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Carbon Emissions

Legislative Proposal in Colorado Aims to Tackle Urban Sprawl, a Housing Shortage and Climate Change All at Once

Surveying the loss of homes in wildfires and a half-century of rapid growth, a new measure introduced by the governor and state Democrats promotes sustainable l…

Hydropower Plant

Emrgy Secures $18 Million in Capital for Distributed Hydropower, Other Work

Emrgy, a woman-led renewable energy technology and project developer, has raised $18.4 million in a Series A funding round to deploy distributed hydropower proj…

Hydropower Plant

Construction Accident Kills, Injures Workers at 4.5 GW Diamer Basha Hydro in Pakistan

On Friday, April 7, an accident at one of the construction sites associated with the 4.5 GW Diamer Basha hydro project in Pakistan killed workers and injured ot…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Decommissioning Progresses in Germany

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment has granted utility EnBW Kernkraft GmbH approval to decommission and dismantle unit 2 of its Neckarwesthe…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Renews Nuclear Co-operation With China

France and China agreed to renew their partnership in nuclear energy during the recent state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to China. This was one of…

Nuclear Reactor

In Pictures: Tokamak Energy’s Fusion Plant Concept

The UK-based nuclear fusion company Tokamak Energy has released the first images of how its future commercial fusion power plants could look.The company is stre…

Spent Fuel

Application to Raise Capacity of French Very-Low-Level Waste Repository

French radioactive waste management agency Andra has applied to the department of Aube in north-eastern France for environmental permission to increase the curr…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Team Completes Follow-up Kazakh Infrastructure Review

Kazakhstan has made progress in implementing the recommendations of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear infrastructure review mission in 2016, …

Electric Car

NEV Sales in China Rise to 653,000 Models Over March

According to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), sales of New Energy Vehicles (NEV) in China stood at 653,000 units last …

Electric Car

US EPA Presents Stricter Emissions Proposals Until 2032

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed far-reaching emission reductions for new passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Specifically, car emi…

Energy Security

Fire Breaks Out at Offshore Oil Platform, Leaving Four Injured

UK-headquartered oil and gas exploration and production company Trinity Exploration & Production plc has confirmed that a fire broke out on one of its platforms…

Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen Fuel Production Offers Cleaner Sawmill Residue Uses

New Zealand could use wood residues from sawmill operations to produce hydrogen fuel, offering a promising opportunity to overcome environmental challenges thro…

Oil & Gas Supply

Guyana Extends Deadline for First Oil Block Bids

Growing oil producer Guyana has extended the deadline for bids in its first competitive auction for offshore blocks by three months to 15 July, the natural reso…

Solar Cell

Researchers Create More Efficient Perovskite Solar Cell

A team of researchers from the University of Toronto has created a triple-junction perovskite solar cell with record efficiency by overcoming a key limitation o…

Floating Offshore Wind

Shell and Hexicon Appoint K2 Management as Lender’s Technical Advisor for South Korean Floating Wind Farm

Shell and Hexicon, through their joint venture in South Korea, have appointed K2 Management (K2M) as Lender’s Technical Advisor for the MunmuBaram project…