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Nuclear Fuel

Sweden’s Government Approves Construction of Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository

Sweden’s government in late January gave radioactive waste management company SKB the green light to proceed with a deep geological repository (DGR) for spent …

Nuclear Reactor

Brazil Looks at Nuclear Power as Demand for Electricity Grows

A government agency that supports research into Brazil’s energy sector has forecast a significant jump in demand for electricity within the country over the ne…

Crude Oil

Russian Banks' Exclusion from SWIFT to Hurt Indian Oil Companies

Sanctions and exclusion of Russian lenders from the SWIFT system, the most important international payment network, will hurt Indian state-run firms' abilit…

India

Pakistan to Raise Objections over 10 Indian Hydro Projects

Pakistan is likely to raise objections over the construction of 10 new hydropower projects by India at the annual meeting of the Permanent Commission on Indus W…

Natural Gas

World Bank: There Will Be Alternatives to Russian Gas in Five Years

World Bank President David Malpass: There will be alternatives to Russian natural gas supply in the five-year horizon.

Hydropower Plant

Electroperú Issues Call to Rehabilitate 1 GW Mantaro Hydro Complex

State hydroelectric generator Electroperú has issued a consultancy call for a project to guarantee operation of the 1 GW Mantaro complex, Peru’s largest hydro…

Hy2gen Raises Record €200m Green Hydrogen Investment

Green hydrogen investment platform Hy2gen completed a €200m ($227m) investment round in mid-February – the largest private green hydrogen-focused capital rais…

Netherlands

Developers Optimistic About Leeuwarden Geothermal Heating Project

​After initially encountering with their first drilled well, the developers of the geothermal heating project in Leeuwarden, Netherlands are optimistic to make…

LNG

Germany Targets 100% Renewable Power Generation by 2035

Germany will target to have all its electricity provided by renewable energy sources by 2035.

Solar Technology

DHL Installing TRAILAR Solar Technology on 67 Trucks in US

DHL Express is installing solar panel units on trucks within its US pickup and delivery fleet, reducing fuel consumption in markets throughout the country.

Carbon Emissions

New Process Offers Promising Route to Decarbonizing Thermal Energy

Researchers are focusing on effective ways to store and transmit thermal energy.

Nuclear Power Plant

Bechtel, Westinghouse, and GE Steam Power to Consider Nuclear Projects in Poland

US-based Bechtel and Westinghouse announced that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GE Steam Power to explore opportunities in their joint pursu…

Wind Farm

Shell Buys into Australian Wind Farm Developer with $4 bln Project Portfolio

Global oil and gas major Shell Plc has agreed to buy a 49% stake in wind farm developer WestWind Energy's Australian arm as it looks to build a low-carbon power…

Oil Price

OPEC Chief: Oil Industry “Under Siege”

OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo: oil industry is under siege by climate campaigners.

Oil Price

Russia’s SWIFT Ban Could Send Shockwaves Through Oil and Commodity Markets

Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine was originally met with a relatively tepid response from world leaders, but now sanctions are intensifying key Russian bank…