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SMR

EDF Begins Permitting Process for Two New Reactors at Penly

EDF announced it is seeking the necessary authorisations to construct two EPR2 reactors at the Penly nuclear power plant site in Normandy, northern France.The P…

Rooftop Solar

Scatec Reaches Financial Close for Its Grootfontein Solar Projects in South Africa and Prepares for Construction Start

Scatec ASA, a leading renewable energy company, has reached financial close for its three Grootfontein solar projects in South Africa, won as part of the Depart…

Nuclear waste

Ukraine Holds Drills in Zaporizhzhia to Prepare for Radiation Leaks From Russian-Held Nuclear Plant

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Dressed in white and yellow protective suits and armed with devices to detect radiation levels, Ukrainian emergency workers took part i…

Energy Saving

ANL Fluorinated Cation Electrolyte Could Help Enable High-Performance, Long-Lasting Li-Metal Batteries

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a fluorinated cation electrolyte that could enable high-voltage lithium metal batteries. An open-acces…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Emulation Platform Enables Testing of Large-Scale Plants in Laboratory Setting

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a groundbreaking Real-Time Hydropower Emulation Platform, enabling the testing of …

Electric Vehicles

Biden Administration Aims $2 Billion in Grants at US Electric Vehicle Transition

US President Joe Biden. (Image by Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons).President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday said it intends to invest $2 billion…

Energy Storage Project

Bolivia Taps China, Russia's Rosatom in Bid to Unlock Huge Lithium Riches

The Uyuni salt flat is the largest in the world. Its crust covers covers a pool of brine that hosts most of Bolivia’s 9-million tonnes of lithium resource…

SMR

IAEA sees progress made by SMR deployment initiative

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last year launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating the safe and secure deployment of advanced nuclear react…

Offshore Wind Power

Hitachi Energy Secures Deal for Two Swedish Offshore Wind Farms

OX2 and Ingka Investments have signed their third conditional agreement with a supplier for two of their offshore wind projects in Sweden, Triton and Galene, th…

Geothermal Power Project

Geothermal Agricultural Site to Grow Strawberries Year-Round in Alberta, Canada

A geothermal greenhouse facility is being planned by Freshbay Inc. near Hinton in Alberta, Canada with the goal of cultivating premium strawberries year-round. …

Geothermal Power Plant

Planning Starts Anew for Monterotondo 2 Geothermal Power Plant in Italy

The permitting process for the planned Monterotondo 2 geothermal plant in Tuscany, Italy has been restarted following the decision to lower its installed capaci…

Geothermal Power Project

Hawaii Legislation Seeks Additional Funding for Geothermal Research

Since 2022, legislation has been proposed that seeks to utilize geothermal royalties in Hawaii for further geothermal research.

Electric Vehicles

UK Sees 70% Rise in Public Charge-Points for Electric Vehicles Over Past Year

The UK now has one publicly accessible charge point for every 11.2 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) on the road, having seen a remarkable 70% jump in charge poin…

Wind Power Project

Repsol Commits $550M to Renewable Projects in Italy

Repsol is making a major play in Italy. Credit: Eduardo Parra/Europa Press via Getty ImagesRepsol, a Spain-based energy and petrochemical company, plans to deve…

LNG Carrier

CoolCo Buying Two Lng Carriers Newbuilds for $234M Each

LNG shipowner Cool Company (CoolCo) has exercised its option to acquire two newbuild LNG carriers from affiliates of EPS Ventures.CoolCo said that the Mega LNG …