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Nuclear Power Plant

China Formally Approves Five New Nuclear Units

China’s state council has approved the construction of five nuclear power units, with total installed capacity of 4.9 GWe, roughly 10% of the country’s total.…

Energy Security

ROK Says to Join IAEA Monitoring Team for Fukushima Wastewater Release

South Korea will make sure to participate in an international monitoring team led by the UN nuclear watchdog for Japan's planned release of nuclear polluted wat…

LNG

Pavilion Energy Imports Carbon Neutral LNG Cargo

Pavilion Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd. has announced that it has imported a carbon neutral LNG cargo into Singapore, a first for the company and the country, Pavil…

Geothermal Power Plant

Eden Project to Start Drilling for ‘Hot Rocks’ to Generate Geothermal Energy

If successful project will allow water to be injected down borehole to be superheated by rocks beneath

Hydrogen Project

Denmark Marine Group Explores Methanol Fuel Cell Scalability

Funded by the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program, testing will be held at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg.

South Korea

South Korea Raises Renewable Energy Target to 25pc

South Korea's ministry of trade, industry and energy has raised the country's renewable portfolio standard policy from 10pc to 25pc.

Wind Power Project

Uzbekistan Signs Wind Alliance with Siemens

Country to work with German power giant on electricity generation development including renewables

Wind Farm

NextEra Swoops for 391MW US Wind Quartet

NextEra Energy Partners is to acquire wind farms in the US states of California and New Hampshire totalling 391MW from Brookfield Renewable for $733m.

Energy-Eficient Building

The Role of Energy Efficiency in Achieving Net Zero Targets

Reaching the net zero targets announced by countries around the world isn’t just about generating cleaner energy: it will also require significant improvements…

Energy Technology

Israel’s Energy Ministry Unveils Plan to Combat Air Pollution

Its objectives include improving in the energy-consumption-per-GDP figure; a shift towards a solar-based energy market; and investment in innovative energy tech…

Thermal Plant

Britain Plans to Build the World's First 100% Hydrogen-Fired Power Station

Blue hydrogen derived from natural gas with CCS is the preferred source for the Keadby Hydrogen facility

Nuclear Power Plant

Video: China Begins Constructing Its First Smart Energy Nuclear Power Plant

​A model of constructing the country's first nuclear power smart energy program was showcased at the 14th China International Exhibition on the Nuclear Power I…

Hydropower Plant

Energy Ministry to Start Building Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project from Next FY

The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has planned to start the construction of Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project from the next fiscal year, desp…

Energy Storage Battery

Li-Cycle to Build Its Third Battery Recycling Plant in N.America

The Canadian recycling company Li-Cycle is building another recycling plant for electric car batteries in Arizona. It is the company’s second facility in the U…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Volkswagen Starts up Second Line for MEB Batteries in Braunschweig

The Volkswagen Group Components plant in Braunschweig is significantly expanding its production of battery systems for the latest electric vehicle generation.