Power plant

Hydropower Plant

U.S. Senators Introduce Community and Hydropower Improvement Act

U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have introduced legislation to bolster hydropower production in Montana, Washington and throug…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Purdue Boilermakers Eye Nuclear Power for Cleaner Campus Boilers

Purdue University and Duke Energy released an interim report on May 10 that documents the first year of an ongoing feasibility study, first announced in April 2…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Major Contract Awarded for Remaining Bruce Refurbishments

Bruce Power has awarded a CAD1.3 billion (USD1 billion) contract for fuel channel and feeder replacement (FCFR) for its remaining four Major Component Replaceme…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Nuscale SMR Simulator Opens in Romania

The first simulator for the control room of a NuScale VOYGR small modular reactor (SMR) power plant in Europe has opened at the University Politehnica of Buchar…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Fabrication Begins of Main Equipment for Shin Hanul 3 and 4

A ceremony has been held at Doosan Enerbility's factory in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, to mark the start of production of the main components for units 3 an…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Second Unit of Belarus Nuclear Plant Connected to Grid

The second unit of Belarus's first nuclear power plant has been connected to the power grid and delivered its first kilowatt-hours to the country's elec…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

In Quotes: Nuward’s Renaud Crassous on SMR Plans

In an interview for the World Nuclear News podcast, the President and CEO of Nuward, Renaud Crassous, explained EDF's decision to set up a wholly-owned subs…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Staff Car Park Unveiled as Canadian MMR’s Planned Location

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Global First Power (GFP) have announced a repurposed parking lot at the Chalk Ri…

Hydropower Plant

Kuwait Awards Sabiya Power Station Deal to Mitsubishi Power

Mitsubishi Power has secured a long-term contract from the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity & Water & Renewable Energy to upgrade and enhance the Sabiya power and…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UAE Enters 3 Mous With Chinese Firms for Nuclear Energy Collaboration

Photo by Pixabay from Pexels.The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed three memoranda of understanding (MOU) with three Chinese nuclear firms f…

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Sources Provided 65% Of New U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity In First Quarter 2023

Capacity Additions by Solar and Wind Exceeded Ferc’s Earlier Forecast by Over 50% As Renewable Energy Capacity Nears One-Third of U.S. Total

Geothermal Power Plant

Tender – Expansion of Pico Vermelho Geothermal Power Plant, Portugal

EDA Renováveis, SA has announced a public tender for the expansion of the existing Pico Vermelho geothermal power plant in the Azores, Portugal.

Geothermal Power Plant

Teverra and Premier Corex Announce Partnership to Expand Geothermal Opportunities

Premier Corex and Teverra have announced a strategic partnership that aims to offer engineering and geoscience consulting to the geothermal industry.

Geothermal Power Plant

Greenfire Energy, Taiteck, and Taipower to Jointly Develop Geothermal in Taiwan

GreenFire Energy, Taiteck, and Taiwan Power Company have signed an MOU to collaborate on the geothermal development in Taiwan using closed-loop technology.

Geothermal Drilling

Theistareykir Geothermal Power Plant, Iceland to Drill for 45-Mw Expansion

Exploration drilling of two wells will soon start with the aim of expanding the installed capacity of the Theistareykir geothermal power plant of Landsvirkjun i…