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Nuclear Fuel

Rosatom Installed the Vessel of the Unique Russian Research Reactor – MBIR – in the Design Position

On January 18, 2023, the vessel of the world's largest multipurpose fast neutron research reactor (MBIR) was installed in its designed position at the const…

Nuclear Policy

Canadian and UK Regulators Agree Terms for Cooperation

Terms of Reference have been signed and published between the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for a Mem…

United Kingdom

Transfer of Waste From Berkeley Vaults Begins

The first concrete box containing radioactive waste from underground vaults at the shut down Berkeley nuclear power plant in the UK has been transferred to an i…

Nuclear Equipment

French Nuclear Fleet Failure, Drought and War to Blame for Record Power Prices in 2022

Last year Europe saw very high levels of wholesale power prices, driven by gas prices that repeatedly broke all-time high records since the start of the Ukraine…

Oil&Gas Drilling

UK Firm Chosen to Drill Well Offshore Isle of Man

Isle of Man-based Crogga Limited has awarded Aberdeen-based energy services company THREE60 Energy with a contract to drill an appraisal well this year in the C…

South Korea

South Korean President: Country Needs More Nuclear Power

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his country’s push to be carbon-neutral by 2050 must include construction of more nuclear power generation, in a…

Solar Power Plant

Dubai’s Amea Power Inks 50MW Solar Ppa in Ivory Coast

AMEA Power has secured the first solar power purchase agreement (PPA) in Ivory Coast in what is a growing presence in West Africa.The 50MW solar PV project with…

Nuclear Technology

General Fusion’s UK demo gets go ahead

Canada-based General Fusion has been granted permission to construct a demonstration of its fusion technology at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) …

United Kingdom

UK, UAE Ally on Clean Energy, Hydrogen Included

The UK and UAE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) expected to help facilitate the sharing of technical knowledge, advice, skills, and expertise, op…

Natural Gas

Enagás Buys Stake in UK-Netherlands Subsea Gas Pipeline Operator

Spanish energy company Enagás has reached an agreement with Germany’s Uniper to acquire a 20% stake in the Dutch BBL Company, an owner of a 235-kilometre subs…

Net Zero Emission

Net Zero Review: UK could do more to reap economic benefits of green growth

HighlightsChris Skidmore publishes his Net Zero Review, setting out the historic opportunity' offered by net zeroformer energy minister says the UK's le…

Off-Grid

Russia Shells Ukraine Thermal Power Plants, Disrupting Power Supply

Bombarded thermal power plants. Courtesy DTEK.Russia has shelled another two thermal power plants (TPPs) in Ukraine, causing exacerbated power disruption for th…

Electric Car

This 240T Electric Mining Haul Truck Can Charge in 30 Minutes

A 240-tonne mining haul truck is about to be fitted with a 1.4 megawatt-hour (MWh) prototype battery system that global green energy company Fortescue has devel…

Solar Technology

Business Secretary in Talks With Saudi Arabia to Advance Commercial Collaboration in UK Space Based Solar

The UK and Saudi Arabian governments discussed ambitious plans for collaboration in space and innovation, including the potential to invest in the development o…

United Kingdom

2023 Predictions: Renewables, Hydrogen and Grid Connections

Here, Mark Rowcroft, development director at solar and storage developer Exagen, spotlights six areas to watch in the UK energy sector this year.2023 will see s…