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Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia’s AGL Coal Plant Outage Extended to September

AGL Energy said on Friday it expects a unit down since April at one of its power stations will restart in late September.

Electricity Transmission

Australian State to Invest $850 Mln in Power Grid

Australia's New South Wales state on Friday said it would invest A$1.2 billion in new transmission lines over 10 years.

Tidal Energy

China’s First Solar-Tidal Photovoltaic Power Plant Connected to Grid

​China's first intelligent power plant utilizing solar and tidal power to generate electricity was connected to the power grid on Monday.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan Reiterates Plan to Cut Reliance on Coal

Japan reiterated on Friday its policy to reduce reliance on coal-fired electricity generation as much as possible, with plans to phase out inefficient coal powe…

Tidal Energy

World’s First Tidal Turbine Blade Testing Facility Can Accelerate Development Efforts in Marine Renewable Energy

The world's first rapid testing facility for tidal turbine blades, which researchers say can speed up development of marine energy technologies while helping to…

Tidal Energy

Western Australia Ocean Energy Study Launched

The Australian Ocean Energy Group (AOEG) cluster is set to begin a feasibility study in Western Australia to further the adoption of ocean energy.

Tidal Energy

First Floating Tidal Power Delivered to Nova Scotia Grid

Ocean energy developer Sustainable Marine has delivered the first floating in-stream tidal power to Nova Scotia’s grid by harnessing the currents in Canada’s …

Oil & Gas Supply

Russia Could Cut Gas Supply to Finland on Friday

Key Finnish politicians have been warned that Russia could halt its gas supplies to neighbouring Finland on Friday.

Tidal Energy

First US Tidal Energy Developer Heads to Orkney Test Site

California-based tidal energy developer Aquantis has signed a six-month berth agreement to test its Tidal Power Tug at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) …

Tidal Energy

Tidal ArrayBuild-Out Plans Launched for Faroe Islands

Marine energy developer Minesto has launched a detailed plan for large-scale build-out of tidal energy arrays in the Faroe Islands.

Oil Price

Oil Rises, Defying Stock Market Falls as Supply Concerns Persist

Oil prices climbed for a third straight session on Friday, shrugging off concerns about global economic growth as worries about tightening supplies underpinned …

SMR

Doosan Kicks Off NuScale SMR Production for Idaho Nuclear Project

South Korean power industrial giant Doosan has agreed to forge materials for NuScale Power’s small modular reactors (SMR) .

SMR

US DoD Greenlights Mobile Nuclear Microreactor Pilot in Idaho

The US Department of Defense has announced that its Strategic Capabilities Office will go ahead with its plan to build and demonstrate a small nuclear reactor c…

Crude Oil

Petroecuador Begins Meetings to Renegotiate Contracts with PetroChina

Ecuador's state-owned oil company Petroecuador has started meetings to renegotiate long-term sales oil contracts with PetroChina, a process it hopes to conclude…

LNG

Germany to Move away From Russian Gas

Germany has released nearly EUR3 billion to acquire floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals, the Finance Ministry said on Friday, as it seeks to m…