Power

Hydropower Plant

Vattenfall and Borealis Announce First Long-Term Hydropower PPA in Sweden

Vattenfall and Borealis have inked a deal for their first long-term renewable hydropower purchase agreement (PPA) in Sweden. Borealis, a provider of advanced po…

Hydropower Plant

US DOE opens technical assistance program to boost hydropower project development

The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has announced an opportunity for hydropower developers, system operators, utiliti…

Uranium Project

Orano Signs Uranium Enrichment Services Contract With ČEZ

In a contract signed during a visit to the Czech Republic by French President Emmanuel Macron, Orano will supply uranium enrichment services, which will be used…

Nuclear waste

AFCONE and Deepgeo Launch African Nuclear Initiative

The African Commission on Nuclear Energy and DeepGeo have signed a partnership agreement which could see multinational deep geological repositories hosted in Af…

Nuclear Equipment

Vistra completes Energy Harbor acquisition

The acquisition sees Vistra become the owner of the second-largest competitive nuclear fleet in the USA and the largest competitive power generator in the count…

Nuclear Fusion

SKB Begins Construction of Forsmark Geology Building

Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) has announced the breaking of ground for its new geology buildi…

SMR

Holtec and Hyundai E&C Partner With British Firms to Advance UK SMR Bid

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction, the USA's Holtec International and British construction company Balfour Beatty and engineering firm Mo…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UK Government Buys Wylfa and Oldbury Nuclear Sites From Hitachi

An agreement to buy the Hitachi-owned sites for new nuclear at Wylfa in north Wales and Oldbury-on-Severn in southwest England has been reached for GBP160 milli…

Offshore Wind Power

Australia Declares Third Offshore Wind Zone, Initial Area Size Reduced

The Australian federal government has declared an area in the Southern Ocean off western Victoria as the country’s third offshore wind development zone, t…

Offshore Wind Power

Oman Plans 1.2 GW of Wind Energy

Oman’s Nama Power & Water Procurement Company (PWP) has announced plans to acquire five wind power plants with a combined capacity of 1,171 MW.The planned…

Geothermal Power Plant

Pickering, North Yorkshire Awarded Grant for Geothermal Investigation

Pickering, North Yorkshire, UK (source: CeraPhi Energy)The Pickering Town Community Interest Company (PTCIC), a community-led social enterprise of Pickering, No…

Solar Technology

Wood Mackenzie: Solar Accounted for 53% of New U.S. Generation in 2023 and Will Keep Growing

(Photo by Joe DelNero /NREL)The U.S. solar industry added 32.4 GW of new electric generating capacity in 2023, accounting for 53% of all new electric generating…

Renewable Energy

Britain Announces 1 Billion Pound Auction for Renewable Power Projects

A general view of a wind turbine and solar panels at Westmill Wind Farm & Solar Park, which is owned by the community and supports local renewable energy, at Wa…

Offshore Wind Power

GE's Energy Spin-off Eyes Better Days for Offshore Wind

Sections of Haliade 150-6 MW offshore wind turbines are parked at the General Electric plant in Montoir-de-Bretagne, France, June 7, 2021. Picture taken June 7,…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Says German Plant Power Outage to Continue Until End of Next Week

Members of the media stand outside the building of Tesla's production plant in Gruenheide outside Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2024, after the site lost power …