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Biorefinery

Eni, LG Chem Agree to Form JV for South Korean Biorefinery

LG Chem Ltd. and Eni SPA have signed a joint venture agreement for a planned biorefinery in South Korea, toward a final investment decision expected later this …

Nuclear Reactor

Canadian Project to Develop Marine-Based Nuclear Reactors Moves Ahead

Canada’s Prodigy Clean Energy is teaming up with Westinghouse Electric Company to develop nuclear power plants that can be used both at sea and on land.Th…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Overtakes VW's 15-Year-Run as Top Seller in China

China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at l…

Energy Storage Project

Northvolt Battery Factory Site in Canada Gets Sabotaged

Northvolt’s planned site for a new battery factory site in Canada has been sabotaged by a group of activists.Last year, it was announced that Northvolt, a…

Pumped Storage

Andritz to Equip Greek Pumped Storage Project

Terna S.A., the construction branch of the Gekterna Group, has chosen Andritz to supply electromechanical equipment for the Amfilochia pumped storage complex in…

Hydropower Plant

Iberdrola Advances Tâmega Hydroelectric Complex as First Turbine Connects to the Grid

Iberdrola has achieved a significant milestone in the commissioning of the Tâmega hydroelectric complex by successfully linking one of the two turbines of…

Pumped Storage

TC Energy and Saugeen Ojibway Nation Propel Ontario Pumped Storage Project to Diversify Energy Landscape

TC Energy Corporation has affirmed its commitment to advance the Ontario pumped storage project in collaboration with the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. The company wi…

Coal Production

Germany to Miss Coal Phase-Out Target by Eight Years

Germany’s energy system is not expected to fully retire coal until the end of 2038 according to new projections. This challenges the coalition government&…

Uranium Project

Russian 2023 Uranium Production Exceeds Target

Rosatom's mining division exceeded its uranium production target by 90 tonnes in 2023, it told its annual Stakeholder Dialogue event. Meanwhile, progress is…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UK Invests Further GBP1.3bn to Keep Sizewell C on Schedule

The GBP1.3 billion (USD1.65 billion) of government funding will be used for necessary infrastructure work such as roads and rail lines and allows construction w…

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Taps Acteon for Wind Farm Maintenance Offshore Germany

UTEC, a geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics division, has been awarded a contract by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to provide subsea…

Geothermal Power Plant

MORI Binary Geothermal Power Plant, Japan Starts Commercial Operations

MORI binary geothermal power plant in Hokkaido, Japan (source: Ormat Technologies Inc.)A new binary geothermal power plant located in Mori-Machi in Hokkaido, Ja…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Heat Pump System Installed in Kingston Lacy, UK

Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, UK (source: Mike Finn / flickr, Creative Commons)A new geothermal heat pump system has been installed at the Kingston Lacy in …

Hydrogen Project

Expro Secures CCUS Work on Japan's First Clean Hydrogen Production Demo Project

Energy services provider Expro has secured a contract with INPEX Corporation covering carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) for Japan’s first clea…

Microgrid

Ausgrid Commences Work on Merriwa Microgrid

Ausgrid has commenced work on its first microgrid, to be located at the Ausgrid Depot in Merriwa and delivered in partnership with Yurika in the first half of 2…