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Nuclear Power Plant

TVO to Restart Olkiluoto 2 Following Cooling Water Incident

Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima Oyj expects unit 2 of its Olkiluoto nuclear plant to be reconnected to the Finnish grid later this week, after receiving restart a…

Oil & Gas Trade

Egypt And Iraq Sign Landmark Oil Deal

Egypt and Iraq have signed an oil-for-reconstruction plan this December, expected to come into effect once constitutional procedures have been completed.

Oil Shale

U.S. Shale Oil Output to Drop 136,000 bpd to 7.44 million bpd in Jan – EIA

U.S. oil output from shale formations is expected to decline by about 136,000 barrels per day in January to 7.44 million bpd, the lowest since June, the U.S. En…

Battery Recycling

‘Europe’s Battery Recycling Quotas are Blunt and a Decade too Late’

While batteries appear a staple ingredient in transitioning to a carbon-free economy, they also bring with them a fair number of sustainability concerns.

Solar Power Plant

Digital Tool to Monitor PV Plant Construction

U.K.-based Above has developed a digital approach to unifying PV plant testing and inspection data. The company said the new tool can create a permanent digital…

Wind Farm

RES Gets Green Light for Dunbeg South

RES has received planning consent for the Dunbeg South wind Farm near Limavady, Northern Ireland.

Electric Car

Mercedes Reconfiguring Factories To Produce 6 New Electric Cars By 2022

Mercedes-Benz announced this week it plans to introduce 6 new battery electric models to its EQ brand lineup by the end of 2022 and is making major upgrades at …

Nuclear Power Plant

NASA Supports America's National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion

President Donald Trump has issued a new Space Policy Directive that will help propel NASA and humanity’s next giant leap – creating a sustainable presence on …

Offshore Wind Power

Video: Construction Record of CGN Yangjiang Nanpeng Island Offshore Wind Power Project

​At 12:28 on December 16, with the connection of the last unit to the grid, China General Nuclear Power Group's 400,000-kilowatt offshore wind power project in…

Energy Investment

Amid Chinese Glare, India and Vietnam Look to Ramp up Energy, Defence Ties

The Indian and Vietnamese PMs had recently co-chaired the 17th ASEAN-India Summit in which the two sides had articulated their shared interests in maintaining r…

Oil & Gas Trade

China's LNG Imports Could Hit Record High in Dec as Demand Bounces Back

The world's second largest LNG importer after Japan is on track to import its highest monthly volumes since December 2019, Refinitiv shiptracking data showed.

Solar Power Plant

EGYPT: EBRD Lends $4.2m for a 6 MWp Solar Power Plant at Dina Farm

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is approving a $4.2m loan for Taqa PV for Solar Energy, Taqa Arabia's renewable energy subsidiary.

Carbon Emissions

Brexit Pushes UK to Begin Own Emissions Trading System in 2021

Due to Brexit, the UK government said on December 14 it will launch an emissions trading system for domestic industry and power generation from January 1 next y…

Energy Transition

The UK Ends Support For Overseas Oil & Gas Projects

The United Kingdom will end direct government support to oil, gas, and coal project overseas as soon as possible, as part of the country’s ambition to support …

Electric Vehicle Battery

Battery Recycling Booms As The EV Revolution Kicks Into High Gear

The rising popularity of electric vehicles is often praised as the road to helping the world to reduce emissions.