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Coal-Fired Power Plants

Seoul Requests Voluntary Cut from State Coal Plants

The South Korean government has asked state-owned Kepco utilities to voluntarily restrict its use of coal in April-November to limit overall emissions, sources …

CCS

ExxonMobil Pitches $100bn Houston Carbon Capture Hub

ExxonMobil is seeking federal support to develop a "hub" that could capture all of the CO₂ emissions from refineries and industrial facilities along the Housto…

Nuclear Policy

Iran Nuclear Talks Make Progress in Vienna

In moving on to the next stage of discussing sequencing of actions, the parties are signaling a willingness to reach an agreement.

Oil Price

US Oil Surges Above $64 on Anniversary of Sub-Zero Plunge

Prices have since added more than $100 per barrel, following production cuts by Opec+ as well as resumption of mobility

Solar Power Plant

P&G’s Hyderabad Facility First in India to Go Solar

FMCG biggie Procter & Gamble on Monday said it has commissioned its first in-house solar power plant in India at it’s Hyderabad manufacturing facility.

Carbon Emissions

IKEA Owner Sets Aside 4 bln Euros for Green Power Projects

Companies of all kinds are increasing their investment in a lower carbon future in response to investor pressure and as momentum builds ahead of the next round …

Coal Gasification

Cabinet Okays Subsidy for Urea Produced via Coal-Gasification by Talcher Fertiliser

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved an "exclusive subsidy policy" for urea fertiliser produced through coal-gasification by Talcher Fertilizers Ltd (TFL).

Nuclear Power Plant

UK's NDA Launches New Nuclear Transport Division

The NDA is also in the process of integrating its radioactive waste management businesses.

Video: Europe's Plan to Become the First Carbon-Neutral Continent

​With the ambitious goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, the European Union has committed to creating a greener world for future genera…

Energy Security

Texas House Targets Power Grid Flaw that Cut Electricity to Natural Gas Facilities and Worsened February Blackouts

The lower chamber gave initial approval Monday to a series of bill responding to this year’s catastrophic power outages during a deadly winter storm.

Pumped Storage

Australian Coal Mine to Transform into Pumped Hydro Facility

Australian utility AGL is transforming its operations in a number of ways, from restructuring the company itself, to building energy storage facilities for flex…

Belarus

Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant's Second Unit's Nuclear Fuel Delivered

Nuclear fuel for the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been delivered, the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry said.

Energy Security

ROK Says to Join IAEA Monitoring Team for Fukushima Wastewater Release

South Korea will make sure to participate in an international monitoring team led by the UN nuclear watchdog for Japan's planned release of nuclear polluted wat…

Hydrogen Project

BBVA Backs Green Hydrogen Push, Joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

BBVA joins the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, which aims to promote the extension and development of the use of green hydrogen for a carbon-neutral Europe by…

Solar Materials

Xinte Energy Rushing 20,000MT Expansion at Xinjiang Polysilicon Plant

China is approaching a polysilicon supply chain “crisis” as spot prices soar due to downstream demand.