Regulation

Nuclear Technology

NRC Amends Non-power Reactor Licensing Regulations

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has amended its regulations for licensing non-power production or utilisation facilities to reflect the limited risk …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Tsuruga 2 Fails Safety Standards

Akira Ishiwatari (right), a commissioner for the Nuclear Regulation Authority, inspects a trench at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant’s No. 2 reactor in Fuk…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sellafield Breaches Hazardous Material Rules

The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served two improvement notices on Sellafield Limited for breaches of The Control of Substances Hazardous to Healt…

Coal Price

Government Regulation of Coal Prices for 90 Days Introduced in Kyrgyzstan Since Sept 15

The government regulation of coal prices for 90 days will be introduced in Kyrgyzstan since September 15, the Ministry of Economy reported.The price regulation …

Geothermal Power Project

Colorado Commission Adopts New Regulations on Deep Geothermal

Chalk Creek Canyon, Colorado/ U.S. (source: flickr/ Colorado Luis, creative commons)The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) has officially a…

United Kingdom

UK Likely to Mirror EU Batteries Regulation: Freeths

The UK is likely to copy EU regulation on end of life BESS projects, experts say. Image: RESA partner at a major UK law firm has said the UK is ‘likely&rs…

Electricity Transmission

New Grid Connection Rules in Romania

Romania’s National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has approved a competitive, auction-based mechanism for grid connections of new plants of at least 5…

Offshore Wind Power

EU Disputes Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Local Content Regulations

The European Union (EU) has requested dispute settlement consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning Taiwan’s use of local content crit…

Carbon Emissions

South Africa Passes Its First Sweeping Climate Change Law

The retired coal-fired Komati Power Station Is seen near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, May 9, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Ph…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

President Biden Signs Advance Act Into Law

The bipartisan Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act aims to incentivise and support the development and deploym…

Solar Power Plant

New Tariffs From AD/CVDInvestigations Could Stall U.S. Solar Industry – Cea

(A photovoltaic solar cell)Solar has become the lowest-cost form of new generation in the United States, but the economics behind the manufacturing and procurem…

Energy Storage Project

Rhode Island Sets Energy Storage Targets, Eyes Framework for Ess Rate Tariffs

A NineDot battery energy storage system. (Courtesy: NineDot)Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee has signed the 2024 Energy Storage Systems Act into law, establis…

Solar Power Plant

Statkraft and Luminous Energy Sign 'First-Of-A-Kind' Solar PPA

Statkraft will prevent Bracon Ash from generating during negative price periods using its downregulation service. Image: Statkraft.Renewable power generator Sta…

Energy Taxation

IRS Issues Guidance on Registration for 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on May 31 issued guidance on how to register for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Cred…

Solar Power Plant

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Wind Power Capacity Expected to Surpass 1,200 GW Target Next Year in China

GlobalData’s latest report, China Power Market Size, Trends, Regulations, Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2024-2035 reveals that solar PV power is exp…