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Nuclear Power Plant

Westinghouse Fuel Assemblies Delivered to Rovno NPP

Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom said on 21 July that an incoming inspection of nuclear fuel manufactured by the Swedish division of US-based Westinghouse w…

Coal Mine

Cokal Executes Funding Agreement for BBM Coking Coal Project

The binding capital participation agreement is for the provision of US$20 million in funding and has been entered into with International Commodity Trade Pte Lt…

Solar Technology

REC Silicon Progressing Towards 2023 Moses Lake Restart as Biden Policy Agenda Adds Weight to Business Case

REC Silicon said it is continuing to work towards a restart of operations at its Moses Lake polysilicon production facility in the US, with the company buoyed b…

Hydrogen Project

The Scottish Cluster could Have a Hydrogen Production Capacity of 3.7GW by the mid 2030’s, Says Report

The Scottish Cluster could potentially have a hydrogen production capacity of 3.7GW by the mid 2030’s according to a new report released by Element Energy.

Hydrogen Project

Liquid Hydrogen Blasts Jeff Bezos’ “New Shepard” into Space with Low Carbon Emissions

Hot on the heels of Richard Branson’s recent space mission, Jeff Bezos successfully completed “New Shepard’s” first human flight on July 20 using liquid hyd…

Market Analysis

Carbon Capture is Expected to Play a Pivotal Role in the Race to Net Zero Emissions

Carbon capture technology is often held up as a source of hope in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, featuring prominently in countries’ climate plans a…

SMR

Plans Progress for SMR in Russia’s Yakutia

The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East plans to create a working group for the construction of a small nuclear power plant in Yakutia.

Electric Vehicle Charging

India: HPCL & Tata Sign EV Partnership

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has signed an agreemnt with Tata Power, to provide end-to-end EV charging stations at HPCL’s retail outlets in multiple…

Oil Pipeline

U.S., Germany Strike a Deal to Allow Completion of Controversial Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The United States and Germany reached an agreement to allow completion of the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a thorny, long-standing point of contention be…

Solar Power Plant

Enel Green Power Grows US Portfolio with 450MW Solar+Storage

Enel Green Power North America has acquired a 3.2GW solar portfolio, including 450MW solar-plus-storage projects, from Dakota Renewable Energy.

Electric Vehicle Battery

BASF, Porsche Partner on Battery Development

German chemicals producer BASF and Cellforce Group, a joint venture between Porsche and Custom Cells, have agreed to develop high-performance battery cells for …

Crude Oil

Goldman Cuts Q3 Brent Forecast to $75 a Barrel

Oil prices fell $5 a barrel on Monday in response to fears over the hit to demand from rising Delta coronavirus infections and an OPEC+ agreement to boost outpu…

CCS

Russia's Sakhalin Island Set for Carbon Capture Deal with Japanese Firm

The Russian Pacific island of Sakhalin is close to a cooperation agreement with a Japanese company on carbon capture and storage technology as it moves to carbo…

United States

US re-Joins World Energy Council Ahead of 2022 Summit

The World Energy Council has announced that the US has rejoined the organisation, which promotes international communication in the energy industry.

Power Construction

Saudi Arabia Seeks To Boost Electric Grid With New Funding

A Japanese bank syndicate $500mn will be used to make the Saudi electricity sector more sustainable and aligned to the national economic goals