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Nuclear Technology

South Korean Investment in X-Energy

X-energy of the USA - developer of the Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) as well as TRISO advanced nuclear fuel - has announced a s…

Coal Trade

RWE Brings Coal Exit Forward to 2030

RWE has released the following update regarding its coal activities:Today [11 January], RWE Power will start to demolish the former settlement of Lützerath…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Nikola to Move Romeo Battery Production to Arizona

After acquiring battery maker Romeo Power last year, Nikola Motor is now relocating its battery production from Cypress, California, to Nikola’s own plant…

Hydropower Plant

Komatagawa New Hydro Plant Begins Commercial Operation in Japan

View of the Komatagawa New Power PlantMitsubishi Materials Corporation has commenced commercial operation of the 10.326MW Komatagawa New power plant, the first …

Tidal Energy

US DOE Funds Ocean Energy Systems Research in Guam

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is allocating $400,000 in funding for research at the University of Guam to explore the potential for ocean energy systems…

Solar Power Plant

Australia Connects 3GW of New Capacity in 2022, Must Double That to Reach Renewable Target

Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park. Source: Iberdrola.The Australian Energy Market Operator has published its latest connections data, showing 2.9 gigawatts (GW…

Gas power plant

Energy Storage Being Added to California Gas-Fired Peaker Plants

A North Carolina-based group that provides battery energy storage and software technology is set to co-locate 420 MWh of storage at four natural gas-fired facil…

South Korea

South Korean President: Country Needs More Nuclear Power

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his country’s push to be carbon-neutral by 2050 must include construction of more nuclear power generation, in a…

Japan

Japan, Us Partner to Develop Small Modular Reactors

Source: Johannes Plenio (Unsplash)They will also explore other next-generation advanced reactors.The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the US …

Offshore Wind Power

CIP Enters Irish Offshore Market With Landmark Statkraft Deal

Image by shaunwilkinson on 123rfCopenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired a 50% stake in Statkraft’s offshore wind portfolio in Ireland, a dea…

Solar Power Plant

Dubai’s Amea Power Inks 50MW Solar Ppa in Ivory Coast

AMEA Power has secured the first solar power purchase agreement (PPA) in Ivory Coast in what is a growing presence in West Africa.The 50MW solar PV project with…

Nuclear Technology

General Fusion’s UK demo gets go ahead

Canada-based General Fusion has been granted permission to construct a demonstration of its fusion technology at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) …

Solar Company

Sumitomo Electric Delivers PLC String Monitoring Units to 1,000-Volt PV Power Generation Systems in Germany

Osaka, Japan- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. has received its first overseas commercial order for power line communication (PLC)*¹ string*² monito…

Nuclear Technology

Slovenia Extends Nuclear Plant Operation Until 2043

Slovenia's sole nuclear plant has been granted the environmental and safety approval needed to extend its operations until 2043, the government said Monday.…

Nuclear Reactor

Poland’s Respect Energy Considers Deploying French SMR Design

Polish renewable energy trader Respect Energy has signed an agreement with EDF to cooperate on the development of nuclear power projects in Poland based on Fran…