1.27 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to scale up its thermal energ…

Germany

Critical Coal Barges at Deadlock as Rhine Is Set to Be “Impassable” by Friday

Shallow water across the river could reportedly mean that energy products remain undelivered.

Japan

GlobalData: Japan to Nearly Achieve 2030 Renewable Power Generation Target

Japan is focusing on the rapid development of renewable energy to fill the void created by the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.

Net Zero Emission

Ørsted Extends Its 100% Renewable Electricity Target to All Suppliers

Ørsted has set a clear expectation towards all suppliers to use 100 % renewable electricity by 2025, becoming the first energy company in the world to do so.

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola Starts up ‘Francisco Pizarro’, the Largest Photovoltaic Plant in Europe

The plant will produce enough clean energy to power more than 334,000 homes and prevent the emission of 150,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Smart Meter

Atlantic City Electric Set to Upgrade 565,000 Smart Meters

Atlantic City Electric will start the broad installation of new smart meters for its nearly 565,000 customers beginning in September 2022, and continuing throug…

Electric Car

Berkeley Lab Offers a Brief on EV Retail Rate Design Basics

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption has increased significantly over the past several years, with 640,000 EVs sold in the US in 2021, more than double the number sol…

Geothermal Power Plant

With Its Geothermal Plans Local Utilities in Germany Eye Lithium Extraction

As part of their geothermal heating development plans, two local utilities in Germany's Upper-Rhine region have also secured a Lithium exploration permit.

LNG

Centrica Strikes £7BN LNG Deal

The agreement will allow the company to purchase one million tonnes of LNG every year

Electricity Transmission

Norway to Impose Power Export Controls

Photo: Ásgeir Eggertsson / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcodeNorway is preparing a framework for limiting electricity exports at ti…

Offshore Wind Power

Vietnam Needs $8 Bln-$14 Bln Power Investment a Year Through 2030 - Minister

Vietnam will need investment of between $8 billion and $14 billion a year through to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand its grid, its deputy industry m…

Wind Power Project

Colombia Announces the First Offshore Wind Energy Tender

The Colombian Ministry of Mining and Energy has launched the country’s first offshore wind lease round and expects to grant permits for the use of marine areas…

Natural Gas

Italy Better Prepared Than Most to Face Winter With Low Russian Gas -Minister

Italy is in a better position than other countries as winter approaches, after it clinched deals with gas producer countries in Africa and ramped up the filling…