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Nuclear Reactor

Fusion Progress in Russia

The GI Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP SB RAS) has succeeded in increasing the plasma density…

Electric Car

‘UK’s Largest Virtual Power Plant’: Octopus Energy Claims EV Tariff Users Provide 100MW of Flexible Power

Intelligent Octopus tariff launched last year offers electric vehicle drivers cheaper rates to charge their car up overnight at off-peak timesOctopus Energy cla…

Nuclear Reactor

X-Energy, Alberta Explore Opportunities to Support SMR Projects

X-energy Canada, a subsidiary of U.S. mall modular reactor and fuel technology company X-energy, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Invest Alberta Co…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Savannah River Facility Prepped for NNSA Project

A crane is used to remove equipment during a project to repurpose Building 226-F for an NNSA mission at the Savannah River Site. (Photo: DOE)Work has begun to p…

Nuclear Technology

Modern Surface Assessment Technologies Address Today’s Inspection Challenges in Nuclear Power Plants

While nuclear power plants are some of the most highly regulated and safe worksites in the world, inspection challenges remain. According to estimates by indust…

Offshore Wind Power

Newly Discovered Chemical Process Renders All Existing Wind Turbine Blades Recyclable

A new chemical process discovered as part of a Vestas-led project removes the need for changing the design or composition of the material used for wind turbine …

Nuclear Power Plant

Shine Receives Final EIS to Operate Its Mo-99 Production Facility

SHINE’s Chrysalis production building, under construction in October 2022. (Photo: SHINE)The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the final supplement…

Nuclear Reactor

Belgium Mulls Life Extension for More Reactors

Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant. (Photo: N. Hippert/IAEA)The Belgian government is exploring the idea of extending the operational life of its three olde…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Potential Under Study in Nahanni Butte, NWT, Canada

Sambaa Deh Territorial Park, Northwestern Territories, Canada (source: Fort Simpson Chamber of Commerce / flickr, Creative Commons)Gonezu Energy, with the suppo…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Royalties to Help Cut Power Costs in Radicondoli, Italy

View at Randicondoli, Tuscany, Italy (source: flickr/ Benjamin Rabe, creative commons)The Municipality of Radicondoli in Tuscany, Italy is offering tenders for …

Energy Storage Battery

New Sodium, Aluminum Battery Aims to Integrate Renewables for Grid Resiliency

A new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the nation's electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to …

Electric Vehicle Battery

US Coast Guard Recommends Shippers Avoid Loading EVs With Saltwater-Damaged Li-Ion Batteries Onto Vessels

The US Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert (01-23) recommending that shippers avoid loading EVs with Li-ion batteries that have been damaged by saltwat…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Cenntro Begins Production of LFP Battery Packs in Us and Germany

Cenntro Electric Group has begun to assemble and produce battery packs using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells and Cenntro’s proprietary battery manag…

Thermal Plant

Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants Make Up Nearly All Planned 2023 Retirements

Data source: EIA, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, December 2022Operators plan to retire 15.6 GW of electric-generating capacity in the United …

Hydropower Plant

Statkraft Reports Dams in Turkey Safe After Earthquake, Donates to Relief Work

In the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, Statkraft reported its two hydropower plants in the cou…