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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Approval Sought for Preparatory Works for Polish Plant

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has applied to the head of Pomorskie Voivodeship for a permit to start preparatory works required for the construction of Pol…

Nuclear waste

Trial Run at Finnish Repository Starts

Finnish waste management company Posiva announced it has begun a trial run of placing disposal cannisters in the Onkalo used nuclear fuel repository. No actual …

Offshore Wind Power

Enercon and Bals/Selzenergie Sign Contract for 330 MW of Wind Power

The large order includes 50 E-175 EP5 and 7 E-138 EP3 wind turbines for wind farms in southern Germany as well as two high-voltage substations. All projects hav…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE Installs HVDC OCP at UK’s 1.4GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

The installation was carried out by Heerema using its Sleipnir heavy lift vessel. Credit: RWE.RWE has installed a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore co…

United States

Biden Administration Announces 3.1GW Floating Wind Auction Offshore Oregon

Credit: John Moore via Getty Images.The Biden Administration has announced that it will auction two areas covering 194,995 acres (789km²) off the coast of Oreg…

Oil&Gas Drilling

India’s BPCL Plans New Refining, Petchem Projects in Next 5-7 Yrs

A private security guard stands in front of the regional head office of oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) in Kolkata, India, November 28, 2019. REUTERS/R…

France

Totalenergies Invests $100 Mln in the US to Offset Climate Emissions

The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarters skyscraper in the financial and business district of La Defense, …

Oil & Gas Trade

Marathon Oil Secures Stockholder Approval for $22.5bn Merger With Conocophillips

Marathon Oil is being acquired by ConocoPhillips in an all-stock deal worth $22.5bn. (Credit: Marathon Petroleum Corporation)American petroleum company Marathon…

SAF

South Korea Plans Mix of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for International Flights From 2027

South Korea said on Friday it aims to ensure all departing international flights use a mix of about 1% of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2027.The step aim…

Solar Power Plant

The US Government Opens up More Federal Lands for Solar – To 31 Million Acres

Photo courtesy of Tom Brewster/BLM CaliforniaThe Biden administration has finalized a plan to expand solar on 31 million acres of federal lands in 11 western st…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Generation Expected to Rise in the US Despite Climate Uncertainty

Researchers found that hydropower generation may generally increase with climate change, although some regions face drier conditions. (Photograph by Andrea Star…

Nuclear Fuel

Framatome Approved to Transport Higher-Enriched Fuel

Framatome announced that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a licence amendment allowing transport of fresh nuclear fuel assemblies in the …

Nuclear Reactor

Deep Fission Unveils Underground Reactor Concept

California-based nuclear startup company Deep Fission, which is proposing to place microreactors deep underground, announced its emergence from stealth mode and…

Offshore Wind Power

Vattenfall and German Steel Manufacturer Sign PPA for Nordlicht 1 Offshore Wind Farm

Vattenfall has signed a long-term electricity supply contract with the steel producer Salzgitter for 75 MW of electricity to come from the Nordlicht 1 offshore …

China

26 MW Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Delivered in China

The self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel, Gang Hang Ping 5, capable of installing 26 MW wind turbines, has been delivered to the port city of Qingdao…