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Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Reaches Milestone with Kursk II RPV

Kursk II will also be the first Russian nuclear power plant to have a digital automated system for managing costs and scheduling during the construction process…

Oil&Gas Drilling

BP Produces First Oil from Alligin Field Off UK

Oil major BP has announced early production from the Alligin field located in the west of Shetland region, offshore the UK.

Siemens Gamesa Swings to Loss and Cuts Guidance

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA said Tuesday that it swung to a loss in the first quarter of its fiscal 2020 due to project delays, and lowered its full-year…

Trio to Drive Green Hydrogen Production in Belgium

Three companies are coming together in Belgium to develop green hydrogen production and deployment in the country, with plans for a first fully operational plan…

Power Plant Emissions Down 47% Under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

This first-in-the-nation regional effort to lower carbon emissions from power plants is actually a cap-and-invest program. Power plants buy emission allowances …

MeyGen Tidal Energy Project Achieves a World First

The MeyGen tidal array scheme in the Pentland Firth last year recorded the longest period of uninterrupted electricity generation ever reached.

First Gen Gets Approval to Develop 120-MW Pumped Hydro Facility in Philippines

First Gen Corp. has secured authority from the government to develop a 120-MW pumped storage hydropower facility in the northern Philippine province of Nueva Ec…

Geothermal Power Plant

California Geothermal Energy to Grow for the First Time in Nearly a Decade

Two new geothermal power plants have been planned for the Golden State.

Offshore Wind Power

SSE Renewables to Build First Subsidy-Free Wind Farm

Energy giant SSE Renewables is to build its first wind farm without the support of UK government subsidies.

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE Nuclear Power Plant’s First Reactor Ready for Operation

The first reactor at the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant passed a milestone assessment needed to begin operations, UAE state news agency WAM…

GE Renewable Energy & ENMAX to Implement Canadas First Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine System

GE Renewable Energy and ENMAX announced that they have reached an agreement to upgrade an existing LM6000 Gas Turbine (GT) at ENMAX’s Crossfield Energy Center …

Hydrogen Project

Belgium Hopes to Lead World with New Hydrogen Project

Surplus wind power could soon light and heat Belgian homes thanks to a planned hydrogen plant on the North Sea coast, set to be the world’s first commercial-sc…

Nuclear Power Plant

Rosenergoatom’s Floating Nuclear Plant Delivers First Ten Million kWh of Power

Power generated by Akademik Lomonosov NPP will be sufficient to supply for more than 100,000 households.

Solar Power Plant

Total, Marubeni to Invest in 800-Megawatt Qatar Solar Plant

Marubeni Corp. and Total SA agreed to take a minority stake in a 1.7 billion-riyal ($464 million) project to build Qatar’s first solar power plant.

Flexible Gas CHP Sets New Standards in Northern German City of Kiel

In the first seven weeks of operation, Stadtwerke Kiel’s new gas-fuelled combined heat and power plant (CHP) has set “new standards in terms of flexibility, e…