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Nuclear Power Plant

Rolls-Royce SMR Entering Regulatory Assessment Process

Rolls-Royce SMR’s nuclear power plant design is entering the Generic Design Assessment process with its regulators.

Offshore Wind Power

Massive 3-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Farm Eyed for Western Australia

A massive 3GW offshore wind farm – the biggest in Australia to date – is being proposed for waters off the coast of south-western Western Australia.

Nuclear Power Plant

U.S. Ban on Russian Energy Imports Does Not Include Uranium

U.S. President Joe Biden's ban on American imports of Russian oil and other energy products, announced on Tuesday, does not include a ban on imports of uranium …

Natural Gas

US Off-Target to Reach Biden Decarbonisation Goals Despite Wind and Solar Boom

Despite rapid growth of renewables plant construction across America, nation will still be relying on coal and natural gas for 44% of power generation in 2050, …

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Reports Second Ukraine Nuclear Facility Damaged

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it has received reports of artillery shells damaging a nuclear research facility in Ukraine's besieged second…

Nuclear Reactor

Indian Test Reactor Reaches Operation Landmark

India's fast breeder test reactor (FBTR) has reached its full 40 MWt design power level for the first time, more than 35 years since it first started operating.…

Gas Turbine

GE Turbines Will Power New 2-GW Gas-Fired Plant in China

A new 2-GW natural gas-fired power plant in China, being built to support the coming retirement of a large regional coal-fired complex, will feature three GE 9H…

Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine Regulator's Concerns Over Nuclear Sites

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) has expressed growing concerns about the situation at Chernobyl and at Zaporozhe, where Ukrainian n…

Wind Farm

Renewable Power Capital 10-Year Wind Energy Deal with Gasum Builds Renewable Investment Momentum in Finland

Gasum has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement with Renewable Power Capital (RPC) to buy the majority of the output from the 44MW Rustari onshore wind far…

Offshore Wind Power

Marine Contractors to Support Three Japanese Offshore Wind Projects

Kajima Corporation and Van Oord have been selected as preferred balance of plant contractors for three Japanese offshore wind farms, with a total capacity of 1.…

Nuclear Power Plant

‘Strong’ Nuclear Growth in Japan Seen in Next Two Year

A “strong growth” is expected in Japan’s nuclear power over 2022 and 2023 as nuclear power plants that have been suspended resume operations, Fitch Solutions…

Wind Farm

Tyrone Windfarm Project Acquired by Dublin-Based NTR

A WINDFARM project on the Tyrone-Fermanagh border has been acquired by Dublin-based renewable energy company NTR for an undisclosed sum.

Wind Farm

Vestas Halts Four Wind Farm Projects in Russia

Vestas will halt its four wind farm projects under development in Russia as consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Danish newspaper Ekstra-Bladet reporte…

Energy Storage Battery

EIA Sees Continued Sunny Skies for Solar and Energy Storage

Power plant developers and operators expect to add 85 GW of new generating capacity to the U.S. power grid from 2022 to 2023, according to data reported by the …

Wind Power Project

U.S. Added Less New Wind Power in 2021 Than the Previous Year — Here’s Why

New wind installations fell in 2021 as the industry faced a series of challenges, including supply chain headwinds, logistics logjams and international trade ba…