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Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine Passes Bill to Secure Euratom Loan

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's upper house of parliament, has adopted a draft law on nuclear safety that enables state-run nuclear power plant operator Energoato…

Thermal Plant

Bangladesh's 300MW Oil-Fired Plant Bags $199.75 Loans

It’s the first IPP in Bangladesh financed by international commercial financiers.

Nuclear Fuel

US Uranium Output Falls 89% in 2019

The USA produced a total of 0.17 million pounds U3O8 (65.4 tU) of uranium concentrate from all domestic sources in 2019, according to a newly published annual r…

Geothermal Power Plant

U.S. Energy Commission Gives Geothermal Projects a Shot in the Arm

The CEC has awarded almost $10 million in grants for three projects related to this renewable power.

Australia

Massive 1000MW “Baseload” Wind, Solar and Hydrogen Plant Pitched for NSW

New South Wales could become host to one of Australia’s first solar, wind and hydrogen “baseload” power plants, under a multi-billion dollar plan pitched for…

Energy Storage Battery

PG&E Seeks Approval for 1.7GWh of New Battery Storage for U.S. Grid

In a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), PG&E detailed the five projects, intended to further integrate the state’s renewable genera…

Germany, Netherlands to Step Up Power Grid Cooperation

The two governments have been in talks on the matter for months but officials say Berlin has not decided yet whether to take a minority or even majority stake i…

Microgrid

New Jersey Regulators Urged to Include Microgrids, Storage in Efficiency Plan

The Sierra Club is urging New Jersey regulators to include microgrids as part of the state's strategy for supporting energy efficiency and peak demand reduction…

Microgrid

Sunverge to Install Nanogrid-Style Virtual Power Plant for Maryland Utility

Sunverge Energy has landed a contract to build a residential virtual power plant for Delmarva Power in Maryland, using a nanogrid controller platform.

Oil & Gas Trade

Malaysia's Petronas to Sell LNG to Chinese Firm's Tank Facility

Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd [PETR.UL] has signed a deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to an ISO tank-filling facility owned by China’s Tiger Cle…

Renewable Energy

German Pipeline Operators Present Plan for World's Largest Hydrogen Grid

The plan to build a 1,200 kms hydrogen grid by 2030 would mostly be based on converted former natural gas pipelines.

Oil Field

U.S. Energy Giant ExxonMobil Puts Stake In Azerbaijani Oil Field Up For Sale

ExxonMobil has again put its stake in Azerbaijan’s largest oil field up for sale despite a historic decline in oil prices linked to a decline in consumption du…

Renewable Energy

Global Green Energy Growth to Fall for First Time in 20 Years: IEA

Global growth in new renewable energy capacity will experience its first annual decline in 20 years this year amid the coronavirus pandemic but is expected to p…

Energy Transition

A Flexible Energy System Could Aid the UK Achieve Net Zero Economy

The project will investigate the role of flexible energy systems in achieving a net zero economy.

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

New H2 Filling Station in Rastatt Strengthens Supply on Rhine Valley Motorway

The hydrogen infrastructure in Germany continues to grow: at the TOTAL filling station “Karlsruher Straße” in Rastatt/Baden-Württemberg the fueling of hydro…