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Nuclear waste

TVO Submits EIA Programme on Very Low-Level Waste Disposal

Rainoil Limited’s newly built 8000metric ton capacity Liquefied Petroleum Gas tank, with fleet capacity of 40 trucks, has been launched, targeted at deepening …

Oil and Gas Equipment

Nigeria: Rainoil’s New 8000metric ton LPG Tank Helps Widen Expansion

Rainoil Limited’s newly built 8000metric ton capacity Liquefied Petroleum Gas tank, with fleet capacity of 40 trucks, has been launched, targeted at deepening …

Nuclear Power Plant

Leningrad NPP-2 Unit 2 Successfully Passes WANO Pre-Start Review

Experts of the World Association of Nuclear Operators Moscow Centre have completed a pre-start-up peer review of the Leningrad NPP-2 Unit 2.

Offshore Wind Power

Infrastructure for Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Departs Indonesia

More than 10,000 tonnes of steelwork has departed Indonesia bound for the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm.

Hydropower Plant

Construction of India-Assisted Arun-III Hydropower Project in Nepal on Fast-Track

Five Indian banks and two Nepali banks have committed to lend debts for construction of the 900 MW mega power project.

Solar Technology

USDOE to Provide Funding for Perovskite Solar Technologies

The US Department of Energy has announced $20m of funding to advance perovskite solar technologies.

Solar Power Plant

Afghan Power Company Signs MoU to Develop Solar Plant with PAL 4

The government of Afghanistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE-based PAL 4 Solar Energy for construction of a solar power plant.

Energy Storage Battery

US Power Generator Vistra Receives Permit for 1.1GW Battery Storage

US power generation company Vistra has received permission to expand an battery facility to become one of the world’s largest energy stores.

Kenya

KENYA: GivePower Installs Solar-Powered Desalination System at Likoni

The GivePower organization has just commissioned a desalination system in Likoni in Mombassa County, Kenya.

Wind Power Project

Wind Lifts UK Renewables Q1 Output by 30%

Wind helped total renewables generation in the UK increase by 30% in the first quarter of 2020 to just over 40 terawatt-hours, compared with the same period in …

United States

Trump Administration to Roll Back Curbs on Methane from Oil, Gas Operations

The EPA is expected to retain some of the rules issued in 2012 that control methane emissions and also limit those of so-called volatile organic compounds that …

Germany

RWE Joins Newly Launched European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

German multinational energy company RWE has joined the newly launched European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.

Nuclear Fusion

Chevron Announces Investment in Nuclear Fusion Start-Up Zap Energy

Oil major Chevron has announced an investment in Zap Energy, a nuclear fusion start-up company developing a next-generation modular nuclear reactor.

Energy-Eficient Building

Green Homes Grant Boosts Interest in Energy Efficiency by 96%

The government’s Green Homes Grant has nearly doubled Brits’ interest in energy efficiency.

Energy Storage Project

Tesla Begins Construction Of World’s Largest Energy Storage Facility

Tesla and PG&E recently broke ground on a record-setting energy storage system in Moss Landing California that, once complete, will be the largest such installa…