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Nuclear Fuel

Preston Nuclear Fuel Facility Could Be Key to Powering Next Generation of Reactors

A nuclear fuel facility near Preston could be key to powering the next generation of reactors, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) can reveal.The Sprin…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Eyes Lithium Giant Takeover as It Expands Its EV Battery Business

China’s leader EV maker, BYD, has held active discussions with lithium producer Sigma Lithium as it looks to expand its battery business.After topping Tes…

Electric Vehicles

BMW Declares 'Tipping Point' in Shift From Gas-Powered Cars to EVs as Sales Heat Up

BMW has crossed the tipping point as the automaker shifts from gas-powered vehicles to EVs. According to BMW’s CFO, from here on out, most of its growth w…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Starts Shipping EVs on Explorer No. 1

As BYD announced a little more than a month ago, it is getting into the ocean vessel business. The world’s top seller of electric vehicles has started buy…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sizewell C Project to Enter Construction Phase

The Sizewell C nuclear power plant project has been awarded a Development Consent Order (DCO), paving the way for formal construction work to begin at the site …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Key Safety Component Installed at Sanmen 3

The first of two core makeup tanks has been successfully hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province. The ta…

Nuclear Reactor

Moltex Recycling Process Granted Canadian Patent

The patent covers Moltex Energy Canada's Waste To Stable Salt (WATSS) process for converting any uranium oxide fuel into molten salt reactor fuel, part of a…

Offshore Wind Power

World's First Floating Wind Farm to Undergo First Major Maintenance Campaign, Turbines to Be Towed to Norwegian Port

The world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, the 30 MW Hywind Scotland, officially entered the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase in October…

Electricity Transmission

Scottishpower Unveils £5.4bn Worth of Contract Opportunities as It Turbo Charges Its Next Phase of Electricity Network Investment

ScottishPower has unveiled £5.4bn worth of contract opportunities as it turbo charges its next phase of electricity network investment.The early new year …

Solar Module

Union of Manufacturers Will Standardize 700 W Photovoltaic Modules

The main Chinese manufacturers reached an agreement to standardize the dimensions of photovoltaic modules up to 2,382 mm long and 1,134 mm wide. This move aimed…

Solar Power Plant

China's Qinghai Has Ocean of Solar Power, but No Storage

Tibetan plateau in western province faces electricity supply-demand imbalanceHigh on the Tibetan Plateau in western China’s Qinghai province, a sea of sol…

Geothermal Power Plant

Construction Completed at Geothermal Heating Plant in Kolo, Poland

Completion of the construction of the Geotermia Kolo geothermal heating plant in Kolo, Poland (source: Geotermia Kolo Facebook page)Construction has officially …

Hydropower Plant

Statkraft Announces Plan to Invest in Norwegian Hydro and Wind Power

The Svean powerhouse (photo courtesy Statkraft)Statkraft is planning to invest up to €6 billion (US$6.6 billion) in upgrades to its Norwegian hydro and win…

Energy Storage Project

Q4 2023 Sees Largest Quarterly Increase in Battery Energy Storage

Energy research consultancy Modo Energy has confirmed that Q4 2023 saw 420MW of new battery energy storage capacity become commercially operational.This new cap…

Solar project

SSE Renewables expands Polish solar pipeline

SSE Renewables acquires further 400MW solar portfolio in Poland. Image: SSE Renewables.UK-based renewable energy developer SSE Renewables has today (15 January)…