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Wind Farm

Van Oord Commissions Innovative Borssele 5

Offshore wind farm that features two Vestas 9.5MW turbines includes several technological advances

Market Analysis

China Installed Half of New Global Offshore Wind Energy Capacity During 2020 in Record Year

China leads the world in new annual offshore wind turbines installations for the third year in a row with over 3 GW of new offshore wind farm capacity in 2020.

Market Analysis

Europe Installed 14.7 GW of New Wind Energy in 2020

Europe installed 14.7 GW of new wind energy in 2020. 80% of this was onshore wind.

Nuclear Reactor

French Regulator Approves 50-Year Operation of 900 MWe Reactors

France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has set the conditions for the continued operation of EDF's 900 MWe reactors beyond 40 …

CNNC

CNNC and CGN Sign Fuel Contracts and Pledge Greater Co-Operation

CNNC added that the development had "far-reaching significance for promoting the sustained and stable development of China's nuclear fuel industry and consolida…

Nuclear Power Plant

Licence Extension for South Korea’s Shin Hanul NPP does not Mean New Units will be Built

However, the extension of the licence does not mean that construction of the two reactors will go ahead.

Pumped Storage

Plans Approved to Expand Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, Lithuania

Ignitis Group subsidiary Ignitis gamyba has approved plans to expand the Kruonis pumped storage plant in Lithuania and has initiated the first stage of the deve…

Tidal Energy

Global Wave And Tidal Capacity Hits 60MW

Project investments exceeded €45m in 2020 mainly in Europe, says Ocean Energy Europe

Thermal Plant

Southern Power Generation’s Track 4A Plant Begins Operations in Malaysia

Southern Power Generation’s Track 4A Power Plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia has started commercial operations.

Hydrogen Project

Plans Unveiled for Basque Hydrogen Corridor

A newly formed consortium has joined forces to develop a Basque Hydrogen Corridor.

Nuclear Reactor

BN-800 Fast Reactor has First Full Refuelling with MOX Fuel

Unit 4 of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant, Russia's BN-800 reactor, has been connected to the grid and resumed operations upon completion of scheduled mainten…

Transformer

Fire at Siemens Transformer Plant

A fire has broken out at the Siemens transformer plant in Nuremberg, potentially causing millions of euros in damage.

Crude Oil

OPEC+ Considers Production Increase At March Meeting

OPEC+ will discuss the possibility of increasing its oil production levels at the next meeting, OPEC+ sources said on Wednesday.

Hydropower Plant

Loch Ness Pumped Hydro Developers Win Consent for 50MW Battery Project

Planning consent has been granted for a 50MW battery energy storage project in Aberdeenshire for developer Intelligent Land Investments Group.

Hydrogen Project

Japanese Players Launch Green Hydrogen JV

CMB, ITOCHU and Nippon Coke & Engineering Company are to start a company focusing on local hydrogen production for consumption on the northern island of Kyushu,…