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Nuclear Equipment

Dismantling of Mülheim-Kärlich Steam Generators Completed

Industrial services provider Bilfinger has completed the dismantling of the two steam generators at the shutdown Mülheim-Kärlich nuclear power plant in German…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Cyprus Natgas Search Rescheduled for late 2021

Natural gas explorations south of Cyprus and near Egypt’s giant offshore gas fields will resume in the latter part of next year with the energy companies invol…

Market Analysis

EU Leaders Stress Green Hydrogen Priority in Race to Net-Zero

'Other technologies' acknowledged but neither gas- nor nuclear-based H2 are mentioned explicitly

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia Approves Sinopec's Participation in Huge Petrochemical Project

The Russian government has approved participation of China's Sinopec company in a large-scale petrochemical project, the government said in a statement on Tuesd…

Nuclear Equipment

Framatome and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Team up on Nuclear

Framatome and US-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) have signed a teaming agreement to provide digital protection relays to nuclear power plants.

Wind Farm

Neoen Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Consortium in Finland

Renewable energy company Neoen has signed a 126MW power purchase agreement in Finland with a consortium formed by Heineken, Philips, Signify and Nouryon.

Nuclear Fuel

NRA Approves Japan’s Mox Plant at Rokkasho

Japan’s mixed-oxide fuel plant under construction in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, received Nuclear Regulation Authority approval on 9 December, despite the lac…

Carbon Neutral

Southern California Edison to Accelerate Development of Smart Grid Technologies

The paper, Reimaging the Grid, focusses on the electricity grid as the carrier of the carbon-free, renewable resources that are required to meet that target.

Oil Field

CNOOC Starts Infill Campaign in South China Sea

Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC Limited has started drilling operations on two infill wells located on the Weizhou 6-12 fields in the Beibu Gulf offshore Chin…

Combined Heat and Power

Rolls-Royce Unveils Hydrogen-Ready Gas Engine

Rolls-Royce is launching a new MTU Series 500 gas engine with a power range of 250 to 550 kilowatts and peak efficiencies of up to 42.6% in its class.

China

China Must Close Coal Power Plants By 2045 To Meet Climate Goal

China must shut down by 2045 at the latest all coal power plants operating without carbon capture if Beijing is to meet its goal to become “carbon neutral” by…

Carbon Emissions

Covid Pandemic Drove a Record Drop in Global Carbon Emissions in 2020

Researchers said carbon emissions will likely rebound in 2021 and urged governments to prioritize a shift to clean energy and policies that tackle climate chang…

Electric Car

Nuvera E-60 Engine Awarded SMVIC Certification

Nuvera Fuel Cells has received certification of its Nuvera® E-60 heavy-duty customer engine from the Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre.

Electric Vehicle Battery

ABB Accelerates E-Mobility Innovation with New Global R&D Centre

ABB has unveiled its new research and development innovation center in the Netherlands.

RCEP

RCEP Raises Hopes of China-Japan-ROK Deal

This has led to speculation about the free trade agreement among China, Japan and the ROK being finally realized.