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Nuclear Power Plant

Fortum Permitted to Operate Loviisa Repository Longer

Finland's State Council has granted a new operating licence to Fortum for its low and intermediate-level waste (LLW/ILW) disposal facility at the Loviisa nu…

Nuclear Reactor

Third Egyptian Reactor Receives Construction Permit

Egypt's nuclear regulator has issued a construction licence for unit 3 of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant, which will eventually house four Russian-supplie…

Rooftop PV System

Iberdrola Joins the Asturian Exiom to Lead the Manufacture of Photovoltaic Solar Panels in Spain

Iberdrola and the Asturian business group Exiom have created an alliance to lead the manufacture of photovoltaic solar panels in Spain. Thus, both companies wil…

Solar Power Plant

Vodafone Signs 10 Year Solar PPA for UK Operations

Vodafone has signed its second major corporate solar power purchase agreement (PPA) in the UK. The deal gives Vodafone UK access to clean, high-quality and affo…

Portugal

EKZ and Smartenergy Celebrate the Successful Connection to the Grid of Their Largest Solar PV Plant in Portugal So Far

The new large-scale plant Pessegueiro is located in Pinhal Novo, Palmela (Portugal) close to Lisbon and will produce around 126,500 MWh of renewable electrical …

Wind Farm

The Largest Wind Power Plant in Ecuador Comes Into Operation

The Huascachaca wind farm, the largest in Ecuador, began its commercial operation with a capacity of 50 megawatts, capable of supplying electricity to more than…

Hydropower Plant

Advanced Manufacturing Holds Promise to Modernize Hydropower Fleet

Fixed guide vane for hydropower turbine printed by ORNL (photo credit Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Department of Energy)Advanced manufacturing and materials, suc…

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola and Mapfre Reach 450 MW of Wind and Solar Power in Spain

Iberdrola and MAPFRE are strengthening their strategic alliance in the energy sector in Spain. Both companies have added 150 new photovoltaic megawatts (MW) to …

Geothermal Power Plant

ENSIA President: “The Earthquake in Türkiye Showed the Importance of Energy Diversity.”

ENSIA President Alper Kalayci emphasizes that the earthquake disaster shows the importance of resource diversity in energy production.

Geothermal Power Plant

Drilling continues at Vinzel geothermal project, Switzerland

A sidetrack well will be drilled to increase the productivity of the existing borehole in the Vinzel geothermal heating project in Switzerland.

Canada

Canada Clean Tech Tax Credit Expands to Include Geothermal

Canada's 2023 Federal Budget has expanded the coverage of the Clean Tech Tax Credit to cover capital and manufacturing costs for geothermal energy projects.

Geothermal Power Plant

State Funding Pursued for Unalaska Geothermal Project, Alaska

Representatives from Ounalashka Corporation met with state-owned public corporations to discuss financing of the geothermal project at Unalaska, Alaska.

Geothermal Power Plant

Call for Abstracts – 4th Philippine International Geothermal Conference, 27-28 September

Abstracts are being accepted for the 4th Philippine International Geothermal Conference, taking place on 27-28 September 2023 as an in-person event.

Hydropower Plant

Overhaul Under Way at 1,045 MW R.H. Saunders Hydro Station in Ontario

Ontario Power Generation reports that an extensive 16-year overhaul of the second-largest hydroelectric station in the province is under way to help secure addi…

Hydropower Plant

BHA Urges UK Government to Support Hydropower and Save Billions

The British Hydropower Association (BHA) has called on the UK government to prioritize the accelerated delivery of proven, predictable, and quickly deployable h…