Fuels

Nuclear Fuel

New NRG Tests Could Lead to Novel Nuclear Fuels

New irradiation experiments on the behaviour of nuclear fuel have recently started in the High Flux Reactor at Petten, in the Netherlands.

Nuclear Power Plant

China to Build Six to Eight New Reactors a Year between 2020 and 2025

Nuclear power will play a more significant role in China's energy mix and will gradually replace fossil fuels, according to a blue book released by the China Nu…

Repsol Repositions for Green Hydrogen

The Spanish refiner will build a €60mn pilot plant to make synthetic fuels as it strives to meet its 2050 decarbonisation pledge.

G20 Governments Firmly Behind Fossil Fuels with $151 Billion in COVID-19 Recovery Policies

A total commitment of at least $151 billion from G20 governments in support of fossil fuels has been made available in their energy recovery policies.

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Enagás Gets EU Support to Develop 16 Natural Gas, Hydrogen Stations

The company is coordinating the ECO-net Project, which aims to contribute to transport decarbonisation by introducing LNG, biogas and green hydrogen as fuels.

Chevron Partners with Clean Energy On Adopt-A-Port Initiative to Supply Renewable Natural Gas for Port Trucks

Chevron is working with Clean-Energy Fuels, a California-based natural gas retailer, on the Truck-A-Port project.

Energy Technology

EU to Make Big Push for Hydrogen, Despite Green Concerns and Infrastructure Gaps

Hydrogen is a clean fuel when burned, making it attractive for heavy industry, but most is derived from fossil fuels not renewable energy.

Offshore Wind Power

Germany Seeks 5-Fold Increase in Offshore Wind Power by 2040

The German government wants to increase offshore wind power capacity five-fold by 2040 as part of its plan to wean the country off fossil fuels.

Offshore Wind Power

Germany Seeks 5-Fold Increase in Offshore Wind Power by 2040

The German government wants to increase offshore wind power capacity five-fold by 2040 as part of its plan to wean the country off fossil fuels.

Biobattery

UK Electricity Plant Nears Full Switch away from Coal

As the coronavirus pandemic undermines the production of cleaner renewable fuels, the UK's biggest electricity plant is close to using only biomass following a …

Nuclear Fuel

Energy Fuels looks to Rare Earths to Enhance White Mesa Operations

Energy Fuels Inc is continuing work on a programme to investigate using the USA's only currently operational conventional uranium mill, White Mesa...

Biobattery

IEA Bioenergy Highlights Potential for Biomass Amid Covid-19

The biofuels arm of the international energy agency, IEA Bioenergy, promotes the potential of biomass energy to alleviate energy concerns during the covid-19 pa…

Australia

Australian Biofuels Industry Says COVID-19 Pandemic the Perfect time

Australia's bioenergy industry is calling on the Federal Government to better promote domestic use of green fuels that are being produced in regional Australia …

Nuclear Fuel

Framatome, TUM to Develop New Research Reactor Fuel

France's Framatome and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany have started commercial development of nuclear research reactor fuels based on uraniu…

Energy of the future: Photosynthetic hydrogen from bacteria

The transition from fossil fuels to a renewable energy supply is one of the most important global challenges of the 21st century.