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Nuclear Power Plant

Holtec Claims SMR-160 Can Repurpose Any Coal-Fired Plant

Holtec International has applied for a patent for multi-stage compressors that would enable any coal-fired plant to be repurposed by replacing its coal-fired bo…

China news

CGN’s First Hualong One Reactor Starts Supplying Electricity

Unit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region has been connected to the grid for the first time, China General Nuclea…

Energy Subsidies

Scotland on Mission to Become ‘Renewables Powerhouse’ Contemplates No New Oil & Gas Policy

In pursuit of accelerating the transition to clean energy, the Scottish government has released a draft energy strategy, which aims to shape the country’s…

Liquid Hydrogen

Oil Majors’ ‘Big Bet’ on Hydrogen Is Not So Big in Reality as They Invest 8 Times More in Biofuels, T&E Says

While European oil majors are taking a gamble on hydrogen as the transport fuel for the future, this ‘big bet’ is not so big in reality, according t…

Nuclear Reactor

Pipe Issue Delays Startup of New Vogtle Nuclear Unit

Startup of the first of two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia is being pushed back to at least April, one month after officials with Georgia P…

Hydrogen Technology

Hydrogen Patents Show Evolution Towards Clean Tech Solutions

Image by luchschen on 123rfA first-of-its-kind report analysing global patents suggests that hydrogen technology development is shifting towards low-emissions s…

Smart Grid

Smart meters have potential to play critical role in energy security

　　An independent research paper from Cornwall Insight, commissioned by Smart Energy GB, has set out the part smart meters could play in getting a grip on the …

Geothermal Power Plant

Drilling Commences for Geothermal Project at Potsdam, Germany

Drilling rig at Potsdam, Germany (source: YouTube screenshot / SWPPotsdam)Two weeks before the end of 2022, the local utility of Potsdam in Germany, Energie und…

Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen at Centre of China’s Plans to Win Bigger Share of Green Energy Market

A view of the hydrogen production unit at a SinoPec refinery in Qingdao, eastern China. Feature China / Barcroft Media / Getty ImagesA decade ago, China used lo…

Geothermal Power Plant

Greenfire Energy and CPC to Collaborate on Closed-Loop Geothermal in Taiwan

MOU signing between GreenFire Energy and CPC Taiwan (source: GreenFire Energy)GreenFire Energy Inc. and CPC Corporation, Taiwan (CPC) have signed a Memorandum o…

Oil Price

Further Oil Stock Releases by Iea Member Countries ‘on the Table’

Further releases of oil stocks by International Energy Agency member countries are on the table in the event of market disruptions, the agency's chief energ…

Solar Power Plant

Dakota’s Largest Solar Project Is Now Under Construction

First Solar's Series 6 thin film panels. (Courtesy: National Grid Renewables)Construction is underway on the largest solar project to date in South Dakota.N…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Fall on Us Crude Build-up and Recession Fears

The New York Stock Exchange. An Oanda analyst says energy traders believe Opec+ will do whatever is needed to support prices. ReutersOil prices dropped on Wedne…

Wave Energy

Plans Unveiled for First Chilean ‘Home-Made’ Wave Energy Device

Chilean University of Bío-Bío has presented its Lafkenewen wave energy project in the commune of Lebu, in southern Chile which will, once installe…

Uranium Project

Lance on Track for Commercial Uranium Production

Preconditioning wellfield flows are already under way at Peninsula Energy's Lance uranium project in Wyoming, and it is on track to resume uranium productio…