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Nuclear waste

Swedish Utilities Urge Decision on Final Disposal of Waste

The application, originally submitted to the Swedish government in 2011, also requests a licence extension for the intermediary storage of used fuel at Clab, wh…

Nuclear Technology

Thousands Join Launch of Rosatom’s Atoms for Humanity Nuclear Awareness Campaign

On April 30, over 3 200 people from some 40 countries watched Rosatom’s Atoms for Humanity new nuclear awareness campaign launch event.

Nuclear Fuel

Nuclear Fuel for Unit 2 of the Belarusian NPP is Ready for Loading

The stage of the delivery and incoming inspection of the first core fuel and control rods intended for unit 2 has been successfully completed at the Belarusian …

Nuclear Power Plant

First Fuel Loaded into Brazilian Dry Storage Facility

This marks the official start of the storage facility's planned 50 years of operation as well as the first use of Holtec's HI-TRAN 300 single-failure proof vert…

Natural Gas

China Gas Use to Rise 10pc in 2021: Sinopec, PetroChina

China's state-controlled energy firms are expecting domestic gas demand growth to accelerate this year, as the economy recovers and consumption of the fuel is b…

Oil & Gas Trade

Italy’s April Gas Imports Hit Long-Term High

Italy's gas imports in April were the quickest for any month in almost nine years, because of strong heating demand and the need to start injecting under the co…

Energy Infrastructure

White House Eyes Subsidies for Nuclear Plants to Help Meet Climate Targets

The new subsidies, in the form of "production tax credits," would likely be swept into President Joe Biden's multi-trillion-dollar legislative effort to invest …

Net Zero Emission

Germany Aims for Net Zero Emissions by 2045, 5 Years Earlier

The timetable would enable Germany to stop adding further planet-warming gases to the atmosphere five years earlier than the previous target of 2050, officials …

Hydrogen Project

EU Companies Commit to Continental Green Hydrogen Pipeline

European gas and electricity companies GASCADE, Gasuine, RWE and Shell are participating in the AquaDuctus green hydrogen transportation project.

Energy Storage Project

Hydrostor to Develop Energy Storage in California

Hydrostor, a long-duration energy storage solution provider, has announced the development of 1000 MW of long-duration energy storage in the California, US.

Market Analysis

How Norway Became Europe’s Biggest Power Exporter

The world’s largest synchronous electricity network has allowed many European countries to make power trading a part of everyday grid balancing. Until now, Fra…

Japan

Japan to Restart Ageing Reactors at Takahama and Mihama

Unit 3 at Kansai Electric Power Company’s Mihama NPP and units 1&2 at the Takahama NPP, both in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture and idle since the 2011 Fukushima nuc…

Cooperation case

Xi Says China Ready to Promote Partnership with Uzbekistan

China is ready to work with Uzbekistan to push for constant development in their comprehensive strategic partnership and jointly pursue common development and r…

Nuclear Power Plant

More Equipment for Iter

UK-based CMP said on 27 April that it had supplied thousands of cleats to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.

Offshore Wind Power

Rystad Energy: Set for Surge in Global Offshore Wind Expenditure

The offshore wind industry’s global installed capacity is set to exceed 250 GW by 2030, driven by a surge in coming projects, a Rystad Energy report shows