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Nuclear Reactor

Chinese Molten-Salt Reactor Cleared for Start Up

The Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) - part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - has been given approval by the Ministry of Ecology and Envir…

Thermal Plant

Australian Startup Wins Funding for Novel Thermal Storage Tech

Australian clean energy company, MGA Thermal has been awarded AUS$1.27 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to scale up its thermal energ…

Energy Storage Battery

Genex to Acquire 2GW Solar and Battery Project in Australia

The project's first stage will involve building a 400MW/1,600MWh energy storage facility.

Vestas Sells Converters and Controls Business to KK Wind Solutions

Vestas continuously looks for partners that can support its strategic focus on its core business and help scale renewables efficiently in the long-term.

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola Starts up ‘Francisco Pizarro’, the Largest Photovoltaic Plant in Europe

The plant will produce enough clean energy to power more than 334,000 homes and prevent the emission of 150,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Smart Meter

Atlantic City Electric Set to Upgrade 565,000 Smart Meters

Atlantic City Electric will start the broad installation of new smart meters for its nearly 565,000 customers beginning in September 2022, and continuing throug…

OPEC

Iraq’s July Oil Output Rises by Around 70,000 Bpd, Somo Data Show

Iraq pumped 4.584 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil in July, up by 69,000 bpd from June, data from state-owned marketer SOMO seen by Reuters showed on Wednes…

Australia

Western Australia Utility Replicating Success of 100% Renewable Energy Town

The small town of Onslow, Western Australia, is now powered almost entirely by renewable energy, and the utility behind that project wants to roll out the same …

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Installs World’s First Offshore Wind Turbine With Recyclable Blades

German energy giant RWE started to test a wind turbine with fully recyclable blades at its offshore project Kaskasi. It is the first deployment of the technolog…

Oil Refinery

U.S. Oil Refiners, Pipeline Companies Expect Strong Demand for Rest of 2022

U.S. oil refiners and pipeline operators expect energy consumption to be strong for the second half of 2022, even though analysts and industry watchers have wor…

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Maker Vestas Q2 Hit by Higher Costs

Wind turbine maker Vestas on Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected second-quarter operating loss hit by higher costs.

Oil Price

Oil Prices Dip After Industry Data Shows U.S. Crude Stockpiles Rising

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday, after industry data showed U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly rose last week, signaling a potential hiccup in demand.

United States

U.S. Power Use to Reach Record High in 2022 as Economy Grows, EIA Says

U.S. power consumption will rise to a record high in 2022 as the economy grows, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy O…

LNG

UK’s Centrica Signs $8.5B Long-Term Deal to Import U.S. LNG

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has signed a heads of agreement with U.S. firm Delfin Midstream to import LNG starting in 2026 from a planned floating LNG e…

Crude Oil

EIA Lowers U.S. Oil Production Forecast

The Energy Information Administration has lowered its forecast for crude oil production for this year and next, according to a new report.