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Nuclear Reactor

France Counting on Nuclear Power to Help Replace Natural Gas, Other Fossil Fuels

France plans to build at least six nuclear reactors, and possibly another eight, under the latest national low carbon strategy unveiled by President Emmanuel Ma…

United Kingdom

UK Advisers Urge Tougher Climate Tests on New Oil and Gas Projects

Ending new UK oil and gas production is credible and would send a clear signal to the world that the country is serious about meeting global temperature goals, …

Oil Price

Oil Price Set to Test Fresh Peaks Barring Iran Breakthrough

Efforts by governments to drive an economic rebound are likely to add strain to tight oil supplies and could send prices to fresh peaks.

Wind Turbine

Scientists Test how Wind Turbines Hold up to Frozen Flows in World's Largest Indoor Ice Tank

The realities of a warming climate, and predicting how tons of frozen H20 behave is tricky business.

Hydrogen Project

Unseen Green Hydrogen Volumes Set to be Produced at Proposed Texas Gulf Coast Project

In the latest move to develop the state of Texas into a leading player in the world of hydrogen, plans have today (Feb 22) been unveiled for a gigawatt-scale gr…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Japan's 1st Hydrogen Fuel Cell Test Train Unveiled with Full Services Eyed for 2030

JR East intends to put the technology to practical use in 2030. The train emits no carbon dioxide (CO2) thanks to its hybrid system of hydrogen fuel cells and r…

Airbus Plans to Test Hydrogen Engine on A380 Jumbo Jet to Fly in 2026

Airbus said it plans to test a hydrogen-powered engine on a modified A380 by the middle of the decade, in hopes of bringing lower-emission fuels to commercial a…

Oil Exploration

TotalEnergies Announces Major Oil Discovery Offshore Suriname

TotalEnergies and its partner APA Corporation have made significant oil and associated gas discovery offshore one of the hottest basins for major oil finds in r…

Rooftop PV System

Rooftop Solar Installation Price Rise Is Temporary, to Decline from 2023

GlobalData’s latest report reveals that the trend that saw rooftop solar prices decrease between 2013 and 2020 came about because of an increase in the supply …

Hydrogen Technology

First Hydrogen Train in Japan to Hit the Rails for Test Run

The two car “Hybari” train -- a combination of hybrid and the Japanese word for a lark -- cost about 4 billion yen ($35 million) to develop and can travel up …

Wave Energy

Wave Energy Nails Spot Among 68 New Projects Getting $175 Million Love Tap from ARPA-E

ARPA-E, the federal office charged with funneling cash into the advanced energy technology pipeline, has included a project in its latest round of funding that …

Wave Energy

U.S. Researchers Gearing up to Test Electromagnetic Wave Energy Device

Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding, the researchers at Portland State University (PSU) are preparing to test and validate a new type of el…

Solar Power Plant

Utility-Scale Energy Storage in US Tripled in 2021 While Growth of Other Clean Energy Stalled

Utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) installations in the US grew 196% to 2.6GW in 2021 but overall clean power installations fell 3%, according t…

Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen Hype Gets Real with Big Japanese Tender

Australia’s grand hydrogen export ambition faces its first market test with Japan’s largest power generator calling for competitive bids to supply the hydroge…

Nuclear waste

Sellafield Waste Transfer Facility Completes Test Run

The Box Encapsulation Plant Product Store has successfully completed its first dry run of a storage box being transferred from road to its long-term storage vau…