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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan's Takahama 2 Reactor Restarts After 12 Years

Japan's main power utility Kansai Electric Power has resumed power generation at its 826MW Takahama No.2 nuclear reactor, after an extended closure for stri…

Hydropower Plant

BHP Signs up Wind and Hydro in New Power Purchase Deal for Coal Mines

Hay Point coal termina. Image: BHPBHP has signed up to power its massive Queensland metallurgical coal mining operations with renewable energy, in a deal with s…

Power Construction

Planning Review Starts for 500KM German Grid Expansion

German TSO Amprion has selected engineering consultancies Arcadis and ILF Beratende Ingenieure GmbH to undertake the initial phases of route planning for the 50…

Energy Storage Project

W Australia Awards $650MN Battery Storage Contracts

Western Australia (WA) is advancing its plan to partially replace state-owned coal-fired power stations with battery energy storage systems (ESS), awarding A$1b…

Coal Trade

Kazakhstan Plans to Limit Coal Exports

The Ministry of Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan plans to limit coal exports, Minister Kanat Sharlapaev said during a briefing in the government on Tuesd…

Nuclear Technology

Canada Signs $3B Nuclear Deal With Romania, as Europe Aims to Wean off Russian Energy

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesd…

Battery Recycling

Redwood Materials Expands Presence in Europe, Acquiring Its Leading Li-Ion Battery Recycler

Less than two years after sharing expansion plans for Europe, US-based battery recycling specialist Redwood Materials is adding Germany to its map of locations.…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

ČEZ Extends Deadline for Final Bids for New Nuclear Unit

The Czech company ČEZ has pushed back the deadline to the end of October for final bids to be submitted to construct a new nuclear unit at the Dukovany nuclear…

Carbon Emissions

France Used 10% Less Electricity Last Winter—Three Valuable Lessons in Fighting Climate Change

Measures which help people use less energy at home, while traveling or at work could significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions according to the UN's Interg…

Energy Storage Project

A New Electrolyte to Make Better Lithium-Ion Batteries

From smartphones to electric cars, lithium ion batteries have changed the way we power our lives. And in the push towards net zero carbon emissions globally, th…

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Is Awarded a 27 MW Wind Project in Denmark

Vestas has received a firm order from HOFOR for the Bjørnstrup wind farm in Midtjylland, Denmark.The order consists of six V136-4.5 MW wind turbines and …

Microgrid

Engie Targets 3000 Households With Deployment of Renewable Mini-Grids Energy Systems

Gilbert EkugbeOne of the leading providers of solar homes systems and mini-grids solutions in Nigeria, ENGIE Energy Access has announced plans to deploy renewab…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Equinor 'More Optimistic' of Building Canada Offshore Oil Project

Equinor logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsThe head of Canadian …

Carbon Emissions

Exxon Working On Direct Air Capture of CO2, Stays Out of EV Charging Stations

A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo…

Solar Cell

Canada's Silfab to Set up Solar Cell Factory in South Carolina

Canada's Silfab Solar on Tuesday said it will invest $150 million in a new solar cell manufacturing plant in South Carolina, expanding its U.S. operations t…