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Nuclear Technology

UK Must Act on Nuclear to Meet Net-zero Aims, Review Finds

Investment in new nuclear is "a no-regrets option", according to an independent review of the UK government's approach to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas e…

United Arab Emirates

The Arab Green Summit

The current global warming measure of 1.0 – 1.1 °C above pre-industrial level has caused various natural disasters that are significantly challenging to human…

Energy Storage Technology

New Technique to Turn Abandoned Mines Into Batteries

Underground Gravity Energy Storage system: a schematic of different system sections. Credit: Hunt et al.A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Stor…

Nuclear Reactor

Vogtle 3 Projected to Enter Service in April

Georgia Power has said the unit is now expected to reach initial criticality during February and to be in service in April, a slight delay from the company'…

Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea Increases Expected Contribution of Nuclear Power

Nuclear energy will account for 34.6% of South Korea's electricity generation by 2036, compared with 27.4% in 2021, according to the latest plan finalised b…

Nuclear Technology

Nuclear Reactor Experiment Rules Out One Dark Matter Hope

It was an anomaly detected in the storm of a nuclear reactor so puzzling that physicists hoped it would shine a light on dark matter, one of the universe's …

CNNC

China’s Fangchenggang 3 Connected to the Grid

Unit 3 of China's Fangchenggang NPP in Guangxi Autonomous Region has been connected to the grid for the first time, according to China General Nuclear (CGN)…

Africa Energy

Mele Kyari Says Nigeria Can Hit 2.2 MB/D Crude Oil Production in 2023

Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has said that the country can achieve a 2.2 million bar…

Solar Power Plant

Ecuador Accepts 511MW in Renewable Energy Bids

Ecuador plans to award contracts for 511MW in 10 solar, wind and hydroelectric projects worth about $800mn in February after all bids opened today came in below…

LNG

Europe’s Scramble for Natural Gas Will Not Affect Renewable Energy Transition, Irena Says

Francesco La Camera, director general of Irena, at an event in Berlin. EPAThe transition to renewable energy will remain steady in the long-term even as Europea…

United States

Oil Prices Rise After Surging 3% On China Recovery Optimism

Pump jacks at an oilfield in Texas. Oil futures gained despite a surprise rise in US crude stocks.Oil prices rose on Thursday after surging by about 3 per cent …

Electric Car

Suzuki Turns to Toyota for Lessons in Building Small Electric Cars

Suzuki founder Toshihiro Suzuki, left, with the new Maruti Suzuki EVX at the 2023 Auto Expo in India. BloombergJapanese car maker Suzuki plans to learn from par…

Wave Energy

Pioneering U.S. Wave Energy Power Plant Unveiled

One of the first U.S.-based wave energy power plants is set to be deployed at AltaSea’s 35-acre campus located at the Port of Los Angeles. Israeli firm Ec…

Wind Farm

China, Australia Drive Asia’s Energy Storage Market

The markets to account for 31% and 26% of the total electricity generation.Mainland China and Australia are the key drivers for Asia’s energy storage mark…

Solar Power Plant

Saft to Build Landmark New Zealand Storage System

French company Saft is to build New Zealand’s first large-scale, grid-connected battery energy storage system.Saft has been awarded a the contract by Meri…