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Energy Technology

UK Assessment of Rolls-Royce SMR Design Progresses

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited's 470 MWe small modular reactor (SMR) design has successfully completed Step 1 of the UK's Generic Design Assessment (GDA) proce…

Wave Energy

Wave Energy Can Help Decarbonize Steel Industry Through Hydrogen Production, Says New Study

New research has suggested that wave energy could play a crucial role in decarbonizing the steel manufacturing industry. The study - assessing wave energy&rsquo…

Electric Car

Alfa Romeo Starts Production of Its First Plug-in Hybrid; Tonale Offers 30 Miles Electric Range

Alfa Romeo started retail production for the all-new 2024 Tonale PHEV. (Earlier post.) Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

India Commissions First Supercritical Coal Plant Equipped with Air-Cooled Condenser

NTPC, India’s largest energy conglomerate and its largest coal generator, in March commissioned the country’s first supercritical coal-fired plant e…

Energy Saving

New Combustion System for Ethanol/Octanol Dual Fuel Combination Reduces Soot, Increases Efficiency

A team at RWTH Aachen University in Germany has proposed a Molecularly-Controlled high swirl Combustion system (MCC) which involves dual direct injection of a l…

Gas turbine engine

Successful Test of Hydrogen in Gas Turbine Driving a Natural Gas Compressor in Germany

A project led by two major European gas transmission system operators (TSOs) has successfully tested blending rates of up to 25% hydrogen on a Titan 130 SoLoNOx…

Carbon Emissions

Potent Greenhouse Gases and Ozone Depleting Chemicals Called Cfcs Are Back on the Rise Following an International Ban, a New Study Finds

A U.S. chemical plant in Louisiana that produces a common refrigerant may be partly to blame for increased emissions of CFCs—chemicals thousands of times more …

Nuclear Power Plant

Vogtle Unit 3 Generates Electricity, Connects to Power Grid

Georgia Power has announced another milestone for the two-unit reactor expansion at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power site, as Unit 3 on April 1 successfully gener…

Carbon Emissions

A New Report Is Out on Hurricane Ian’s Destructive Path. The Numbers Are Horrific

The category 4 storm was the costliest in Florida’s history. Storm surges rose as high as 15 feet and over 20 inches of rain fell on some communities.

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Capacity Has To Double To Meet 2050 Climate Goals

According to new research released this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), hydropower, which is already the world’s greatest sourc…

Hydrogen Production

Element 1 and Mmm Energy to Deliver Methanol-To-Hydrogen Generators to the Energy Industry

Element 1 and MMM Energy have signed a strategic partnership agreement to enable the production of methanol-to-hydrogen generators.The agreement, signed through…

LNG

BAKER HUGHES RECEIVES MAJOR LNG ORDER FROM QATARENERGY

Baker Hughes announced an order to be booked in the first quarter of 2023 with longtime partner QatarEnergy to supply two main refrigerant compressors (MRCs) fo…

Hydrogen Production

First Demonstration of Low-Cost Green Hydrogen Tech Launched by Advanced Ionics

Advanced Ionics has announced its Early Access Program, sponsored by the Repsol Foundation. This program will be a paid pilot study. Their low-cost green hydrog…

Natural Gas

ACCC No Longer Forecasts Gas Supply Shortfall

The east coast gas market should see sufficient gas supply for 2023, as the latest report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) indicat…

Net Zero Emission

Lithium Demand Raised by Low-Emissions Technology

The March 2023 Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ) publication has highlighted Australia’s position as the world’s largest lithium miner and the continued gl…