Power

Nuclear Power Plant

Vogtle Unit 3 Starts Hot Functional Testing

Georgia Power announced two more milestones for its Vogtle nuclear power plant expansion project, including the start of hot functional testing for Unit 3 at th…

Nuclear Power Plant

WANO Technical Support Mission Working at Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant

Experts of the Moscow center of the World Association of Nuclear Operators are carrying out a technical support mission at the Belarusian nuclear power plant on…

Nuclear Fuel

Ortalyk Stake Sale Agreement Signed

Kazatomprom has announced the signing of a sale and purchase agreement for the sale of a 49% share of Ortalyk LLP to a subsidiary of CGN, subject to conditions …

Hydrogen Transport

Rosatom and TMH Create a JV to Develop Hydrogen Transport

Rosatom and TMH - Energy Solutions signed a memorandum of cooperation and mutual understanding regarding the creation of a joint venture with the purpose of com…

Spent Fuel

CIS to Consider Designation of TVEL as the Commonwealth Basic Company for Nuclear Legacy Elimination

The final decision has been submitted for consideration at the CIS Economic Council meeting scheduled for June 2021.

Hydropower Plant

Hydro-Québec Awards Hydropower Rehabilitation Contract to ANDRITZ

International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded a contract by Hydro-Québec, Canada, to rehabilitate the hydraulic passages of the Carillon generating s…

Market Analysis

How Safe is Fukushima’s Waste Water Disposal Plan?

Three independent UN human rights experts have expressed concern over Japan’s decision to discharge potentially radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.

Natural Gas

Shifting Senegal’s Electricity Generation from Heavy Fuel to Gas

The Mauritius Commercial Bank has provided $60 million funding to fuel Senegal’s national electrification and gas use ambitions.

Nuclear Fuel

Sri Lanka Expels Ship Carrying Nuclear Material for China

Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday expelled an Antigua-registered ship that entered the island's territory without declaring a radioactive cargo bound for Chin…

Offshore Wind Power

Ørsted and Eesti to Build 1-2 GW Baltic Offshore Wind Power Plant

Eesti Energia’s renewable subsidiary Enefit Green and Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted have signed an agreement which outlines a vision for the developme…

Wave Energy Converter

Enel Team Installs First Wave Device in Chile

Enel Green Power Chile and Ocean Power Technologies have installed the PB3 PowerBuoy wave energy converter off the coast of Las Cruces in the Valparaiso region …

Electricity Transmission

GE and Hitachi ABB Power Grids Sign Landmark Agreement to Reduce Environmental Impact in the Electrical Transmission Industry

This fluoronitrile-based gas mixture has a significantly reduced impact on the environment compared to SF6.

Canada

Amazon Announces First Renewable Energy Project in Canada

Amazon has announced its first renewable energy investment in Canada, a solar project in the County of Newell in Alberta.

Solar Power Plant

Samsung Unit Considers Developing $673 mln Solar Plants in Texas

A unit of Samsung C&T Corp is considering developing solar power plants worth $673 million in the U.S. state of Texas

Nuclear Power Plant

Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets Boost Enthusiasm for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Association CEO John Gorman pointed out Canada has had safe nuclear power for more than 50 years