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Market Analysis

Hydropower at Risk as Water Levels at Lake Victoria Rise

In Uganda, Lake Victoria’s water levels have surged to their highest level in more than half a century posing a threat to the country’s hydropower plants.

Oil Price

OPEC Daily Basket Price Stands at $14.36 a Barrel Wednesday

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $14.36 a barrel on Wednesday, 29th April, 2020, compared with $12.41 the previous day, according to OPEC Se…

Solar Technology

New Material Processing Steps Significantly Improve Operational Stability of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

Silicon has long been the conventional material of choice for solar cells, which convert energy from the sun into electricity. However, because light absorption…

Energy Storage Battery

SK Innovation to Additionally Invest US$727 Mil. to Build 2nd EV Battery Plant in U.S.

SK Innovation has decided to invest US$727 million to build a second electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Georgia, the United States.

Nuclear Power Plant

Finland Performs Remote Inspection of New Nuclear Plant Project

Finnish nuclear regulator STUK has carried out a scheduled inspection of RAOS Project Oy - a subsidiary of Russia's Rosatom - via Skype, in line with social dis…

Energy Storage Battery

A New Class of Layered Perovskite with High Oxygen-Ion Conductivity

Upon hearing the word "conductor" in reference to chemistry, most will immediately think of the movement of electrons within a material.

Geothermal Power Plant

Start of Construction for Kirchanschöring Geothermal Project

Early civil work began on the kochanskronen geothermal power plant in Bavaria, Germany.

Solar Power Plant

Coronavirus Putting 150 GW of Asia Pacific Renewables Projects at Risk Says Report

Up to 150 gigawatts of wind and solar projects in the asia-pacific region could be delayed or cancelled.

Nuclear Power Plant

No Radiation Risk from Fires at Chornobyl: IAEA Report

A recent fire in a restricted area near the chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine poses any radiation-related risk.

Nuclear Fuel

US Nuclear Fuels Task Force Reveals Plans to Boost Domestic Uranium Mining

The Trump-convened Nuclear Fuel Working Group warned the demise of US uranium mining will have national security impacts as nuclear rivals grow more sophisticat…

Coal Trade

Berkshire, AIG Urged by NYC's Comptroller to Divest from Coal

Continuing to invest in coal projects will only bring greater financial risks, potential liabilities and future cost burdens.

Nuclear Technology

Leader Project: Аtomflot and Shipbuilder Zvezda Sign Nuclear Icebreaker Construction Contract

On April 23, Rosatom subsidiary FSUE Atomflot and shipbuilder Zvezda LLC remotely signed a contract on the construction of the nuclear icebreaker Leader (projec…

Power Construction

The U.S. Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Grid Management Systems and Risk Assessment Systems

The U.S. Department of Energy today (4/23) announced $25 million in funding for 10 projects as part of the Performance-based Energy Resource Feedback, Optimizat…

Perovskite Assist For Two-Way Renewable Hydrogen

“A new triple-conducting oxide allows protons, oxygen ions and electrons to move through, allowing generation of either hydrogen or electricity through reversi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Eskom Launches Tender to ‘Repurpose’ Coal Plants with Low-Carbon Growth Tech

The debt-saddled South African utility has issued an expression of interest to seek proposals on how to refurbish three fossil fuel power plants to be decommiss…