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Nuclear Power Plant

Roof Placement and Turbine Tests Completed at Vogtle

Georgia Power has lifted the shield building roof of Vogtle unit 4 into place, meaning there is now one last major crane lift remaining for the project to build…

Solar Power Plant

Cordelio Power Acquires 150-MW Eastern Missouri Solar Project

Renewable power producer Cordelio Power acquired a 150-MW solar project, Winfield, under development in Lincoln County, Missouri.

Paris Climate Agreement

Oil Giant Exxon Commits to Emissions Reductions in Line with Paris Agreement

U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil is setting short-term targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years as the company responds to investor and…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

California Commission Approves Plan to Invest Up to US$115 Million for Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure

Funding to help California nearly achieve its goal to deploy 200 public hydrogen fueling stations.

Solar Power Plant

US Large-Scale Solar On Track for a Record 2020

New Solar Market Insight report shows that, coronavirus-related hiccups aside, the utility-scale solar sector is set for growth.

Nuclear Equipment

Framatome and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Team up on Nuclear

Framatome and US-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) have signed a teaming agreement to provide digital protection relays to nuclear power plants.

Energy Technology

Xcel Energy, INL to Use Nuclear Energy for Clean Hydrogen Production

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water…

Hydrogen Technology

Siemens Energy Teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to Study Hydrogen Use

Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to prod…

Carbon Neutral

Southern California Edison to Accelerate Development of Smart Grid Technologies

The paper, Reimaging the Grid, focusses on the electricity grid as the carrier of the carbon-free, renewable resources that are required to meet that target.

China

Climate Change may Help the U.S. and China Find Common Ground Under a Biden Administration

A common interest in combating climate change could be catalyst for the Biden Administration to re-engage with China.

United States

U.S. Department of Energy to Support America's New National Space Policy

The Trump Administration announced the release of the National Space Policy, which advocates for developing and deploying nuclear power and propulsion systems o…

Gas power plant

TVA Selects Emerson to Upgrade 980MW Magnolia Power Plant

The Tennessee Valley Authority has selected US-based technology company Emerson to upgrade and optimise its 980MW Magnolia natural gas power plant.

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.

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…