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Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa to Service Beatrice Offshore Wind Turbines for 10 More Years

SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa have signed a new service agreement for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, which will see Siemens Gamesa continuing to service a…

Biofuel

Raízen Selects Sulzer for Next Generation Biofuel Production

Brazil’s largest producer of ethanol from sugarcane waste is embarking on a major wave of investment. With plans to build 20 second-generation processing …

Oil Price

Saudi Arabia Goes It Alone at OPEC+ With Million-Barrel Cut

Sausi Arabia's Prince Abdulaziz bin SalmanSaudi Arabia will make an extra 1 million barrel-a-day oil supply cut in July, taking its production to the lowest…

Hydrogen Production

Developing Technologies to Reduce the Cost of Green Hydrogen Production

Green hydrogen, which produces hydrogen without the use of fossil fuels or the emission of carbon dioxide, has become increasingly important in recent years as …

Oil & Gas Trade

Japan Gas Imports Fall to Two-Decade Low on Energy Savings Push

Source: Ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg; Ministry of Finance Japan(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s liquefied natural gas imports last month fell to the low…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Rosatom to Build 17 VVER Units and Decommission 10 RBMK Units by 2035

Rosatom will have to build 17 new NPP units by 2035 and decommission about 10 power units over the coming 10 years. This is a big challenge for nuclear scientis…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

CEZ Launches Tender for Replacement Generators at Temelín

Czech nuclear utility CEZ has launched a tender for two new generators for the Temelín NPP. They are expected to increase output from 1125 MWe to 1150 MWe and …

Energy Storage Project

Ontario’s Electricity System Moves Forward With Largest Energy Storage Procurement Ever in Canada

On May 16th, 2023, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) announced it is moving forward with the procurement of seven new energy storage projects t…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan Enacts Law for Operating Nuclear Reactors Beyond 60-Yr Limit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese parliament on Wednesday passed a bill that allows nuclear reactors in the country to be operated beyond the current limit of 60 ye…

Nuclear Reactor

China Suspends Plan to Build Floating Nuclear Reactors in the South China Sea

Final approval has been withheld for a mega platform intended to power remote islands and infrastructure in the regionAfter 10 years in development, ‘safe…

Nuclear Technology

Researchers at Cern Trap Thorium Isomers in Quest for a Nuclear Clock

The ISOLDE facility. (Photo: CERN)Today’s atomic clocks are exceptional timepieces that won’t lose or gain a second in 30 billion years. But if you&…

Carbon Emissions

120-City Study: 22% Reduction in Urban Traffic Emissions in 15 Years Without Quality of Life Decline Is Possible

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHow do you make transport in the world's big cities more climate-friendly without putting too much pressure on people? A m…

Coal Production

Coal Share in China’s Power Mix to Decline in Coming Years: Report

this is despite its reliance on coal, Fitch Solutions reported.The share of coal in China’s energy mix will likely decrease in the coming years as it is o…

Nuclear Technology

Researchers Study Cooling Power Plants With Brackish Groundwater

New analysis led by a University of Wyoming researcher shows that brackish or salty groundwater could replace fresh water to cool coal- and natural gas-fired po…

Oil Exploration

ExxonMobil: Africa to Remain Relevant in Oil Exploration in Years to Come BUSINESS | 2 hours ago

ExxonMobil will continue the search for big new oil and gas fields that can help fund alternative energy sources such as LNG and renewables, even as the thresho…