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SMR

US, Canadian Regulators Further SMR Collaboration

The charter agreement on advanced reactor and small modular reactor (SMR) technologies formally establishes the collaborative relationship between the Canadian …

Nuclear Fusion

DoE Scientists Reveal New Process At Tokamak Fusion Reactor

Department of Energy scientists confirmed a new process that can help protect the interiors of tokamak fusion reactors.

Crude Oil

U.S. Sells Oil from Emergency Reserve to Marathon, Equinor, Others

The United States has sold a 10.15 million barrel batch of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to eight companies, the Department of Energy said on Friday.…

Wind Turbine

Developing the Next Generation of Direct-Drive Wind Turbines

Motivated by the need to eliminate expensive rare-earth magnets in utility-scale direct-drive wind turbines, Sandia National Laboratories researchers developed …

Natural Gas

Fourth Gas Leak at Nord Stream Found

Authority supervising the Swedish coastline has confirmed its findings while the US reaffirmed its support to its European allies

Solar Technology

US Awards $24M to Advance Next-Gen Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power Tech

Five of the projects will focus on advancing industrial uses for this technology, specifically in the cement, hydrogen and chemicals sectors

Wind Turbine

Vestas Secures 185 MW Order in the USA

Vestas has received a 185 MW order to power an undisclosed wind farm in the USA. The order consists of 41 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines.

Oil Price

Biden to US Oil Companies: ‘Bring Down Petrol Prices Now’

Crude prices have fallen in recent weeks on fears of a global economic slowdown.

Solar Power Plant

Enfinity Global to Acquire 400MW Solar Project Portfolio in US

The solar portfolio consists of 28 operational solar photovoltaic power plants.

Hydrogen Project

Results Are in From New York’s First Utility-Scale Hydrogen Blending Test

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) said a recently completed demonstration showed reduced CO2 emissions when blending hydrogen with natural gas to generate pow…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

A U.S. Department of Energy report identifies over 300 coal plants that could be swapped over

Oil Price

Oil Prices Fall on Fuel Demand Fears Sparked by Recession Concerns

Oil prices fell for a second day on Monday on fears of lower fuel demand from an expected global recession.

Nuclear Fusion

US Launches $50M Programme to Advance Commercial Fusion

In order to bring fusion closer to commercial viability, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $50 million to launch a new milestone-based fusion d…

United States

U.S. Senate Votes to Amend Global Treaty to Curb Climate-Warming Gas

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 69-27 to ratify an amendment to the Montreal Protocol that would cut the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a major greenhouse…

Wave Energy

NREL Granted Patent for Marine Renewable Energy Technology

Scientists with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have received a patent for a fledgling technology domain – distributed embedded energy converter techn…