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Portugal

Portugal Receives €16bn Interest in Hydrogen

The Government of Portugal has received more than 70 expressions of interest for hydrogen projects totalling around €16bn.

Micro Reactor

Rooppur Unit 1 RPV Undergoes Hydraulic Tests

The Volgodonsk branch of Atommash AEM-Technologies JSC said on 17 July that it had completed hydraulic tests on the reactor pressure vessel for unit 1 of

Nuclear Power Plant

India and EU Formalise Nuclear Co-Operation Agreement

India and the European Union formalised the long-negotiated civil nuclear agreement on research and development cooperation on the use of nuclear energy at the …

Geothermal Power Plant

Decision on Resuming Balmatt Geothermal Project in Belgium Expected Sept. 2020

In September 2020, the Board of Directors of VITO, the largest Belgian research institution active in the fields of energy.

Distributed energy

UK's Kiwi Power Expands into North America with ENGIE as a First Client

Kiwi Power, a UK-based energy technology company, is bringing its distributed energy resource optimization technology and expertise to ENGIE North America.

Nuclear Power Plant

Czech Government to Provide Loan for CEZ’s Nuclear Power Station

The Government of the Czech Republic has reportedly agreed to offer an interest-free loan to state-controlled utility company CEZ, to help with construction cos…

Nuclear Technology

IAEA, GIF Call for Faster Deployment of Next Generation reactors

The International Atomic Energy Agency and the Generation IV International Forum have called for greater efforts to support the early deployment of innovative n…

Energy Technology

ANU Researchers Set New Solar-to-Hydrogen Efficiency Record

Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have achieved a new efficiency record for hydrogen cells that can convert water into hydrogen simply usi…

Chevron to Buy Noble Energy in Deal Valued at $5 billion

Oil major Chevron has entered into a definitive agreement with Noble Energy to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Noble Energy in an all-stock transaction…

Solar Power Plant

Malaysia Bets on Large Scale Solar PV to Revive Economy

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Malaysia launched the 1GW tender program to boost the country’s economic performance.

Coal Trade

Trump Administration Invests in ‘New Future’ for Coal

The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Friday it will provide $118 million in funding to support research and development of technologies to make coal power…

EU Must Take on its Methane Problem before Turning to Hydrogen

Facing dangerous levels of warming, Europe aspires to achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

Energy Storage Battery

U Texas Team Develops Cobalt-Free High-Energy Lithium-ion Battery

Researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery.

Crude Oil

Virus Surge Dents Oil Demand Recovery Optimism

Jul.19 -- Oil futures are holding steady with an ongoing surge in coronavirus cases in some parts of the U.S. tempering optimism for a demand recovery.

Power Construction

EGYPT: Schneider Electric to Upgrade Power Grid with Digital Technology

The French industrial group Schneider Electric has been chosen by the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company for the construction of four control centres for the …