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Nuclear Power Plant

Zhangzhou Unit 2 Construction Starts

The pouring of first safety-related concrete has started for the second Hualong One unit at the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Rig Platform Arrives in Mossel Bay Ahead of Drilling

The rig platform, the Deepsea Stavanger, arrived in Mossel Bay on 21 August ahead of its deployment to the Outeniqua Basin, where it is scheduled to work on the…

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Crew Plan 1.1GW Offshore Adventure

Australian oil and gas company Pilot Energy has started a feasibility study into the development of an 1100MW offshore wind farm off the coast of the mid-west r…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

South African Fuel Cell Technology Company to be Developed

The Development Bank of South Africa and the Industrial Development Corporation have committed project development funding to create a South African stationary …

United States

ConocoPhillips Pulls Request for Extension of Flaring Permits at 41 Texas Sites

U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips withdrew a request to extend flaring permits at 41 of its sites in West Texas.

China

China's National Oil Companies Outline Early Green Energy Plans

China's top state oil and gas producers - PetroChina, Sinopec Corp and CNOOC Ltd are working on the following green initiatives.

Oil & Gas Trade

US Sanctions Chinese, UAE Firms Skirting Iran Oil Embargo

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against 11 Iranian, Chinese and United Arab Emirates companies accused of helping to bypass the American embargo…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia's Gazprom Starts LPG Supplies to Crimea Via New Bridge

Russian state gas producer Gazprom has started direct rail shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) via a new bridge to the Crimea peninsula which Moscow anne…

Energy Storage Project

Wartsila to Operate Three Multi-State Storage Projects for Duke Energy

Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected by US utility Duke Energy for the engineering, procurement and construction of three battery energy storage facili…

Hydropower Plant

Significant Investments Needed to Modernise Hydropower Stations in Asia

Hydropower stations constructed decades ago across Asia are in need of significant investment and upgrades to enhance their critical contribution to the region…

Wind Turbine

GE Expands Turkey’s Wind Energy Portfolio with Two New Plants

GE Renewable Energy has installed and commissioned two wind energy projects in Turkey.

Nuclear Policy

US DOE Agreed to Remove Plutonium from South Carolina

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced a $600 million settlement between the state and the federal government.

Nuclear Power Plant

Baltic States Agree to Block Nuclear Power from Belarus

The ministries responsible for the energy sector in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have reached an agreement to cease electricity trading with Belarus when it co…

Energy Investment

EDP Renováveis to Sell Stake in US Renewable Assets for $700m

Spanish firm EDP Renováveis has agreed to sell its stake in a US wind and solar portfolio to Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure for $700m.

United States

US Announces Funding for Fusion and Carbon Capture Technologies

The US Department of Energy has announced $72m in funding for carbon capture technologies and $29m for fusion research projects.