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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

World's 1st 4th-Generation Nuclear Power Plant Goes Into Commercial Operation in China

BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The world's first fourth-generation nuclear power plant, China's Shidaowan high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) nuclea…

Coal Production

China's State Planner Issues Draft Rules for Coal Production Reserve System

An aerial view of the machinery at the coal terminal of Huanghua port, in Hebei province, China February 1, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Lic…

Nuclear Technology

Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge Backed by 120 Companies

The Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge, which commits to a goal of at least tripling nuclear capacity by 2050, was unveiled at an event at the UN's COP28 clim…

Offshore Wind Power

Vattenfall, Basf to Team Up on German Offshore Wind Farms

Vattenfall and BASF are in exclusive discussions to partner on the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in Germany through a sale of 49 per cent of the project…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA Not Going to Initiate Closure of Armenian NPP, Its Safety Is Being Strengthened - Director General

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is absolutely not going to take steps to have the Armenian NPP shut down, the agency's Director General Rafael…

SAF

Infinium Receives $75M Equity Commitment for Saf Efuels Project Roadrunner; Offtake Agreement With American Airlines

Infinium and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst announced a $75-million project equity investment commitment to support Infinium’s Project Roadrunner, subject t…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Cybertruck Debuts With Entry Price of $60,990 for RWD and 250-Mile Range

Tesla hosted its highly anticipated Cybertruck delivery event at the Texas gigafactory. Cybertruck was unveiled in November 2019. (Earlier post.) The Cybertruck…

Solar Power Plant

Rio Tinto Okays New Solar Farm and Battery Storage at Amrun Bauxite Operations

Rio Tinto’s Amrun project in Weipa. Image from Aggreko.Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has approved a new 12.4MW solar farm and 8.8MVa/2.1MWh of battery storage to p…

Offshore Wind Power

EIB and Ørsted Sign €400M Loan to Finance New Wind Energy Production in Denmark

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ørsted have signed a €400 million framework loan agreement to finance new wind power production. By supportin…

Nuclear Technology

Rosatom's Likhachev, IAEA's Grossi Agree on Full-Scale Consultations in Early 2024 - Rosatom

Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi have agreed to hold full-scale consultations in the be…

Geothermal Power Project

Reykjavik Energy Signs Cooperation of Geothermal Development in öLfus, Iceland

Signing of cooperation agreement between Reykjavik Energy and the Ölfus municipality, Iceland (source: Ministry of Environment, Energy, and Climate)Reykjav…

Oil Exploration

US lays out plan at COP 28 to slash greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas

An oil pump jack is seen in the Loco Hills region, New Mexico, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Liz Hampton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsThe Biden administrat…

Solar Power Plant

Solar and Storage Pilot Projects Receive Cut of £19 Million Funding

image: UK government.Two Local Net Zero Accelerator projects have received the bulk of £19 million funding from the UK government.The Local Net Zero Accel…

Nuclear Technology

Energoatom, Hyundai Sign Agreement on Cooperation in Nuclear Industry

President of Energoatom Petro Kotin and President of Hyundai E&C Young-Joon Yoon signed an agreement that outlines the possibilities for future cooperation betw…

LNG

Asia Spot LNG Prices Fall to 7-Week Low on Tepid Demand, Improved Supply

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo, Japan November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo …