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Nuclear Power Plant

'Serious' Incident at Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Under Control

Authorities have stated there is no danger after a "serious" incident was reported at a nuclear power station in Finland.

Crude Oil

US Energy Agency Revises up Oil Price Forecast

Brent price expected to increase by 2.1%, according to Energy Info. Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook for December

Net Zero Emission

New York Pension Fund Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040

The fund also said it may divest from the riskiest oil and gas companies by 2025.

Oil and Gas Equipment

Oxford Flow ES Axial Flow Valve Achieves Oil and Gas Fugitive Emissions Breakthrough

It is notable that most valve manufacturers test in Class B, which allows 10x more leakage than Class A.

Solar Power Plant

Portugal Hits 1 GW Milestone

Portugal now has more than 1.03 GW of operational PV capacity, making solar its third-biggest renewable energy source behind hydropower (7.1 GW) and wind power …

Wind Farm

Sri Lanka Commissions 103.5MW Wind Farm with Bird Radar

Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has commissioned a 103.5 MegaWatt wind power plant in the North Eastern region of Mannar, which could produce up…

Coal Trade

US Blacklists Coal Shippers for North Korea Ties

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control designated six companies and four vessels for violating existing UN sanctions by engaging in the prohibited North Korean…

CCS

CCC’s Sixth Carbon Budget Shows BECCS Needed to Achieve Net Zero

The U.K. Climate Change Committee on Dec. 9 released its Sixth Carbon Budget, which provides guidance on the volume of greenhouse gas emissions the U.K. can emi…

Rooftop PV System

First PPA-Driven Solar Rooftop in Egypt

Solarizegypt will receive payments from Coca Cola for a 1 MW array it has installed on an industrial facility in Sadat City under the nation’s net metering reg…

Wind Farm

Prime Capital Sells Three Finnish Wind Parks

The 36.2MW portfolio was acquired by two Luxembourg funds.

Energy Transition

Danish Energy Agency to Share Green Transition Expertise

The Danish Energy Agency is to share the country's experience of green transition and financing solutions to help developing nations.

Hydrogen Project

Enel Teams up on US Green Hydrogen Project

Project with NextChem expected to be operational in 2023

Nuclear Fuel

Georgia Power Receives First Nuclear Fuel Shipment for Vogtle Unit 3, Moves Closer to in-Service Operations

Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power has received the first nuclear fuel shipment for one of the two new reactors located at the Vogtle Electric Generating…

Nuclear Technology

Macron Kicks off French Race to Build a New Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Dec. 8 that his country’s next aircraft-carrier will be nuclear-powered and should be operational by 2038 in time…

Carbon Neutral

German EWE Eyes Carbon Neutrality by 2035

German utility EWE has announced plans to be carbon neutral by 2035 and aims to close its hard coal-fired units by the mid-20s at the latest.