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United Kingdom

UK’s Last Coal-Fired Power Plant Closes Its Doors for the Final Time

Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, near Nottingham UK, closed its doors for the last time on 30 September 2024, marking the closure of the UK’s last coal-fi…

France

IEA publishes special report on the Future of Geothermal Energy

The International Energy Agency has published the Future of Geothermal Energy report, highlighting the potential of the sector and key enablers for its growth.T…

Geothermal Power Project

Google Announces Joint Study to Evaluate Geothermal Potential in Australia

Google Australia has partnered with the University of Newcastle on a research initiative to evaluate the geothermal potential on the East Coast of Australia.Goo…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

New Climate Chemistry Model Finds “Non-negligible” Impacts of Potential Hydrogen Fuel Leakage

MIT study confirms the climate impacts of hydrogen, recommends leak prevention be a priority as infrastructure for handling this clean-burning fuel is built.As …

Green Hydrogen

EU Approves €1.7 Billion Danish State Aid to Boost Green Hydrogen and Renewable Gas Production

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an estimated €1.7 billion (DKK 13 billion) Danish scheme to support the production of renew…

Hydrogen Production

Methane Pyrolysis: The Case for Cleaner Hydrogen With Existing Infrastructure

Hydrogen has the potential to significantly decarbonize multiple sectors. Conventional wisdom says that we must build dedicated new hydrogen pipelines and proce…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Turbine Installed at Akkuyu’s First Unit

The turbine has been installed at unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Türkiye. The event was witnessed by Turkish Minister of Energy & Natural R…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA Reaffirms Commitment to Safety of Zaporizhia

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says the Agency remains committed to maintaining a presence at Ukraine’s …

Hydrogen Project

Hamburg Has Potential to Become Germany’s Hydrogen Hub

Results of Fraunhofer CML's analysis of Hamburg's production and seaborne import capacities for hydrogen and derivativesHamburg has the potential to bec…

Hydrogen Technology

Nano-Patterned Copper Oxide Sensor for Ultra-Low Hydrogen Detection

A novel hydrogen sensor developed by researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo offers a promising solution for real-time hydrogen leak detection, addressing saf…

Nuclear Fusion

Acceleron Advances Cold Fusion Technology

US-based fusion startup Acceleron Fusion has closed a $24m Series A funding round co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and Collaborative Fund. Acceleron says the fundi…

Nuclear Reactor

New Fuel Types Explored for BN-1200 Reactor

Research is underway to justify innovative nuclear fuel for Russia’s planned Generation IV BN-1200 sodium-cooled fast neutron reactors. The BN-1200 reacto…

SMR

AtkinsRéalis Selected for Energy Northwest SMR

Energy Northwest has selected X-energy’s Xe-100 as its preferred SMR technologyUS-based Energy Northwest has selected AtkinsRéalis Group as the Own…

Hydrogen Transport

Tenaris, IGI Poseidon Team-up on Ultra-Deep Offshore Hydrogen Pipelines

Tenaris and energy infrastructure joint venture (JV) IGI Poseidon have partnered to work on transporting hydrogen through ultra-deep offshore pipelines.Aimed at…

Nuclear Fusion

JET Fusion Findings to Advance Future Tokamaks

The Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Culham, Oxfordshire (Photo credit: UKAEA)One year after the conclusion of the Joint European Torus (JET)’s fina…