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Coal Mine

Australian Coal Firms Trapped in Oversupplied Market

High fixed costs are forcing Australian thermal coal mining firms to maintain production, despite operating at a loss because of a severely oversupplied seaborn…

Nuclear Power Plant

Exelon Announces Early Shutdown of Four Illinois Reactors

US utility Exelon Generation announced today both the two-unit Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants will be retired in 2021 as "the result of market rules tha…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Two New Hydrogen Stations Planned for the Netherlands

Two new hydrogen filling stations will be operational in the Netherlands next year as part of a partnership between Holthausen and Resato International.

Energy Transition

Australia on Track to Achieve Fastest Energy Transition

The country currently has a pipeline of 102GW renewable projects.

Oil & Gas Trade

Iraq Cuts Oil Exports in August, Pumps Below OPEC+ Target

Iraq's crude oil exports have fallen so far in August, according to shipping data and industry sources

H2ermes: Green Hydrogen for a More Sustainable Amsterdam

​Hydrogen will play a key role in the transition to a sustainable economy.

Extra UN Climate Talks Mooted for 2021 to Help Negotiators Catch Up

After losing a year to the coronavirus pandemic, UN Climate Change is considering an extra meeting in 2021 to resolve sticking points in the negotiations.

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Shell, AECOM to Grow Hydrogen Business in the Netherlands

Shell Hydrogen and AECOM Benelux have signed a new contract for hydrogen services in the Netherlands.

Hydropower Plant

US Agencies Sign Collaborative Hydropower Agreement

Three US federal agencies signed an agreement this week that will see them working together on future hydropower development efforts.

Nuclear Power Plant

Rosatom to Fabricate REMIX Fuel at Siberian Chemical Combine

The Investment Committee of Russia's Rosatom has approved a project to modernise the experimental shop-floor for nuclear fuel fabrication at the Siberian Chemic…

Nuclear waste

IAEA Sees Safety Improvements at Czech Research Reactor

Řež (CVR), the operator of the LVR-15 research reactor in the Czech Republic, has continued to improve safety since a previous review in 2003

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Meralco Open to Buying Less Power From Coal Plants

This could mean that coal price risk will no longer be passed to end-users.

Energy Investment

Aveva to Acquire Digital Company OSIsoft for $5bn

Industrial software company AVEVA is to acquire US digital solutions firm OSIsoft for $5bn.

ITER

ITER: The $65 Billion Power Plant of the Future

​A $65 billion nuclear fusion reactor called ITER is being constructed in southern France.

What Substitutes Can We Use Instead Of Fossil Fuels?

​More than ever, humanity is dependent on fossil fuels, with world consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal rising a little every year.