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Carbon Pricing

EU Carbon Price Running at Level not Expected Until Next Year

Emissions permits are selling at around €50 per ton, completing a rally from last year’s Covid-driven slump faster than expected by business respondents to th…

Power Construction

Two Major Grids' Profits See High-Voltage Rebound

Profits at China's two major power grid operators have witnessed a sharp rebound during the first quarter, thanks to the domestic economic recovery, and the tre…

Hydrogen Project

Lotte Chemical to Make Foray into Green Hydrogen Business

Lotte Group has decided to enter the hydrogen business to create a new growth driver and at the same time strengthen ESG management.

Coal Company

Coal India Carbon Emissions Less than 1pc of India's in FY20

Pollution arising out of coal mining operations is not much compared to burning of the fossil fuel, from where major emissions emanate

Hydrogen Project

Poland: PKN Orlen Hydrogen Refueling Station Projects

PKN Orlen has started the process to select a contractor for its hydrogen refuelling stations this month, with the first refueling stations serving buses to be …

Nuclear Power Plant

Enusa Recontracted to Supply Fuel to Spain’s NPPs

Spain’s state-run Enusa Industrias Avanzadas said on 10 May that it has been awarded a contract extension to supply 12 reload batches of fuel and associated se…

Nuclear Power Plant

Company to Take Over Decommissioning of Former Kewaunee Nuclear Plant

Eight years almost to the day since the Kewaunee Power Station nuclear plant shut down, a new company has stepped in to complete the decommissioning process.

Offshore Wind Power

Biden Administration Approves 800MW Vineyard Offshore Wind Farm

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and CIP, has passed the final major step in the federal review process, which means it will likely be…

Nuclear Power Plant

Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6: Successfully Connected to the Grid for the First Time

China National Nuclear Corporation Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 was successfully connected to the grid for the first time.

Nuclear Power Plant

Torness Power Station Outage Complete After 14,000 Pieces of Work Finished

A MULTI-MILLION-POUND scheme which saw more than 14,000 separate pieces of work carried out at Torness Power Station is complete.

Power Construction

Worst Brazil Drought in 20 Years to up Pressure on Power Grid

Brazil's worst drought in two decades will force the country to depend more heavily on costly thermal power plants to compensate for reduced hydroelectric gener…

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Expanding Business in the United States

CATL is about to supply lithium iron phosphate batteries to Ohio-based electric vehicle manufacturer Workhorse.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Viritech's Future Hydrogen-Powered Hypercar to Use “Graphene-Reinforced Hydrogen Pressure Vessels”

A British engineering company called Viritech is working on an ambitious hydrogen-powered hypercar.

United Arab Emirates

First Green Mortgages Issued in UAE Through HSBC Bank

Climate change has become a global pressing issue and governments and private entities are racing to find new ways to incentivise green investment

Nuclear Fuel

Pakistan Calls for Probe into Seizure of Uranium in India

Pakistan on Satur­day expressed serious concern over illegal possession of a large quantity of uranium by two unauthorised persons in India and pointed to gaps…