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Nuclear Technology

NuScale Power joins Romanian Atomic Forum

US-based NuScale Power has joined the Romanian Atomic Forum (Romatom) as a supporting member to champion the association’s nuclear energy goals. Romania a…

Nuclear Technology

Belgian Regulator Issues Permit for Waste Facility Construction

Belgium’s Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) has granted a permit to radioactive waste management agency Ondraf/Niras to construct and operate a su…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Jacobs and Manchester University collaborate on robotics research centre

The Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long-lasting Environments will research new technologies for sectors including nuclear decommissioning, energy …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

ČEZ Seeking Replacement Steam Generators at Temelín

Czech nuclear power plant operator ČEZ has launched what it calls one of its largest nuclear tenders in the past 20 years - for two new steam generators for th…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Hungary Says Paks Ii Contract Amendment Has EU Approval

The European Commission has approved the amendment of contracts "to speed up the investment" for the new Russian-built Paks II nuclear power project, Hungary…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Refurbished Candus Make Headway Towards Restart

Fuel loading has been completed at Bruce 6, keeping the project on track to resume operation later this year. Meanwhile, Canada's nuclear regulator has give…

Wind Turbine

Mercedes-Benz Is Installing a 100 MW Wind Farm on Its Test Track

Mercedes-Benz has hired a contractor to install a 20-turbine wind farm at its test track in Papenburg, Germany.German wind farm developer UKA has been awarded a…

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen’s New Touareg to Offer Two Phev Variants

Volkswagen’s updated Touareg SUV will launch in five powertrain versions: a turbocharged gasoline engine, two turbodiesel engines and two plug-in hybrids.…

Nuclear Reactor

DOE: MARVEL Microreactor Prototype Installed, Gearing Up for Testing

A full-scale electrically heated prototype of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 100-kWth MARVEL nuclear microreactor has been successfully installe…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse, Bechtel Form Consortium to Design and Build Poland’s First Nuclear Plant

Westinghouse Electric Co., Bechtel, and state-owned Polish entity Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) will work together to kick off design activity for Poland&r…

Renewable Energy

Clean Energy Spending Grows, but Big Investments Continue in Coal and Other Fossil Fuels

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects investment in clean energy technologies, including renewable power, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emission fuels, e…

Solar project

PIF subsidiary, ACWA Power invest US$3.25b in Saudi Arabia solar projects

The three solar projects seek to produce a combined capacity of 4.55GWac.Public Investment Fund (PIF) wholly owned company Water and Electricity Holding Company…

Solar Technology

Why It’s Time to Fast-Track Carbon Capture to Future-Proof Power Plants

Image: Siemens EnergyCarbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology isn’t new and it’s been much maligned and overlooked. Yet Daniel Hofm…

Energy Saving

Storing Hydrogen in Coal May Help Power Clean Energy Economy

The quest to develop hydrogen as a clean energy source that could curb our dependence on fossil fuels may lead to an unexpected place—coal. A team of Penn Stat…

Solar Technology

"Chemitek Solar & Green Energy Park: Latest Scientific Paper Demonstrates Real- World 3% Cumulative Energy Production Gain with Innovative Anti-Soiling Coatings"

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