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Nuclear Reactor

As Nuclear Debate Nears, French Minister Sees Potential for 14 New Reactors

France's Minister for Energy Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a press conference, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in…

Renewable Energy

HASI Invests in 605 MW Renewables Portfolio

HASI, a leading investor in climate solutions, has announced an investment in a portfolio of renewable energy assets developed, owned and operated by The AES Co…

SAF

Washington to Launch Rulemaking to Incorporate SAF Provisions Into CFS Regulations

\\The Washington Department of Ecology on Dec. 18 published a notice announcing plans to update the state’s clean fuels program regulations to align with …

Biofuel

Renova Delays Startup of Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant

Japan-based Renova Inc. on Dec. 22 announced that start up of its 75-megawatt (MW) Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant will be delayed by several months. The facili…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Brazil Penalizes the Import of Photovoltaics

The increase in the import tax on photovoltaic solar panels, announced by Brazil in 2023, puts at risk the installation of 18 GW of solar plants, responsible fo…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany's Installed PV and Wind Power Capacity Increased by 17 GW in 2023

Germany added 2.9 GW of onshore wind power in 2023, more than the previous year. The total installed capacity at the end of 2023 was 60.9 GW.By 2030, installed …

Geothermal Power Plant

Bochum, Germany to Extract Geothermal Heat From Abandoned Coal Mines

Mine tower, Bochum, Germany (source: flickr/ x1klima, creative commons)Construction is currently ongoing for new buildings that will be served by a planned geot…

Solar Power Plant

Wisconsin’s largest solar project is now operational

(Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash)Editor resists temptation to call WI solar farm the big cheese in headline, reserves regional dad joke f…

LNG

Gail India Signs Long-Term LNG Supply Deal With Trader Vitol

GAIL (India) has signed a long-term LNG deal with Vitol, under which the top commodity trader will supply around 1 million metric tons of LNG annually for 10 ye…

LNG

India's GAIL Signs 10-Yr LNG Purchase Deal With Vitol

State-run GAIL (India) Ltd (GAIL.NS) Friday said it has signed a 10-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deal with trader Vitol to buy about 1 million metric…

COP28

Azerbaijan Minister and State Oil Company Veteran to Lead COP29 Climate Talks

Azerbaijan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev speaks during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United A…

Coal Trade

Teck Ditches Coal, Flags Lower Copper Output in Chile

Fording River was one of Teck’s four steelmaking coal operations located in the Elk Valley of British Columbia. (Image courtesy of Teck Resources.)Teck Re…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Indian PM Dedicates Demonstration Reprocessing Plant

The Demonstration Fast Reactor Fuel Reprocessing Plant (DFRP) is a precursor to large-scale plants for the reprocessing of fast reactor fuel.The project was one…

Photovoltaic （PV）

The Price of Photovoltaic Panels Falls by 40% in 2023 in Brazil

The reduction in the final price for consumers of photovoltaic solar energy has been driven mainly by the increase in Chinese production capacity, which account…

Geothermal Power Plant

Ormat Completes Acquisition of Enel's Geothermal Assets in the US

Cove Fort geothermal plant in construction, September 2013 (source: Ariel Sacerdoti, Ormat)Ormat Technologies Inc. (Ormat) has closed the previously announced a…