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Nuclear Power Plant

Vogtle 3 reaches initial criticality, marking pivotal nuclear startup milestone

Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 are the first nuclear plants to be built in the United States in 30 years. This photo shows Vogtle 3 under construction in January 20…

Offshore Wind Power

Petrobras, equinor to study seven offshore wind power projects Brazil

Petrobras and Equinor signed an agreement to assess the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of seven wind power generation projects off the Brazil…

Carbon Emissions

UK energy sector unites behind calls to grant ofgem ‘net zero mandate'

Open letter to government from Energy Networks Association, Green Alliance, RenewableUK and others warns UK progress towards net zero risks stalling unless Ofge…

Net Zero Emission

Analysis: Warm weather and renewables push UK emissions down 3.4 per cent in 2022

Carbon Brief analysis of preliminary data suggests UK territorial emissions fell for the ninth time in 10 years in 2022, but much work remains to bring country …

Electric Car

SMMT: Electric vehicles represented nearly a quarter of all new car sales in february

Latest industry figures show electric models continue to grow in demand as car market starts to recover from supply chain issuesBattery electric vehicles (BEVs)…

Energy Saving

Reliability trumps decarbonization, energy execs say

Snipped from DNV's Trilemma and Transition report. Credit: DNV.The past two years have been tough for energy executives both on the electricity side and the…

Energy Storage Battery

EV charging plus battery storage in use at Houston airport

EverCharge and PassKey, both subsidiaries of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, are partnering to develop a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to supplement …

Energy Storage Battery

Energy storage can be a life saver for people with disabilities, but policymakers can do more

During climate disasters and extreme weather events, people with underlying health conditions and disabilities face global mortality rates that are four times h…

Geothermal Power Plant

XGS energy secures funding for innovative geothermal heat technology

XGS Energy has announced a financing round, supported by Anzu Partners, along with a rebranding and an expansion of its Board of Directors.

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal

OverviewIn his book Our Choice – A plan to solve the climate crisis from 2009, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, wrote about geothermal energy as the po…

Geothermal Power Plant

Hungarian authority holds multi-city promotion of geothermal

Winter ice skating in city park, Budapest/ Hungary (source: flickr/ Gabriel Hess, creative commons)Over the course of February 2023, the Authority for the Super…

Electric Car

Governor says volkswagen’s new plant to build scout EVs is coming to South Carolina

In a Tweet earlier this morning, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has confirmed that Volkswagen Group has chosen the Eastern state as home to its new prod…

Solar Power Plant

Zimbabwe: Tanganda Tea Company Invests U.S.$8 Million in Solar Projects

Listed tea processing giant, Tanganda Tea Company has invested a total US$8 million in solar projects in a development that will cut off electricity costs for t…

Solar Technology

Entergy Louisiana Seeks Approval to Add 225 MW of New Solar

Entergy Louisiana is purchasing the power generated by Capital Region Solar, a 50-megawatt solar plant constructed in West Baton Rouge Parish, under a 20-year a…

Solar Power Plant

Eleven Bidders Vie for Support to Set up Solar Factories in India - Report

Solar module manufacturing lines. Image source: Tata Power Solar Systems LtdEleven solar manufacturers have submitted bids for INR 195 billion (USD 2.36bn/EUR 2…