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Carbon Neutral

Razer Targets Carbon Neutrality by 2030

Gaming laptops and peripherals maker Razer Inc today pledged to become fully carbon neutral by 2030 and set an objective to use 100% renewable energy by 2025.

Power Construction

Construction Starts on $180m Empire State Line Transmission Works in US

Construction has started on the Empire State Line, a $180m power transmission line upgrade project in the US.

Natural Gas

Fair and Just Energy Transition not Likely Without Natural Gas: IGU President Kang

The role of natural gas as an enabler in the energy transition while underpinning economic activity will be an important theme in the international energy discu…

Hydropower Plant

Two Major Hydropower Plants to be Constructed in Salzburg and Carinthia

The Limberg III and Reisseck II + power plants are helping shape the future of energy

Coal Trade

Severe Storms Disrupt Australian Coal Exports

Rail network manager Australian Rail Track has closed the Hunter Valley railway, halting coal deliveries to the 211mn t/yr capacity port of Newcastle in New Sou…

Clean Energy Transition

Invest $131 Trillion in Clean Energy by 2050 to Hit Climate Goals, Agency Says

Planned investment in clean energy must increase by 30% to a total of $131 trillion by 2050 to avert catastrophic climate change, with the need to massively sca…

Nuclear Power Plant

US Defense Department Eyes 2022 for Microreactor Build Decision

The DOD needs a mobile, reliable, sustainable, and resilient power source which does not require a long logistics tail, said Waksman, who is programme manager f…

Energy Storage Project

Success for MYTILINEOS’ Energy Storage Project in Scotland

MYTILINEOS S.A., through its Renewables and Storage Development Business Unit, has announced that the energisation of the Byers Brae Project in Scotland has bee…

Energy Security

IAEA Training on Strengthening Operational Safety at Nuclear Power Plants

Over 60 participants from more than 30 countries learned about the critical importance of using industry operating experience and implementing an effective inte…

Oil Refinery

IEA sees only one refinery operating in Australia

The International Energy Agency expects only one refinery to continue operating in Australia, implying that another refinery will close within the next five yea…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Schlumberger Building Nevada Li Pilot Plant

US oilfield services giant Schlumberger is dipping its toes into lithium extraction with a new pilot plant in Nevada as automakers boost production of battery-p…

Energy Storage Battery

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Offers Material Testing for Lithium-ion Battery Electrolytes

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has expanded its material testing capabilities to include performance and compatibility evaluations of the rubber, elastomers a…

Market Analysis

EIA: Less Electricity Generated by Coal than Nuclear in US in 2020

US coal-fired electricity generated totalled 774 million MWh in 2020, which is less than both natural gas-fired and nuclear-powered generation.

Nuclear Fuel

Dutch Research Reactor Ends Use of HEU Targets

The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group has ended its use of high-enriched uranium targets in the production of radioisotopes at the High Flux Reactor in Pet…

Nuclear Reactor

Canadian government invests in SMR project

The Canadian government has announced investments totalling just over CAD56 million (USD45 million) to support the development of small modular reactor (SMR) re…