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Personnel Appointment

Biden Names Climate Statesman John Kerry as Climate Envoy

It was one of Biden’s first steps making good on campaign pledges to confront climate-damage from fossil fuel emissions more broadly and forcefully than any pr…

Carbon Neutral

Italy's Snam Sets 2040 Carbon Target in Cean Energy Drive

Italian gas group Snam aims to be carbon neutral by 2040 and will increase spending to get its network ready for hydrogen and the transition to cleaner energy s…

European Clean Hydrogen Alliance Registers SIT as Newest Member

SIT, the Italian multinational SIT based in Padua, has been selected to become part of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.

Nuclear Power Plant

TVA Names New Leaders for Sequoyah and Browns Ferry Nuclear Sites

The Tennessee Valley Authority has named new leaders as site vice presidents for its Sequoyah and Browns Ferry nuclear plants.

Hydro Generator Unit

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $35 Million in Funding for Hydrokinetic Turbine Development

SHARKS teams will develop new economically competitive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT) designs for tidal and riverine currents.

Wind Farm

Alcazar Energy Announces Commercial Operation Of Shobak Wind Farm In Jordan

Shobak wind farm has a generation capacity of 45 MW, enough to power over 30,000 homes annually.

Hydropower Plant

Udonde Unit 9 Enters 72-Hour Trial Operation

​On November 21st, Unit 9 of Wudongde Hydropower Station completed all grid-related tests and officially entered 72-hour trial operation, and the countdown to …

Battery Recycling

Fortum Announces “Breakthrough” in Battery Recycling

Fortum has developed a new method to recycle lithium from rechargeable batteries.

Japan

Japan’s KHI Exits Nuclear Sector to Focus on Hydrogen

Japanese engineering firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries has decided to withdraw from its nuclear power-related business operations, shifting its focus to hydrogen i…

Coal Trade

Beijing Mulls Allocating Extra 2020 Coal Import Quotas

Chinese authorities may allocate an additional 20mn t of coal import quotas for this year, according to multiple market participants, to help cope with firmer w…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

TÜV SÜD to Build UK’s First Mobile Facility for Testing Dispensed Quantity at Hydrogen Stations

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory will build the UK’s first mobile primary standard facility for testing hydrogen refuelling stations to ensure they de…

Coal Production

As More Countries Pledge Zero Emissions, Coal Finance Evaporates

Financing for coal projects is drying up at ever increasing rates as more countries target zero carbon emissions amid an energy transition sweeping the world.

Nuclear Fusion

ITER Says Schedule Maintained Despite COVID-19

The Council of the ITER Organisation said on 19 November that it had reviewed in a videoconference the performance of the ITER Project toward first plasma in vi…

Rosatom

Arktika Icebreaker Completes First Mission

Russia's new nuclear-powered icebreaker, Arktika, today completed its first operational voyage - piloting the Siyaniye Severa dry cargo ship to the entrance of …

Solar Power Plant

AkzoNobel Accelerates Transition Towards Cutting Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030

Thousands of solar panels have been installed at two AkzoNobel sites on two continents as the company continues to accelerate towards its ambition of cutting ca…