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Electric Vehicle Battery

China Jumps Ahead in the Rush to Secure Lithium From Africa

China’s early move to tap new centers of lithium supply across Africa is reaping rewards, helping the top electric-vehicle battery producer navigate a tig…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Michigan Budget Includes $150 Million Aimed At Reopening Palisades Nuclear Plant

The newly-passed Michigan budget allocates $150 million toward reopening the Palisades nuclear plant, which is currently being decommissioned.Holtec Internation…

Ammonia

New Lloyd's / Maersk Quantitative Risk Assessment of Ammonia as Marine Fuel Recommends Range of Risk Mitigation Methods

A joint study into ammonia safety onboard ships undertaken by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonization Hub and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney M&oslas…

Pumped Storage

Ground Investigation Commences for Earba Pumped Storage Project

Ground investigation works have commenced at the site of the proposed 900MW Earba pumped storage project in Scotland, marking an important step forward in the d…

Offshore Wind Power

China on Course to Hit Wind and Solar Power Target Five Years Ahead of Time

China is shoring up its position as the world leader in renewable power and potentially outpacing its own ambitious energy targets, a report has found.China is …

Offshore Wind Power

Exploring Offshore Wind Energy Opportunities in the Great Lakes

The five Great Lakes—Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario—contain 20% of the planet's freshwater resources. They provide drinking water to more th…

SMR

Norwegian Firm Enlists Finnish Help in Deploying SMRs

Norsk Kjernekraft has signed a letter of intent with TVO Nuclear Services (TVONS) - a consulting company wholly owned by Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj …

Geothermal Heating Project

ORNL Seismic Research Aims to Mitigate Risks in Geothermal and Carbon Capture

A research paper from ORNL explores the use of machine learning for faster, more accurate processing of seismicity data to help mitigate geothermal risks.

Dam

WaterNSW Initiates Investigations to Address Future Safety Concerns at Warragamba Dam

WaterNSW has announced that investigations are underway to address safety concerns and ensure the long-term security of Warragamba Dam. The dam, which currently…

Uranium Project

Korean, Danish Companies Team Up on Leu Fuel Salt Supply

Kepco Nuclear Fuel (KNF) and GS Engineering & Construction, together with Denmark's Seaborg Technologies, are to investigate the feasibility of developing a…

Wind Farm

RWE Develops Nordseecluster, 1.6 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Power in Germany

RWE continues to advance the development of the Nordseecluster, a cluster of four 1.6 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The company has…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Announces It Produced 10 Million 4680 Battery Cells at Giga Texas

Tesla announced it produced 10 million 4680 battery cells at Gigafactory Texas. It is a good sign for the automaker’s production ramp-up, which relies hea…

Thermal Coal

Consumers Energy Takes Next Step to Become Coal-Free by 2025

Consumers Energy has closed Karn coal-fired units 1 and 2 in Michigan’s Bay region.Named for former Consumers Energy President Dan E. Karn, the plant bega…

Nuclear Equipment

US Nuclear-Powered Submarine Enters S. Korean Port

The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) arrives in Busan for a regularly scheduled port visit in April 2017 while conducting routine pat…

Carbon Storage

Climate Change: Challenges of Capturing Sufficient Carbon Through Large-Scale Seaweed Farming

The potential of global seaweed farming to help capture sufficient carbon may not be feasible given the large ocean areas needed to remove between 2.5 and 13 gi…