Un

Nuclear Power Plant

Hot Testing Completed at Belarus 2

Hot testing has been completed at unit 2 of the Belarus nuclear power plant, the Belarus Energy Ministry announced on 4 October.

Nuclear Policy

US Suspends Authority to Ship Nuclear Materials to China

The US Federal Register on 1 October published a notice by the NRC, dated 27 September with immediate effect, suspending the general licence authority under NRC…

Nuclear Reactor

New Brunswick Fast Reactor Operational 'Within the Decade'

A 2029 start-up for an ARC-100 advanced small modular reactor in New Brunswick is an "aggressive" but achievable target

Crude Oil

Iraq in Advanced Talks with IOCs Over Boosting Oil Capacity to 8 mil b/d by 2027

Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest producer, is in advanced talks with international oil companies over boosting the country’s production capacity to 8 million b/d b…

HVDC

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Consortium Awarded Contract for First Ever Large-scale HVDC Interconnection in Middle East and North Africa

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced that it is the lead in a consortium that has been awarded a major contract for the first ever large-scale HVDC interconnec…

Crude Oil

US Imports of Canadian Crude up as Line 3 Starts

Early signs that new pipeline capacity out of Canada is now supplying crude to the US came this week as preliminary data from the US EIA showed a notable rise i…

Hydrogen Project

Northern Territory Unveils Green Hydrogen Plan in Oz

Key actions include identifying strategic locations for zones for infrastructure and investment

Solar Power Plant

Neoen Announces the Commissioning of Argentinian Solar Park

The 208 MWp solar park located in the Salta province of Argentina stands 4000 m above sea level. Neoen fully owns the plant.

Hydrogen Project

Construction Begins on World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Power Plant, Part of Unique Baseload Solar Project

Siemens Energy will operate the unique €170m facility in a remote part of French Guiana, which will provide 10MW of power during the day and 3MW at night

Hydrogen Project

Australia Leads Green Hydrogen Pack with 69GW Project Pipeline

Land Down Under tipped to become a major green hydrogen player, but questions remain over clean fuel's costs and demand

Nuclear Policy

Romanian Energy Policy will See Nuclear Double

It would double the country's nuclear power supply in a decade.

EU

EU Countries Grapple with Response to Energy Price Spike

EU leaders will discuss record natural gas prices on Tuesday evening and the 27 member states’ environment ministers will debate their response on Wednesday.

Natural Gas

Qatar Energy Minister Says Current Gas Market Conditions Unhealthy

Kaabi said it was time to "set aside emotions" and realise that a successful energy transition cannot be achieved by producers alone and that it must be a joint…

Nuclear Power Plant

UK Plans Fossil Fuel-Free Power Grid by 2035 Using Nuclear Energy

Fossil fuels will no longer be used to generate power by the middle of the next decade as the United Kingdom’s government tackles climate change and an energy …

Market Analysis

Global Energy Crisis Drives U.S. Coal Prices to Two-Year High

The global energy crisis is rippling into U.S. coal markets, with prices hitting a two year high due to surging demand and years of supply cuts.