Power

Nuclear waste

Chinese Fishing Industry Warns of Profound, Global Impact from Japan’s Nuclear Plan

Fishing sector warns of global, profound impact

Nuclear Power Plant

Iran Says It will Enrich Uranium to 60%, Highest Level Ever

Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to higher leve…

Carbon Emissions

U.S. Power Sector is Halfway to Zero Carbon Emissions

Concerns about climate change are driving a growing number of states, utilities, and corporations to set the goal of zeroing out power-sector carbon emissions.

Offshore Wind Power

PSEG Completes 25% Acquisition of Ocean Wind

Ørsted and PSEG have completed PSEG’s acquisition of a 25% equity interest in the Ocean Wind offshore wind farm.

Power Cable

Southwire Scores Cable Contract for Vineyard Wind 1

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc., and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, announced that Southwire, a …

Power Construction

IRENA and China State Grid Agree to Advance Transition Through Power System Enhancements

The International Renewable Energy Agency, and the State Grid Corporation of China, have today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two or…

Energy Security

Will Nuclear Energy’s No-Carbon Quality Outweigh The Fukushima Accident?

The global community has witnessed Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima — nuclear accidents that have left many skeptical.

Power Construction

Belarus Disconnects Power Lines with Lithuania for Testing

Belarus has disconnected cross-border transmission lines with Lithuania as part of the ongoing tests of the reliability of the Belarusian energy system, the pre…

Energy Security

U.S. Expresses Support for Japan's Release of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water

The United States on Tuesday said Japan “appears to have adopted an approach in accordance with globally accepted nuclear safety standards” in its decision to…

O＆M

Beaver Valley Unit 1 Nuclear Power Station Begins Refueling Outage

Energy Harbor Corp. announced today its Unit 1 at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, was taken offline at 12:01 a.m. on Sund…

Hydropower Plant

Aitken Spence Expands Its Portfolio in Hydropower

Apr 12, Colombo: Aitken Spence PLC has announced that the company has recently acquired hydropower operator Waltrim Energy Limited, a subsidiary of Sunshine Hol…

Solar Power Plant

Suntrace, BayWa re, B2Gold Commission ‘World’s Largest’ Off-Grid Solar-Battery System

Suntrace GmbH and BayWa re, together with B2Gold, have completed commissioning of what they say is the world’s largest off-grid solar-battery hybrid system for…

Offshore Wind Power

Hong Kong Dusts off Offshore Wind Farm Plans

Hong Kong is likely to have wind turbines dotted around in between its 263 islands in the coming years.

Wind Turbine Blade

Wind Turbine Blade Services Providers GEV and WPL Merge

U.K. headquartered wind turbine blade repair and maintenance provider GEV Wind Power has merged with Wind Power Lab, a Danish firm providing intelligent technol…

Hydrogen Project

ScottishPower Submits Plans for UK's Largest Electrolyser

The 20MW electrolyser will be the key component of a green hydrogen facility close to ScottishPower’s Whitelee windfarm