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Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Wood Chip Drying Plant Opens in Tuscany, Italy

A new facility in the municipality of Monterotondo Marittimo in Tuscany, Italy uses geothermal heat to dry biomass in the form of wood chips.

Geothermal Power Plant

TSKB to Provide USD 55 Million Loan for Geothermal Power Plant in Soke, Türkiye

TSKB has provided an investment loan of USD 55 million for the 24-MW geothermal power plant planned by HEZ Energy in Söke in Aydin, Türkiye.

Electricity Transmission

BLUETTI Launches AC180 Portable Power Supply for Emergency Backups, Blackouts, and Off-Grid Excursions

BLUETTI--A market leader in the energy storage industry, is about to unveil AC180 on 4 May. Designed with a bunch of improvements that kit it up a notch, it'…

Hydrogen Technology

Australia’s Hydrogen “Superpower” Dream Could Be Massive Waste of Money, Says Griffith

The well-funded push to make Australia a green hydrogen superpower is shaping up to be a costly economic mistake and a waste of the nation’s abundant rene…

Solar Power Plant

Brazil Connects to Grid 2.4 GW of Wind, Solar in Q1 2023

Brazil has put into operation 2,405 MW of wind and solar power generation capacity in the first quarter of 2023, power sector regulator Aneel announced on Thurs…

Oil & Gas Supply

Western Curbs on Russian Oil Products Redraw Global Shipping Map

Global fuel suppliers are turning to longer and costlier routes that produce more carbon emissions to move their diesel and other products as Western restrictio…

Biofuel

Indonesia Faces Ethanol Feedstock Hurdle to Repeat Biodiesel Success

Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil biodiesel user, is now working to introduce bioethanol mandates for gasoline to further cut fuel imports and carbon …

Nuclear Power Plant

Thorcon to Carry Out a Pre-licensing Consultation for a 500 MW Demonstration Plant in Indonesia

US-based nuclear company ThorCon has signed an agreement with the Indonesia’s Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) to officially start a safety, sec…

Nuclear Technology

First Step in Rolls-Royce SMR Design Assessment Completed

Rendering of a Rolls-Royce SMR plant. (Image: Rolls-Royce SMR)The United Kingdom’s nuclear regulators—the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Enviro…

Electric Car

Kia Targeting 1.6 Million EV Sales Worldwide by 2030; 37% Of Sales

Kia has updated its mid- to long-term business strategy with a focus on electrification. Kia’s updated 2030 annual sales target is 4.3 million units, of w…

Nuclear Power Plant

Grossi Talks With Russian Leaders in Kaliningrad

Rosatom and International Atomic Energy (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi, have held consultations in Kaliningrad on the situation at the Zaporozhi…

Nuclear Reactor

IAEA Sees Progress in Safety-Related Aspects of Fukushima Water Release Plan

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) task force reviewing the safety of Japan's plan to discharge treated water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi n…

Nuclear Technology

Demolition of Famous US Reactor Begins

The Low Intensity Test Reactor (LITR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) became world-famous when a photographer first captured a blue glow caused by radia…

Electric Car

Volkswagen Releases a Few Details About the ID.7; Premiere on 17 April

The world premiere of Volkswagen’s new all-electric ID.7 flagship model (earlier post) will take place on 17 April. Volkswagen is now providing further de…

Spent Fuel

Slovenian Used Fuel Storage Facility Commissioned

The first HI-STORM FW cask has been placed into the used fuel dry storage facility at the Krško nuclear power plant in Slovenia, officially marking the f…