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Nuclear waste

Swedish Utilities Urge Decision on Final Disposal of Waste

The application, originally submitted to the Swedish government in 2011, also requests a licence extension for the intermediary storage of used fuel at Clab, wh…

Oil Price

Saudi Arabia Could Slash Deficit To Below 5% Of GDP At $60 Oil

The world’s largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, could see its budget deficit drop to below 5 percent of gross domestic product this year if oil prices average …

Crude Oil

Oil Moves Higher On Largest Crude Draw Since January

Oil prices moved higher after the Energy Information Administration reported a crude oil inventory draw of 8 million barrels for the week to April 30.

Carbon Neutral

Vermont Electric Plans for Carbon Neutrality by 2023, Renewable Energy by 2030

Vermont Electric Cooperative plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2023 and transition fully to renewable, carbon-free energy sources by 2030, according to an ann…

Nuclear Fuel

Nuclear Fuel for Unit 2 of the Belarusian NPP is Ready for Loading

The stage of the delivery and incoming inspection of the first core fuel and control rods intended for unit 2 has been successfully completed at the Belarusian …

Global Energy Association President to Deliver GECF Lecture on 3 May

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum, the global platform of the leading gas producing nations, will be hosting the next in its signature GECF Gas Lecture Series o…

United States

Kevin Lichtenstein Joins ArcVera to Spearhead Global Solar Consulting Team

ArcVera Renewables, a leading provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar and storage projects, has recruited Kevin Lichtenstein as Director -…

Nuclear Power Plant

First Fuel Loaded into Brazilian Dry Storage Facility

This marks the official start of the storage facility's planned 50 years of operation as well as the first use of Holtec's HI-TRAN 300 single-failure proof vert…

Coal Production

China Accounted For Half Of The World’s Coal Generated In 2020, Says Study

Coal-fired power in China gained 2% in 2020, accounting for 53% of the overall coal-fired generation portfolio worldwide

Oil & Gas Trade

Italy’s April Gas Imports Hit Long-Term High

Italy's gas imports in April were the quickest for any month in almost nine years, because of strong heating demand and the need to start injecting under the co…

Energy Infrastructure

White House Eyes Subsidies for Nuclear Plants to Help Meet Climate Targets

The new subsidies, in the form of "production tax credits," would likely be swept into President Joe Biden's multi-trillion-dollar legislative effort to invest …

Net Zero Emission

Germany Aims for Net Zero Emissions by 2045, 5 Years Earlier

The timetable would enable Germany to stop adding further planet-warming gases to the atmosphere five years earlier than the previous target of 2050, officials …

Hydrogen Project

EU Companies Commit to Continental Green Hydrogen Pipeline

European gas and electricity companies GASCADE, Gasuine, RWE and Shell are participating in the AquaDuctus green hydrogen transportation project.

Market Analysis

Greece Commits to 2025 Coal Phase-Out

Greece’s Public Power Corp., the country’s biggest energy company, has announced that its coal-fired thermal power plant Ptolemaida 5 will be converted to gas…

Energy Storage Project

Hydrostor to Develop Energy Storage in California

Hydrostor, a long-duration energy storage solution provider, has announced the development of 1000 MW of long-duration energy storage in the California, US.