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Nuclear Fusion

LLNL Researchers Achieve Fusion Ignition for Second Time

Researchers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have reportedly achieved net energy gain …

Nuclear Fusion

Marvel Fusion and CSU Partner on US Laser Facility

German laser fusion developer Marvel Fusion and the USA's Colorado State University (CSU) are to create a public-private partnership for the construction of…

SMR

Groups Call on Us Regulator to Finalise Advanced Reactor Rules

The Breakthrough Institute, Clean Air Task Force, ClearPath, Nuclear Innovation Alliance, and Third Way say delays in finalising a regulatory rulemaking on risk…

Biofuel

ASTM Decision Brings 100% Saf Certification Within Reach

Swedish Biofuels AB announced on Aug. 7 that the ASTM International Committee has accepted the use of C2 to C5 alcohols as feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet (ATJ…

Biofuel

USDA: US Wood Pellet Exports Top 865,995 Metric Tons in June

The U.S. exported 865,995.4 metric tons of wood pellets in June, up from both the 820,057.5 metric tons exported the previous month and the 832,092.2 metric ton…

Hydropower Plant

Climate Change Is Making Hydropower Less Reliable

As drought settled in over the Pacific Northwest this year, some electric utility managers did something unusual: They looked to California for hydropower.While…

Offshore Wind Power

Deutsche Bahn Buys Electricity From TWB

Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG (TWB) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Deutsche Bahn for electricity generated at the Trianel Windpar…

Renewable Energy

Neoenergia, Iberdrola's Brazilian Subsidiary, Signs Its First Bilateral Green Loan With the Japanese Bank Mufg

The funding amount of 150 million reais (about EUR 28 million) will be used for projects aligned with environmental, social and governance parameters to improve…

Offshore Wind Power

ACWA Power Installed the Largest Wind Turbine in Central Asia

ACWA Power, a Saudi-listed company and the world’s largest private water desalination company, the first mover into green hydrogen, and a leader in energy…

Wind Farm

Developers Added 3,2 GW of u.s. Wind Energy Capacity in First-Half 2023

In the first half of 2023, developers added 16.8 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. power grid, according to our lates…

Wind Farm

Enel Green Power, Mates in Construction WA and Major Project Partners Join Forces at Flat Rocks Wind Farm Stage 1

Construction of Flat Rocks Wind Farm Stage 1, located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, commenced in 2022. The first two of 18 wind turbines ha…

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Wins an Order for 50 MW of Wind Power in Spain

Vestas has received an order for a 50 MW wind farm to be located in the northwest of Spain. The order has been placed by Sinia Renovables, Banc Sabadell’s…

Wind Farm

Acciona Energia Proposes Its Fourth Wind Farm in Victoria

Acciona Energía, a major Spanish energy company, has submitted a proposal for a fourth wind farm in Victoria to meet the growing demand for wind power. T…

Solar project

MASEN Has Shortlisted Six Consortia to Build Morocco's Next Concentrated Solar Power Project at Midelt

Morocco is about to award a new contract for the construction of a hybrid solar power plant in Midelt, a city located in the Atlas Mountains. The project, known…

Geothermal Power Project

Oregon Tech Receives State Funding for Geothermal Renovation

Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls campus (source: OregonTech, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)The Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) h…