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Germany

Germany: Latest Renewables Law will Hold Back Expansion of Onshore Wind Energy

Renewables were 50.5% of Germany’s net electricity production in 2020.

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

California’s Latest Hydrogen Station Opens

Shell has opened its fourth hydrogen station in the San Francisco Bay Area, the California Fuel Cell Partnership announced on Tuesday.

ITER

Ansaldo Nucleare and Monsud to Supply Emergency Power System for ITER

Fusion For Energy announced it has signed a five-year contract with Ansaldo Nucleare and its partner Monsud, for the design, implementation, testing and commiss…

Hydropower Plant

Philippines Unveils Latest Round of Renewables Bidding

The Philippines’ Department of Energy has kicked off the start of its third round of bidding to further accelerate the development of renewables in the country…

Solar Power Plant

Solar Plus Storage Tenders Awarded for French Island Territories

France’s island territories are to get a further 47 solar PV plus storage projects in the latest tender round.

Nuclear Power Plant

Hualong One Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 6 Completes Cold Performance Test

On January 11, the Hualong One demonstration project-China National Nuclear Corporation Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 6 completed the cold performance test.

Nuclear Power Plant

Hot Testing Completed at Sixth Tianwan Unit

The ACPR1000 reactor is scheduled to enter commercial operation by the end of this year.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Canadian Pacific to Launch Hydrogen Powered Train Pilot Program

The goal of the railway company’s test is to decarbonize fright transportation.

Nuclear Power Plant

Hot Functional Testing of HTR-PM Reactors Starts

The twin-unit HTR-PM is scheduled to start operations later this year.

Hydropower Plant

Test Operations Start at 104MW Honduras Hydro Plant

Honduras’ state power company Enee has begun test operations of the 104MW Patuca III hydroelectric plant in Olancho.

Nuclear Power Plant

Krško Nuclear Plant Scheduled For Restart After Croatia Earthquake

Operator says all systems tested and functional

Nuclear Power Plant

Leningrad II-1 Completes Safety Tests

When it was connected to the grid on 9 March 2018, the unit became the second VVER-1200 reactor to start up, following the launch in 2016 of Novovoronezh unit 6…

Nuclear Power Plant

China: Hot Test of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 Ended Successfully

On December 29, 2020, the hot test of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 was successfully concluded, marking a successful end to 2020 and bringing more hope for the u…

Oil Field

Saudi Arabia Makes Four Oil and Gas Discoveries

Oil was discovered in the Al-Ajramiyah well, northwest of the city of Rafhaa, with tests showing a rate of 3,850 barrels per day (bpd).

Nuclear Policy

Adequate Uranium to Meet Demand, Latest Red Book Concludes

However, the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and recent reductions in uranium production and exploration could affect available supplies…