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Hydropower Plant

Six Units to be Replaced at Bratsk Hydro Plant, Siberia

En+ Group has announced it has begun the replacement of six hydraulic units at the it’s Bratsk hydropower plant in Siberia as part of its large-scale "New ener…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Korea's SK Group Wraps up USD-1.6bn Investment in Plug Power

South Korean industrial conglomerate SK Group has finalised its USD-1.6-billion capital investment in US fuel cell systems provider Plug Power Inc as part of a …

Electric Car

Fisker and Foxconn to Collaborate on EV Project; Start of Production of Project PEAR in Q4 2023

Fisker Inc. has entered into a MOU with Hon Hai Technology Group supporting a project to develop a breakthrough electric vehicle.

Nuclear Reactor

BN-800 Fast Reactor has First Full Refuelling with MOX Fuel

Unit 4 of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant, Russia's BN-800 reactor, has been connected to the grid and resumed operations upon completion of scheduled mainten…

Solar Cell

New Research could Accelerate Perovskite Solar Cell Adoption

Scientists at The University of Manchester have found a way to accelerate the uptake of solar technology, by increasing the environmental safety of perovskite s…

Hydropower Plant

Republika Srpska’s Parliament Calls for Moratorium on Small Hydropower Plants

The parliament of Republika Srpska has adopted a declaration on river protection, which calls on the Bosnian Serb entity’s government to impose a moratorium on…

Solar Cell

Perovskite Solar Cell with 21% Efficiency Includes Tech to Prevent Lead Leaks

They claim the method captures lead ions in leaks, while also increasing cell efficiency.

Hydropower Plant

RusHydro Signs First Non-Regulated Agreement for Hydropower Supply

RusHydro is to supply electricity produced by the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant to gold producer PJSC Polyus after signing a bilateral power purchase agr…

Carbon Emissions

Skies of blue: Recycling Carbon Emissions to Useful Chemicals and Reducing Global Warming

Researchers optimize a novel process for the efficient conversion of carbon emissions into useful chemicals like acetate using microbes

Carbon Neutral

Maersk Says it will Launch a Carbon Neutral Vessel by 2023, Seven Years Ahead of Schedule

Shipping giant Maersk said Wednesday it would launch a carbon-neutral vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule, as it attempts to reduce its environmental …

Rosatom

Two key Russian Nuclear Institutes to Merge

Rosatom has decided to merge two of Russia’s key nuclear institutes – the AI Leipunsky Institute of Physics and Power Engineering in Obninsk and Research Inst…

Energy Investment

UK Outfits Secure £1.3m in Offshore Wind Funding

Winners of the OWGP competitions include Apollo, Sheffield Forgemasters and Leask Marine

Wind Power Project

Siemens Gamesa to Supply 62MW Wind Projects in Sweden

Swedish local utility firm Tekniska verken has ordered 62MW of wind turbines from Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa.

Solar Power Plant

Green Lantern Completes Sixth Solar Array for Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort

Green Lantern Solar has completed construction of a 133-kW solar array on Sugarbush Resort property, adding to the ski destination’s existing solar portfolio.

Solar Cell

Hybrid Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell with 18.04% Efficiency

South Korean researchers claim to have developed a PV cell with a higher efficiency rate than any other tandem cell based on perovskite and organic materials.