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Hydropower Plant

Vattenfall and Borealis Announce First Long-Term Hydropower PPA in Sweden

Vattenfall and Borealis have inked a deal for their first long-term renewable hydropower purchase agreement (PPA) in Sweden. Borealis, a provider of advanced po…

Uranium Project

Orano Signs Uranium Enrichment Services Contract With ČEZ

In a contract signed during a visit to the Czech Republic by French President Emmanuel Macron, Orano will supply uranium enrichment services, which will be used…

Nuclear waste

AFCONE and Deepgeo Launch African Nuclear Initiative

The African Commission on Nuclear Energy and DeepGeo have signed a partnership agreement which could see multinational deep geological repositories hosted in Af…

Nuclear Equipment

Vistra completes Energy Harbor acquisition

The acquisition sees Vistra become the owner of the second-largest competitive nuclear fleet in the USA and the largest competitive power generator in the count…

Nuclear Fusion

SKB Begins Construction of Forsmark Geology Building

Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) has announced the breaking of ground for its new geology buildi…

SMR

Holtec and Hyundai E&C Partner With British Firms to Advance UK SMR Bid

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction, the USA's Holtec International and British construction company Balfour Beatty and engineering firm Mo…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UK Government Buys Wylfa and Oldbury Nuclear Sites From Hitachi

An agreement to buy the Hitachi-owned sites for new nuclear at Wylfa in north Wales and Oldbury-on-Severn in southwest England has been reached for GBP160 milli…

Hydrogen Production

New hydrogen producing method is simpler and safer, researchers say

Researchers in Sweden unveiled a new concept for producing hydrogen energy more efficiently, splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen without the dangerous risk…

Offshore Wind Power

Australia Declares Third Offshore Wind Zone, Initial Area Size Reduced

The Australian federal government has declared an area in the Southern Ocean off western Victoria as the country’s third offshore wind development zone, t…

Solar Technology

Wood Mackenzie: Solar Accounted for 53% of New U.S. Generation in 2023 and Will Keep Growing

(Photo by Joe DelNero /NREL)The U.S. solar industry added 32.4 GW of new electric generating capacity in 2023, accounting for 53% of all new electric generating…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Chevron Restarts Drilling in Key Venezuela Oil Field

A Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) oil pumpjack on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. A decision by the US on Oct.…

Renewable Energy

Britain Announces 1 Billion Pound Auction for Renewable Power Projects

A general view of a wind turbine and solar panels at Westmill Wind Farm & Solar Park, which is owned by the community and supports local renewable energy, at Wa…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Dutch Lawmakers Indicate Support to Permanently Shutter Groningen Gas Wells

A majority in the Dutch parliament said on Wednesday they would back a proposal to permanently seal off gas production wells at the Dutch Groningen field in a v…

Oil & Gas Trade

UK's Hunt Extends Energy Windfall Tax by One Year to 2029

British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt speaks to members of the media during a visit to a builders warehouse in London, Britain, March 6, 2024. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Says German Plant Power Outage to Continue Until End of Next Week

Members of the media stand outside the building of Tesla's production plant in Gruenheide outside Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2024, after the site lost power …