Res

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Terrestrial Energy Awarded DOE Grant for IMSR Licensing

An illustration of an IMSR plant. (Image: Terrestrial Energy)Ontario–based Terrestrial Energy announced yesterday that its U.S. branch has been awarded a …

Energy Saving

Community Batteries Are Popular—but We Have to Make Sure They Actually Help Share Power, Say Researchers

To power Australia without fossil fuels will mean using batteries to store power from solar and wind. We often think this means home batteries—or large grid-sc…

Carbon Emissions

Research Finds Sustainable Aviation Fuel Is Not a Silver Bullet for the Industry’s Colossal Climate Woes

The global airline industry is fast recovering from the unprecedented pause to flying imposed by COVID-19. In some parts of the world, such as the Middle East, …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

US Supports Opening of Nuscale’s Energy Exploration Centre in Romania

Romanian nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica (SNN) and the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (UPB) have launched a NuScale Power Energy Exploration Centre (E2…

Offshore Wind Power

Sweden’s Newly Approved Offshore Wind Farms Equivalent to One Large Nuclear Power Reactor

The two offshore wind farms that yesterday (16 May) received the Swedish government’s go-ahead will be able to supply up to 6.5 TWh of electricity per yea…

Geothermal Power Project

Research Aims to Establish Management Standards for Low-T Geothermal in Greece

A project by the Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration aims to establish management standards for low-temperature geothermal resources in Greece.

Geothermal Power Plant

JESDER Chair Shares Thoughts on the New Yekdem Scheme in Türkiye

Ufuk Sentürk, Chairman of the Board of JESDERThe YEKDEM update for electricity generation based on renewable energy sources in Türkiye, which the indu…

Biofuel

Biogas and Biomass Conferences Enjoy a Successful First Fay

news item imageThe 2023 International Biogas & Biomass Congress & Expos enjoyed a successful first day on 16 May in Brussels.Packed with high-level speakers del…

Biofuel

Tidewater Diorefinery to Begin Operations Before the End of Q2

Tidewater Renewables Ltd. released first quarter financial results on May 11, confirming that the company’s 3,000-barrel-per-day (45.99 MMgy) renewable di…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Faulty Seals Replaced in Olkiluoto EPR

Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said it had detected and subsequently repaired defects and deficiencies in the seals of the connectors of unit 3 at…

Solar Materials

Tongwei Led Global Polysilicon Output in 2022, Says Bernreuter Research

The world’s top four largest polysilicon producers in 2022 were Chinese companies, led by Tongwei with 345,000 metric tons (MT), followed by GCL Technolog…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Ace Solar, Resonant Energy Complete Solar + Storage System for Massachusetts Community Farm

Resonant Energy and ACE Solar have completed a solar + storage system for the Newton Community Farm in Massachusetts. Newton Community Farm places an emphasis o…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Trio Petroleum Confirms “Major” Oil, Gas Accumulation in California Well

(WO) – Trio Petroleum Corp. announced that its HV-1 well has confirmed a major accumulation of oil and gas in the Presidents field in its South Salinas pr…

Carbon Emissions

Montana’s New Anti-climate Law May Be the Most Aggressive in the Nation

The legislation, signed into law last week, is even more restrictive than North Carolina’s infamous 2012 law that prohibited policymakers from considering sea-…

Crude Oil

U.S. Department of Energy Soliciting Bids for Crude Oil to Replenish Petroleum Reserve

(Bloomberg) – The U.S. is soliciting bids for up to 3 MMbbl of sour crude oil to refill its depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve.crude oil reserve tanks a…