Regulation

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Skirts Austin's Environmental Rules at Texas Gigafactory

Tesla has used a new Texas state law to exempt its Austin gigafactory from Austin’s environmental regulations, as reported by Austin Business Journal.Tesl…

Energy Policy

Chinese Lawmakers Deliberate Draft Atomic Energy Law

Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday started deliberating a draft atomic energy law, with an aim to promote the sound and sustainable development of the atomic energy i…

Biofuel

BECSS Project in Sweden Earns Planning Permission

A bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project under development in Sweden by Stockholm Energi was awarded planning approval on March 28 by the cou…

Electric Vehicles

Maryland Passes Bi-directional EV Charging Law

(Photo by Michael Fousert on Unsplash.)The Maryland General Assembly has passed a law that would create a bidirectional EV charging program aimed at allowing EV…

Renewable Energy

Controversial Clean Energy Law Takes Effect in Washington

The Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility about 16 miles east of Ellensburg in central Washington is part of Puget Sound Energy’s clean energy portfolio. (Co…

SMR

Transatlantic Collaboration on SMR Regulation Expanded

A trilateral memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the British, Canadian and US nuclear regulators to collaborate on technical reviews of advanced r…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UK Nuclear Regulator Assesses Preparedness for Climate Change

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has selected five nuclear sites where it will carry out inspections to assess arrangements for and resilience t…

Geothermal Heating Project

Innargi, Vattenfall to Jointly Evaluate Geothermal Heating in Berlin, Germany

Susanne Huneke, Designated Head of Strategy, Policy and Regulation, Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG, Samir Abboud, CEO, Innargi, Christian Feuerherd, CEO, Vatte…

Nuclear Decommissioning

UK Research Reactor Fully Decommissioned

The Imperial College Reactor Centre in Ascot, England, has become the first reactor site to be fully decommissioned in the UK under modern regulatory controls, …

Hydrogen Production

EC Clears Creation of Japanese JV for Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain

The European Commission (EC) has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Japanese companies INPEX Corporation, Kawasaki Hea…

Power Construction

Canada Proposes Changes to Draft Clean Electricity Regulations

Construction site of Repowering Genesee Units 1 and 2 at Genesee Generating Station is seen in this handout picture dated to October, 2022, in Alberta, Canada. …

Carbon Emissions

China Releases Carbon Emissions Trading Regulations

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 25, 2022 shows a view of Maowei floating photovoltaic power station on water in Gucheng Township of Yingshang County, east China'…

Nuclear Technology

UK Strengthens Nuclear Regulation, IAEA Mission Finds

The UK has a strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety and has made progress to reinforce its regulatory functions, although recruitment challenges rema…

Power Construction

GE Vernova to Build Onshore Electrical Connection for Poland's Largest Offshore Wind Farm, Baltica

GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business, in partnership with Polimex Mostostal, has been awarded a key contract for the Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Polan…

Floating Offshore Wind

Bluefloat, Renantis and Ørsted Move Forward With 1 GW Scottish Floater

Stromar Offshore Wind Farm Limited, a joint venture between Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy, and Renantis, has submitted the environmental impact assessment (EI…