Power

Nuclear Fuel

Preparations Begin for Canadian Borehole

Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organisation has begun preparations for the drilling of two boreholes in the South Bruce area prior to site selection for a de…

Power Construction

Bo-Kenema Power Grid Extension Works Launched in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, 500,000 people will benefit in the coming months from better access to reliable energy.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

German Energy Regulator Awards Permits to Close Hard Coal-to-Power Plants

Germany's energy regulator on Tuesday said some 4,788 MW worth of hard coal-fired power generation capacity may close on Jan 1, 2021 as part of a policy to take…

Nuclear Power Plant

Fuel Loading for KANUPP-2 Starts

The fuel loading for newly built 1100 megawatt Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 has kick-started on Tuesday after seeking permission from Pakistan Nuclear Reg…

Biomass Power Plant

Masdar and Tribe Partner to Develop Australian Waste-to-Energy Projects

UAE-headquartered clean energy company Masdar and advisory and development firm Tribe Infrastructure are to establish a joint venture in Australia to develop ut…

CCS

CCS Sector Rapidly Recovering from Pipeline Slump

Planned carbon capture and storage capacity has increased by 33% year-on-year, according to a report released today.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

The World's 1st Hydrogen Powered Train

​It was at InnoTrans 2016 in Berlin that Alstom presented the Coradia iLint for the first time.

Offshore Wind Power

Japan Launches First Fixed Bottom Offshore Wind Auction

The government of Japan has launched its first-ever auction for fixed bottom offshore wind projects within the country’s General Common Sea Area.

Energy Storage Battery

Leveraging Lithium-Ion Energy Storage to Create Low-Emissions Offshore Drilling Rig

Incorporation of energy storage in an offshore facility or vessel power plant enables a wide range of new capabilities that can lead to higher efficiency, lower…

Power Construction

Linemen Rebuild Line to Ramp Up Reliability

A transmission rebuild job is underway in central New York to reduce outages in National Grid’s service territory.

Biomass Power Plant

Japan: Tokuyama Biomass Power Plant Targets End-2022 Start-up

Japanese refiner Idemitsu is aiming to begin commercial operations of a 50MW biomass power generation plant at its Tokuyama petrochemical complex in December 20…

Wind Power Project

Iberdrola Puts the Puylobo Wind Farm in Aragon into Operation

Part of the park’s production will provide green wind energy to the 13,500 supply points of Vodafone’s own network in Spain.

Rosatom

Reactor Lid Completed for Akkuyu Unit 1

The Volgodonsk branch of Russia's AEM Technology has completed the manufacture of the reactor cover for unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construct…

Nuclear Power Plant

Vattenfall Extends SMR Cooperation with Fermi Energia

Swedish utility Vattenfall and Estonia's Fermi Energia have signed a Letter-of-Intent to further expand their cooperation on small modular reactors.

Nuclear Power Plant

China: Hot Testing of Tianwan 6 Begins

Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have started at unit 6 of the Tianwan …