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Thermal Coal

Nevada Utility to Convert Last Coal-Fired Plant to Natural Gas

Image by Peter H from PixabayIn the US, Nevada’s largest utility plans to retire its last coal-fired plant by the end of 2025 and convert it to run on nat…

Power Construction

US working on power plant standards for energy transition: US EPA head

Micheal Regan, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency | Photo Credit: US Environmental Protection Agency websiteMicheal Regan, the Administrato…

Tidal Energy

US DOE Invests Nearly $10 Million to Propel Marine Energy Advancements

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently unveiled a significant investment of nearly $10 million directed towards seven projects aimed at accelerating the…

Hydropower Plant

Gilkes Commissions Hydropower Turbine at Water Treatment Plant in the US

Hydro engineers from Gilkes have recently returned from the US, successfully completing the commissioning of the company’s latest hydropower turbine in No…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Alaska Simplifies Microreactor Regulations

The US state of Alaska has adopted regulations to streamline the regulatory process for the siting of microreactors. The new regulations, which waive some requi…

LNG

Nearly 70 Ports Offer Bio-Lng Bunkers

Ships can now bunker bio-LNG at almost seventy ports worldwide, including Singapore, Rotterdam and the US east coast, according to SEA-LNG.A total of 355 LNG-fu…

Offshore Wind Power

Great Lakes Inks First Rock Supply Deal for US Offshore Wind Farm

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Great Lakes) has signed the first-ever subcontract for the procurement of rock for a wind farm offshore the US with Carve…

Nuclear Reactor

BWXT to Begin Work on Cislunar Nuclear Rocket Engine and Fuel

The USA's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has finalised an agreement with Lockheed Martin to begin work on the fabrication and design of a…

Biofuel

West Biofuels Secures $1.5m to Develop Bioenergy Facilities

On July 25, West Biofuels LLC announced $1.5 million in grant funding from the USDA to increase the sustainable use of forest products while promoting innovatio…

Offshore Wind Power

DEME Installs Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Substation, First in US

DEME’s specialised floating installation vessel Orion has installed the offshore substation for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 wind farm, a first in the US, s…

Hydropower Plant

New Study Identifies 1,800 Sites for Pumped Hydro Storage in Alaska

Alaska is warming faster than any other US state, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The state has unique energy needs due to its size, diverse land…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Kairos Seeks Construction Licence for Two-Unit Hermes Plant

Kairos Power has submitted an application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for permission to build the Hermes 2 plant next to the Hermes molten sal…

Nuclear Reactor

Kozloduy Applies to Use Westinghouse Fuel in Unit 5

Kozloduy units 5 and 6 (Image: Kozloduy NPP)The Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency said it has received an application requesting the issuance of a permit for …

Nuclear Fuel

USA and Ghana Reaffirm Nuclear Regulation Cooperation

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Ghana's Nuclear Regulatory Authority have reaffirmed their cooperation on nuclear safety and regulation, part…

Hydropower Plant

US Department of Energy Invests $3.5 Million in Hydropower and Marine Energy Projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently announced funding of over $3.5 million dedicated to 18 innovative projects in the fields of hydropower and marine…