United states

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…

Solar Cell

US Scientists Apply Suns-VoC Method to Outdoor PV Tests

Researchers in Arizona have used the Suns-VoC characterization method for indoor solar cell testing to monitor PV installations. The method can also be used wit…

Wind Turbine Blade

GE, Veolia Agree US Blade Recycling Pact

GE Renewable Energy has an reached an agreement with Veolia North America to recycle blades removed from its US-based onshore turbines during upgrades and repow…

Rooftop PV System

AUI Partners Building Rhode Island’s Largest Single-Rooftop Solar Project

NuGen Capital Management starts construction of a 6.76-MWdc rooftop solar power system in the company’s home state of Rhode Island.

Wind Farm

McDonald’s Signs Three more Virtual PPAs for 1.13 GW of Renewable Power

McDonald’s has announced its continued commitment to climate action through the signing of three new virtual power purchase agreements for two wind farms and o…

Energy Storage Project

US Sets New Record in Energy Storage Deployment

A new report released by Wood Mackenzie and the US Energy Storage Association states the US energy storage market has increased by 240% in the third quarter of …

Oil & Gas Trade

Alaska’s Oil Exports Double Amid Strong Chinese Demand

While demand from U.S. West Coast refiners has been subdued, overall Chinese crude oil imports have held strong during the COVID-19 wave in China early this yea…

Battery Recycling

Li-Cycle Commercial Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Plant Now Operational in Rochester, NY

Li-Cycle Corp., North America’s largest capacity lithium-ion battery recycling company, announced that its Spoke 2 facility at Eastman Business Park in Rochest…

Nuclear Power Plant

EnergySolutions Takes Over TMI-2 Licence

The TMI-2 reactor, located about 10 miles southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, operated for around six months before suffering reactor core damage on 28 March…

Energy Storage Battery

New York Power Authority Kicks off Pilot to Trial Safe Lithium-ion ‘Supercell’

The New York Power Authority has started up a demonstration project aimed at addressing safety concerns tied to the deployment of lithium-ion battery storage in…

Coal Mine

U.S. Coal Output Capacity Has Plunged 28% Since 2009 Peak

Declining coal demand across several sectors, especially electricity generation, has led to a 28-percent slump in U.S. coal mining productive capacity since the…

China

OIL & GAS 50 2020 RANKING

Shell retains title of world’s most valuable oil & gas brand, brand value up 12% to US$47.5 billion.Saudi Aramco is new entrant in ranking taking second positi…

United States

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Achieves US Licensing Milestone

The LTR, which was submitted to the NRC in December 2019, forms the basis for the dramatic simplification of the BWRX-300.

Wind Farm

Southern Power's 136MW Washington Wind Site Goes Live

Southern Power has announced the 136MW Skookumchuck Wind Facility in Washington state, USA, is now operational.