Environment

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Poland’s First NPP to Launch in 2036. Future of Cooperation With Korea Unknown

Paulina Hennig-Kloska. Picture by Ministry of Climate and Environment.In 2036 nuclear power will enter the grid at full throttle, Climate Minister told Radio ZE…

Offshore Wind Power

Scottish Company Completes Formosa 4 Site Characterization Survey in Taiwan

Scotland-headquartered Sulmara has completed a site characterization survey for the Formosa 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan, developed by Synera Renewable Ene…

Hydropower Plant

SMEC to Lead Assessment for Kambarata-1 Hydropower Plant

Land allocated for the construction of Kambarata-1SMEC has been appointed to conduct consulting services for the environmental and social assessment, planning, …

SMR

Novel Transistor Material Shows Nuclear Potential

Gallium nitride semiconductors can successfully withstand the harsh environment near a nuclear reactor core, researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORN…

Floating Solar

Solarduck and Rwe Successfully Install Offshore Floating Solar Pilot Merganser off Dutch Coast

Merganser, a 0.5 MWp offshore floating solar pilot, has been successfully installed at the North Sea Farmers offshore test site in the Dutch North SeaNext steps…

Offshore Wind Power

SSE, Equinor Moving Dogger Bank D Towards Development Consent Application

SSE and Equinor, co-owners/developers of the Dogger Bank D offshore wind project, have submitted a Scoping Report for the 2 GW project to the UK’s Plannin…

Hydropower Plant

Ituango Awarded Hydropower Sustainability Standard's Silver Certification

Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM)’s 2.4 GW Ituango hydroelectric project has obtained the Silver certification from the Hydropower Sustain…

Offshore Wind Power

Iberdrola Obtains Environmental Authorization for a 274 MW Wind Power Plant in Portugal

Iberdrola has announced that it will build a new wind farm in Portugal after having obtained the necessary environmental authorization. The facility will be loc…

Offshore Wind Power

Germany’s Bsh Presents Draft Update for Offshore Wind Development Plan

Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has released a draft site development plan along with environmental reports for expanding offshore …

Gas Power Stations

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Additional Order for 2 Units of LNG Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS)

- Follows previous orders for 18 FGSS for car carriers and bulk carriers built by Imabari Shipbuilding Group- FGSS units to contribute to decarbonization of the…

Nuclear Reactor

RWE Permitted to Dismantle Gundremmingen Plant

German utility RWE announced it has received the third and final licence from the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection to decommi…

Pumped Storage

Australian Miner Pushes Ahead With 20 Gwh Pumped Hydro Project

Evolution Mining has filed an environmental impact statement for the proposed 2 GW/20 GWh Mount Rawdon Pumped Hydro Project with the Queensland Coordinator-Gene…

Solar Power Plant

Finland to Construct Seven Solar Plants Totalling 213 MW

The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has signed grant agreements with seven solar projects across Finland with a combin…

Renewable Energy

Australian Developer Plans 2 GW Renewables Project

Australian renewables developer Squadron Energy has filed environmental assessment and scoping report documents with the New South Wales (NSW) planning authorit…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Environmental Regulator Approves BN-1200 Fast Reactor Deployment at Beloyarsk

The Beloyarsk nuclear power station in central Russia where the new Generation IV fast reactor will be built. Courtesy Rosatom.Russia’s environmental regu…