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Nuclear Technology

UK Must Act on Nuclear to Meet Net-zero Aims, Review Finds

Investment in new nuclear is "a no-regrets option", according to an independent review of the UK government's approach to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas e…

Wind Farm

Delays to Onshore Wind Investment Increase Long-Term Power Prices in Ireland

Data from Cornwall Insight Ireland’s fourth - ‘All-Island Power Market Outlook to 2030’ – has forecast that energy prices will not retur…

Smart Meter

How Smart Meters Create Resilient Utilities and Empower Consumers

Recorded live from the ESI Africa studio, Amit Kumar Gupta of Secure Meters Limited, India, discusses the current state and challenges of smart meter rollout in…

LNG

Europe’s Scramble for Natural Gas Will Not Affect Renewable Energy Transition, Irena Says

Francesco La Camera, director general of Irena, at an event in Berlin. EPAThe transition to renewable energy will remain steady in the long-term even as Europea…

United States

Oil Prices Rise After Surging 3% On China Recovery Optimism

Pump jacks at an oilfield in Texas. Oil futures gained despite a surprise rise in US crude stocks.Oil prices rose on Thursday after surging by about 3 per cent …

Hydropower Plant

Brochu stepping down as president and CEO of Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Sophie Brochu, announced to the president of the board of directors that she will end her ter…

Hydropower Plant

EWEB Board Approves Plan to Decommission Leaburg Hydroelectric Project

(photo courtesy Eugene Water & Electric Board)The EWEB Board of Commissioners voted to approve a resolution that directs the general manager to develop a Leabur…

Offshore Wind Power

PGE Baltica Secures First Polish Offshore Lease Area Permit

PGE Baltica 4 has received the most points in the procedure regarding the location permit for the offshore wind farms for area 43.E.1 in the Baltic Sea off the …

Oil Price

Oil Prices Fall on Us Crude Build-up and Recession Fears

The New York Stock Exchange. An Oanda analyst says energy traders believe Opec+ will do whatever is needed to support prices. ReutersOil prices dropped on Wedne…

Uranium Project

Lance on Track for Commercial Uranium Production

Preconditioning wellfield flows are already under way at Peninsula Energy's Lance uranium project in Wyoming, and it is on track to resume uranium productio…

Solar Power Plant

Solar to See Strongest Growth in Japan’s Power Sector

It is expected to rise to 113GW in 2031.Solar power is projected to record the greatest growth in this decade, driven by Japan’s renewables policy support…

Nuclear Power Plant

‘Subdued’ Long-Term Growth Seen in Japan’s Nuclear Power Sector: Report

Source: Fitch SolutionsNuclear power generation will likely increase to 88TWh in 2031 from 57.3TWh in end-2021.Japan’s nuclear power sector will likely re…

Power Construction

Sedler Takes Over Interconnector Division of National Grid Ventures

Rebecca Sedler. Image courtesy National Grid VenturesNational Grid Ventures has announced that Rebecca Sedler will take over as managing director of Interconnec…

Hydropower Plant

Kenya Looks to Hydro and Geothermal Power to Replace Thermal Baseload

Olkaria plant. Image courtesy KenGenState-owned generation company Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has announced a renewed plan to scale up th…

Solar Company

Nordex Receives Order for 45 MW of Wind Power in Germany

A utility company commissioned the Nordex Group at the end of 2022 to supply and install ten N149/4.X wind turbines for a wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia, G…