Power

Hydropower Plant

Australian water storage facility to house 1GW pumped hydro station

Pumped hydro could soon be coming to NSW’s Lake Burragorang (pictured). Credit: Michael Xiaos via Shutterstock.Australian renewable energy company ZEN Ene…

Hydropower Plant

Orrön Energy Divests Its 50% Stake in Leikanger Hydropower Plant to Sognekraft

Orrön Energy AB has finalized the sale of its 50% stake in the 77MW Leikanger hydropower plant in Norway for approximately €53 million. The buyer, Sog…

Hydropower Plant

Death Toll Rises to Seven Following Bargi Hydropower Plant Incident, Enel Green Power Issues Statement

Seven workers have been confirmed dead following the explosion at Enel Green Power’s hydroelectric power plant in Bargi, near Bologna, Italy. Rescuers rec…

Nuclear waste

Waste Transfer Milestone at Scottish Plant

The retrieval has been completed of more than 2100 tonnes of solid intermediate-level radioactive waste from five above-ground concrete bunkers at the Huntersto…

Nuclear Fuel

Licence Issued to Test Brest-Od-300 Nuclear Fuel Module

Russian nuclear regulator Rostechnadzor has issued a licence which will allow the production of mock-ups of fuel assemblies with depleted uranium for the BREST-…

Uranium Project

Final Zaporizhzhia Unit Being Switched to Cold Shutdown

International Atomic Energy Agency staff at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant report that they have been told unit 4 is being transferred to cold shutdown - …

Uranium Project

Further Japanese Research Reactor Free of HEU

All remaining highly enriched uranium (HEU) from the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's (JAEA's) Japan Materials Testing Reactor Critical Assembly has now bee…

Offshore Wind Power

Offshore Construction Starts on Taiwan's 1 GW Hai Long Wind Farm

Offshore construction has started at the Hai Long offshore wind farm site in Taiwan with the vessel Green Jade installing pin piles for the project’s jack…

Germany

German Steel Manufacturers Sign PPA With EnBW for He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm

EnBW and SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 50 MW of generation capacity from the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore…

Solar Power Plant

Interior Finalizes Rule to Cut Solar and Wind Fees up to 80% on Public Land, Permits New Projects

(Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash )The Department of the Interior (DOI) has finalized a rule that will cut fees by up to 80% for wind and …

Solar Power Plant

Avangrid's First California Solar Farm Breaks Ground

(Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash)Avangrid, a sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced that construction is now underway at the…

Energy Storage Project

California Battery Plant Is Among World's Largest as Power Storage Booms

A drone view shows California's largest battery storage facility, as it nears completion on a 43-acre site in Menifee, California, U.S., March 28, 2024. REU…

Virtual power plants

California's Virtual Power Plant Potential Is High, New Report Says

(Credit: Dennis Schroeder / NREL)California’s market potential for virtual power plants (VPPs) could hit 7.5 GW by 2035, exceeding 15% of peak demand and …

Solar Power Plant

800MW NSIP Finishes Second Consultation as 82% of Locals Support Solar

Springwell Solar Farm will be developed in Lincolnshire and have a capacity of 800MW. Image: EDF.EDF Renewables UK has found that Lincolnshire residents favour …

Energy Storage Project

Varco Acquires 47.5MW Cornish BESS

The project developer, Carlton power, is also developing the Trafford BESS in Manchester (above). Image Carlton Power.Battery storage asset owner and operator V…