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United Kingdom

Wind Power Sets New Record in the UK

UK wind energy set a new record on 21 May meeting almost two-thirds of electricity demand, according to preliminary data from National Grid ESO.

Nuclear Power Plant

Oyster Creek Defuelled in Record Time

The final canister containing used fuel has been removed from the storage pool of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey, USA, and placed in an on-s…

Nuclear Fuel

Seizure Of Radioactive Uranium In India And Depleting Nuclear Safety And Security

Very recently, in the first week of May 2021, the Indian police seized 7.1 Kilograms of illegally possessed Radioactive Uranium by two men in the state of Mahar…

Solar Power Plant

ABB Increases Automation in Absolicon Solar Factory

To enable the transformation to a sustainable society and preserve resources, production of solar collector panels must be precise, highly efficient, and cost e…

Carbon Emissions

KENYA: Towards the Establishment of a GHG Emissions Trading System

The Kenyan government has approved the establishment of a greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme. The scheme, which is mainly aimed at businesses, is expected …

Market Analysis

Oil Markets Set for Recalibration as US and Iran Attempt to Restore Nuclear Deal

Commodities prices are expected to keep rising, even if Iranian supply returns, Saxo Bank's head of commodity strategy says

Hydrogen Storage

Utrecht University to Study Underground Hydrogen Storage

Utrecht University suggests that underground hydrogen storage could be the solution to bottlenecks in the current energy transition and will simulate conditions…

Nuclear Power Plant

Xi, Putin to Launch Nuclear Energy Projects As Recovery Efforts Intensify

Two Chinese nuclear plants will be using Russian-designed reactors.

Nuclear Fuel

Zambia Reinstates Uranium Mining Licence for GoviEx

Canada’s GoviEx Uranium announce on 10 May that it had received a letter from the Mining Cadastre Department of the Republic of Zambia notifying the Company th…

Energy Storage System

Schneider XW Pro Inverter and Lithium Discover Battery System Certified to UL 9540

Schneider Electric Solar and Discover Battery have received UL 9540 safety certification for Schneider Electric’s XW Pro hybrid inverter and Discover Battery’…

Oil Shale

U.S. Shale Oil Output to Climb for First Time in 3 Months in June - EIA

U.S. oil output from seven major shale formations is expected to climb by 26,000 barrels per day in June to 7.73 million bpd, the first rise in three months, th…

Microgrid

Solad Connects Thousands of Nigerian Businesses to Reliable Power

Solad Power Group has across its portfolio of minigrids in Nigeria has connected its 10,000th small business to affordable and reliable power, the company recen…

Net Zero Emission

IEA’s Simple Message for Australia: No Place for Gas-Fired Recovery in Net Zero by 2050

The International Energy Agency’s Net Zero says the world should add “no new oil and gas fields … and no new coal mines or mine extensions if it is to achiev…

Wind Turbine Blade

New Coalition to Commercialise Solution for Wind Turbine Blade Recycling

A coalition of industry and academic leaders has developed a new technology to enable circularity for thermoset composites, the material used to make wind turbi…

Thermal Plant

Kusile Power Station on Target to be Completed by 2023

South African Deputy-President, David Mabuza, recently visited the Kusile Power Station in the Mpumalanga province to evaluate the progress being made.