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SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR, Studsvik enhance collaboration

The UK's Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a memorandum of understanding with Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik to explore further collaboration and…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's Energy Minister: Plans to increase domestic refining capacity to twice its current level

As part of the international energy conference CERAWeek, Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhanov joined the session titled "Global Oil Market Outlook: Fundame…

Japan

World's 1st hydrogen-powered hotel opens in Japan's Fukushima prefecture

A hotel utilizing hydrogen as its main energy source opened in the town of Namie in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Wednesday.The hotel is the…

Russian

Rosatom structure, Brazil's NBEPar to create JV for mineral extraction in Brazil

March 25- Uranium One Group (part of TENEX, Rosatom state corporation) and Brazil's NBEPar have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture, Nadina Min…

LNG

Baker Hughes to Supply Tech for Offshore LNG Project in Texas

Baker Hughes has secured a contract to supply gas compression and power generation technology for ST LNG’s proposed 8.4 million tonnes per annum liquefied…

Pumped Storage

Vietnam's first pumped-storage hydropower project secures two int'l loan deals

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and French partners presented the loan agreements to the project developer at the EU – Vietnam Global Gateway Business and Investment…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

DOE extends emergency operations at 2 Indiana coal plants

The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday issued emergency orders further extending the operation of three generating units at two Indiana coal plants that were s…

India

India delays coal flexibility plan as solar power curbs rise, document shows

March 25- India has pushed back by a year its plan for coal-fired power plants to lower output ‌when solar generation is high, as regulators work out how to co…

Hydrogen Production

Samsung C&T Completes Korea's First Renewable-Only Hydrogen Facility

Samsung C&T's construction division has completed South Korea's first hydrogen energy production facility based on an off-grid system, a method of produ…

Energy Saving

Korean major Corporations Join Government Energy-Saving Push

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on the 24th ordered public institutions to implement a five-day vehicle rotation system based on license plate numbers and …

Solar project

Google signs PPAs on 400-MW Texas solar project portfolio

Utility solar developer Sunraycer Renewables has arranged two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Google for the Lupinus and Lupinus 2 solar project…

United States

TSEA Energy to invest $25m in North Carolina facility to boost US grid manufacturing

TSEA Energy is investing $25m in a new manufacturing facility in Eden, North Carolina, marking its first industrial operation in the United States and expanding…

Energy Storage Project

Construction starts on Arevon’s 250-MW energy storage project in California

Arevon Energy has started construction on its 250-MW/1,000-MWh Cormorant Energy Storage Project in Daly City, California. The $600 million facility is expected …

Uzbekistan

Russia and Uzbekistan Sign Roadmap for Cooperation in Nuclear and Related Fields

On March 24, a Roadmap for cooperation in nuclear and related fields between Rosatom State Corporation and the Atomic Energy Agency under the Cabinet of Ministe…

New Zealand

New Zealand ramps up EV charging network

The New Zealand Government is backing the rollout of more than 2,500 new public EV charge points with $52.7 million in zero-interest loans. The programme is sup…