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Nuclear Reactor

EDF’s St. Laurent 1 Reactor Returns to Network After Shutdown

EDF's 900 megawatt (MW) Saint Laurent 1 reactor in central France has returned to the network, an EDF spokesperson said in an email to Reuters.

Wave Energy

Giant, Megawatt-Scale Wave Energy Generator to Be Tested in Scotland

Irish company OceanEnergy has already tested its oscillating water column generators at significant scale in Hawaii, and it's just signed on to a four-year proj…

Oil Pipeline

Shell Investigates in Nigeria After Report of Nine-Year Oil Theft

Oil major Shell's Nigerian subsidiary is investigating reports that an illegal oil tap ran for nine years on a pipeline it operates, a spokesperson said on Wedn…

Net Zero Emission

Canada's Watchdog Launches Investigation Into RBC Over Climate Complaints

Canada's Competition Bureau has launched an investigation into Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) over allegations that the country's largest lender had misled custom…

Austria

Austria Seeks Allies for Legal Challenge to EU Green Investment Rules

Austria said on Monday it was seeking to enlist other European Union countries to support its legal action against Brussels for labelling investment in gas and …

Wind Turbine

Xinjiang’s Largest Wind Turbine Lifted into Place

A 6.7-megawatt wind turbine was lifted into its place in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Thursday, with electrical lines commencing inst…

Energy Storage Project

GE to Work on Converting Old, Gas-Fired Power Station in Britain Into a Battery Storage Facility

GE will supply the 50 megawatt project’s battery storage system.

Natural Gas

Saudi’s ACWA Power, Senegal to Develop Desalination Facility, Natural Gas Plant

The project will be located in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Net Zero Emission

Saudi Arabia Launches Five Renewable Energy Projects

The new wind and solar farms will have a total capacity of 3,300 megawatts

Natural Gas

German Jan-July Gas Import Costs Surge 164% As Imports Drop 25.5%

The July statistics from Germany's foreign trade office BAFA are the fifth to reflect the impact of the war in Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24, and Western sanc…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Megapack Battery Caught Fire at PG&E Substation in California

A Tesla Megapack caught fire at a PG&E energy storage facility in Monterey, California on Tuesday.

Wind Farm

Mercury to Build $115M Wind Farm in New Zealand

The energy company said the first stage of the 43 megawatt (MW) wind farm is underway, bringing its total investment in renewable wind generation to $600m since…

Hydrogen Project

Billionaire Forrest Launches 9GW Renewables-Fuelled Hydrogen Megaproject in Egypt

North African nation is on track to 'global powerhouse' for generation of green fuels, says Fortescue Future Industries chief at meeting with Egyptian president…

United States

Mexico Eyes Possible Energy Dispute Fix, Welcomes New U.S. ‘Tone’

Mexico on Monday voiced hope it could work out a major dispute with the United States over energy policy as it welcomed a top U.S. delegation and President Andr…

Solar Power Plant

JRE’s 80MW Solar Power Plants Go Online

Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) and SMFL MIRAI Partners Co., started the commercial operations of the 80-megawatt JRE Yamato Takamori 1 and 2 Solar Pow…