Power

Thermal Plant

U.S. Making Water Efficiency Gains in Power Sector

As the U.S. moves away from the most water-intensive electric power generating sources, the country’s water withdrawals for power plant cooling remained relati…

Nuclear Fuel

DOE Spending $26M to Help Find a Temporary Site to Store Spent Nuclear Fuel

(The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a decision in May 2023 to allow the energy company Holtec International to build and operate a spent nuclear fuel…

Microgrid

Crucial Mojave Desert Water System to Rely on Microgrid Power

Source: Andrei Orlov / Shutterstock.comThe Cadiz Water Conservation, Supply and Storage Project covers thousands of acres in the Mojave Desert. It’s desig…

Hydropower Plant

WWS Wasserkraft Revives 1 MW Upper Collinsville Hydropower Plant in Connecticut

(Photo courtesy WWS Wasserkraft)WWS Wasserkraft GmbH, in collaboration with Canton Hydro LLC, celebrated the official opening of the Upper Collinsville hydropow…

Hydropower Plant

FERC Accepts Preliminary Permit Application for Elephant Rock Pumped Storage

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted a preliminary permit application for the Elephant Rock Pumped Storage Project (P-15310) from Rye Developme…

Hydropower Plant

Natel Energy’s Monroe Drop Hydropower Project Becomes 200th Project Certified by Lihi

The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has granted its 200th Low Impact certificate in the US to Natel Energy's Monroe Drop hydropower project in Oregon…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Uniting Industry Giants: Turning Ruhr Area Into a Hydrogen Powerhouse

In a seemingly unusual collaboration, leading companies such as RWE, BP Europe, Open Grid Europe, Thyssengas, Vonovia, and Thyssenkrupp have joined forces with …

Thermal Coal

Macquarie, France’s Engie Launch Battery Storage Project in Australia

FILE PHOTO: The logo of French gas and power group Engie is seen in Bouguenais near Nantes, France, October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/file photoFrance&rsqu…

Thermal Coal

Vietnam State Coal Miner to Boost Output to Battle Power Shortage

Concerns over energy security appear to be cutting against Xi Jinping’s net zero ambitions — for now

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Nuclearelectrica to Develop Cernavoda 3&4

A Support Agreement has been signed between the Romanian State and nuclear utility Societatea Na?ionala Nuclearelectrica (SNN), for the development of the Natio…

Nuclear Equipment

Rosatom Commissions Amphibious Robot to Work at Nuclear Facilities

The Special Design & Technological Bureau of Applied Robotics, was commissioned by Rosatom, to design and manufacture an amphibious robot to work in emergency z…

Nuclear waste

US DOE Funds Consent-Based Siting For Used Nuclear Fuel

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding of $26m for groups of university, non-profit, and private-sector partners that will work with communitie…

SMR

Nuclearelectrica and Partners Sign Mou for Nuscale Plants

Nuclearelectrica, E-INFRA, Nova Power & Gas, Fluor Enterprises, Samsung C&T Corporation and NuScale Power have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to col…

Nuclear Fuel

Orano, Mitsubishi Agree on Transport Package Pooling

The innovative package-sharing service is modelled on car-sharing, and will provide a simplified and competitive way of managing the transport of enriched urani…

Hydrogen Production

Rolls-Royce SMR Puts Case for Producing Hydrogen

UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR says a joint feasibility report produced with Sumitomo Corporation shows its small modular reactors have an advantage over other availa…