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Nuclear Reactor

BN-800 Fast Reactor has First Full Refuelling with MOX Fuel

Unit 4 of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant, Russia's BN-800 reactor, has been connected to the grid and resumed operations upon completion of scheduled mainten…

Transformer

Fire at Siemens Transformer Plant

A fire has broken out at the Siemens transformer plant in Nuremberg, potentially causing millions of euros in damage.

Substation

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Launch New Smart Digital Substation

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced the launch of its Smart Digital Substation, with the unique predictive, prescriptive and prognostic capabilities of Hitach…

Crude Oil

OPEC+ Considers Production Increase At March Meeting

OPEC+ will discuss the possibility of increasing its oil production levels at the next meeting, OPEC+ sources said on Wednesday.

Hydrogen Project

Japanese Players Launch Green Hydrogen JV

CMB, ITOCHU and Nippon Coke & Engineering Company are to start a company focusing on local hydrogen production for consumption on the northern island of Kyushu,…

Market Analysis

Rejoining Paris Pact Signals U.S. Ready To Jump Aboard Hydrogen Express

The decision by the Biden administration to rejoin the Paris agreement will likely provide a boost to the creation of a robust hydrogen fuel industry in the U.S…

LNG

Thailand’s January LNG Imports Fall to Three-Year Low

Thailand's LNG imports hit a three-year low in January, with no receipts from its usual suppliers Australia and Malaysia, even as one of its biggest importers Q…

Hydrogen Production

Korea Midland Power Succeeds in Producing Green Hydrogen from Wind Power

The state-run power company is taking part in various renewable energy R&D projects.

Energy Storage Battery

Pylontech Ready for ESS Capacity Expansion Following Shanghai Stock Exchange Listing

Pylontech has said it will have 4GWh of battery energy storage system manufacturing facilities in operation within three years, after it raised around US$300 mi…

Energy Storage Project

Industrial Conglomerate Mytilineos Acquires 25 Battery Projects in Greece in €56 million Solar Deal

Greek industrial group Mytilineos has acquired a portfolio of solar and battery storage projects in a €56 million transaction it says “heralds the transition …

United Kingdom

UK Nuclear Industry Agrees Hydrogen Roadmap

The UK Nuclear Industry Association on 17 February announced that a Hydrogen Roadmap had been agreed by the Nuclear Industry Council.

Nuclear Fusion

Australian Fusion Energy Start to Begin Experimental Programme

Australian fusion energy start-up HB11 Energy Holdings said on 19 February that it had closed its oversubscribed pre-seed fundraise at AUD4.6 million and starte…

Solar Power Plant

NAMIBIA: Old Mutual Buys Back Shares in the Rosh Pinah Solar Power Plant

Old Mutual Investment Group Namibia has just acquired a majority stake in Aloe Investments Number Twenty-Seven, the project company that owns and operates the 5…

Energy Storage Project

Trina Solar Launches Storage Arm

Chinese photovoltaic company Trina Solar has launched a new business unit focused on energy storage.

Electricity Reform

Mexican Electricity Reform Approved for Final Vote

Mexico's lower house approved an electricity reform bill that seeks to strengthen state power company CFE's market position, clearing the way for a final vote i…