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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.

Net Zero Emission

Biden Plan to End U.S. Fossil Fuel Subsidies Faces Big Challenges

Doing so could be hard, even though Biden spent 36 years in the Senate where he is known as a dealmaker.

Crude Oil

U.S. Briefly Became Net Petroleum Importer This Year

The United States briefly returned to being a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products in May and June this year, as U.S. crude oil and refinery output …

Electric Car

Lucid Motors Completes Construction at the New Electric Vehicle Factory in North America

As the first greenfield, dedicated electric vehicle factory built in North America, Lucid's innovative AMP-1 was designed with a future-ready focus that allows …

Power Construction

Linemen Rebuild Line to Ramp Up Reliability

A transmission rebuild job is underway in central New York to reduce outages in National Grid’s service territory.

United States

C2 Energy Capital Acquires California’s Largest Floating Solar System

C2 Energy Capital, a renewable energy and storage assets investor, has purchased California’s largest floating solar project from Ciel & Terre, a company devel…

CNOOC

Trump to Add China's SMIC and CNOOC to Defense Blacklist

The list is also part of a broader effort by Washington to target what it sees as Beijing’s efforts to enlist corporations to harness emerging civilian technol…

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Ups Pressure to Push Venezuela Oil Exports to Zero

Under the increased pressure from the United States, the companies classifying ships are asked to check if vessels have participated in shipments to Venezuela.

China

China Hits 26 per cent of 2020 Target for U.S. Energy Imports under Trade Deal

China has accelerated imports of crude oil, propane and liquefied natural gas from the United States since July.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Baker Hughes Reports US Rig Rebound

The total number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States rebounded this past week, Baker Hughes Co. reported Wednesday.