Power

Electric Vehicles

BMW XM Label Sets New Record for Hybrid Electric Suvs at Pikes Peak

The first BMW XM Label—the company’s most powerful production vehicle to date with 738-horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque on tap—set a new record for hy…

Hydropower Plant

World Hydropower Congress Sets Stage for Sustainable Growth Leading To COP28

The 2023 World Hydropower Congress concluded with a resounding commitment to power sustainable growth as it welcomed participants from over 300 organizations an…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Ukraine Unit 1 Gets 10-Year Extension

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) has said unit 1 of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant can operate safely for a further 10 years.…

SMR

Czech SMR Development Roadmap Approved

Plans for small modular reactors (SMRs) in the Czech Republic are to be included in State Energy Policy and Spatial Development Policy of the Czech Republic aft…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Cold Testing Completed at First Zhangzhou Unit

Cold hydrostatic testing has been completed at unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province, the first of two Hualong One reactors…

SMR

Partners to Study Hydrogen Production Using Rolls-Royce SMR

ULC-Energy of the Netherlands has signed an agreement with Denmark's Topsoe and the UK's Rolls-Royce SMR to jointly investigate the production of hydrog…

Nuclear Fuel

Agreements, Declarations Mark Macron Visits to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan

France and Kazakhstan have pledged cooperation on minerals and the nuclear fuel cycle, while in Uzbekistan there was agreement to raise the level of bilateral r…

SMR

SMR Power Plant Proposed in Norway

Norsk Kjernekraft has submitted a proposal to Norway's Ministry of Oil and Energy for an assessment into the construction of a power plant based on multiple…

Geothermal Power Project

Not Enough Geothermal Resources for the City of Flensburg, Germany

Aerial view of Flensburg, Germany (source: Innargi)After an extensive evaluation of the subsurface data in Flensburg, Germany, Innargi has come to the conclusio…

Geothermal Power Plant

Croatia Approves Eur 30 Million Grant for Geothermal Research

View over Zagreb, Croatia (source: flickr/ Rudy Balasko, creative commons)Croatia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has approved the alloc…

Geothermal Power Project

Geothermal Arena Opens in Unterhaching, Germany

The newly renamed Geothermie Arena in Unterhaching, Germany (source: Apetek89, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)The sports arena on Utzweg in Unterhaching, G…

Geothermal Power Project

Joint Venture Formed for Dandaragan Geothermal Exploration in Australia

Joint venture formed between VRX Silica and Steam Resources for geothermal exploration in Western AustraliaSilica sand company VRX Silica has entered into a Far…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Rolls Out First Locally-Assembled Offshore Wind Turbine Rotor Hub in Taiwan

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has, together with Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Farm, completed the first locally assembled offshore wind turbine rotor hub in Taiw…

Offshore Wind Power

UK and Germany Boost Offshore Renewables Ties

A new partnership between the UK and German governments has been agreed on 3 November to help secure safe, affordable, and clean energy for consumers in both na…

Offshore Wind Power

First of Its Kind Hybrid Floating Wind Project Revealed Offshore China

Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has unveiled that the world’s first offshore renewable energy project, which combines floating wind power and deep-sea …