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Nuclear waste

UK's Gemini Waste Packages Re-Enter Service

The first active shipment of legacy waste drums from Magnox Harwell in Oxfordshire, England, to Sellafield in Cumbria has been completed using the Nuclear Decom…

China

China, US to Account for 75% of Global Energy Storage Demand

Wood Mackenzie projected the markets to have 422GWh and 600GWh by 2031.

Nuclear Reactor

DOE Formalises Test Reactor Decision

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the sodium-cooled fast neutron reacto…

SMR

Last Energy Agrees to Build Ten SMRs for Polish Industrial Zone

US small modular reactor (SMR) developer Last Energy has signed a Letter of Intent with Poland's Legnica Special Economic Zone (LSEZ) and DB Energy on the const…

United States

US Senate Gives Green Light to Landmark Climate Deal

In a head-snapping reversal, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said July 27 that he had reached a deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a budget reconciliation packa…

Energy Investment

Adnoc Distribution to Buy 50% Stake in TotalEnergies Egypt in Its Largest Investment

The acquisition, expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023, marks the UAE company's entry into Arab world's most populous market

Iberdrola Sees Profits Soar With International Business Offsetting Spain’s Results

Iberdrola has recorded a net profit of €2.07 billion (US$2.1 billion) in the first half of 2022 due to strong performances in its international business offset…

OPEC

OPEC+ May Keep Production Quota Unchanged at Next Week’s Meeting

The OPEC+ group will decide at the meeting next week whether they should keep production targets steady, or a small output hike, eight anonymous OPEC+ sources t…

Electric Car

How Renewable Forests Could Solve a Major Electric Vehicle Problem

While electric vehicles have the potential to drastically reduce global emissions, the batteries that these vehicles use have a very large carbon footprint.

Energy Storage Battery

Upgrade at Tesla Battery Project Demonstrates Feasibility of ‘Once-In-A-Century Energy Transformation’ for Australia

The landmark Hornsdale Power Reserve battery storage system in South Australia now has upgraded capabilities, enabling it to provide inertia to the grid.

Nuclear Reactor

Canada’s National Nuclear Lab Backs Fuel Development for Arc Fast Reactor

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and ARC Clean Energy Canada have agreed to collaborate on a two-year joint project to “deliver a technology demonstration for the…

Energy Storage Battery

Northvolt Turns to Trees With Wood-Based Batteries

Volkswagen-backed battery developer Northvolt and Stora Enso are joining forces to create sustainable batteries using lignin-based hard carbon produced with woo…

Gas Turbine

Siemens Energy Says It Has No Damage Reports From Gazprom on Nord Stream 1 Turbines

Siemens Energy on Wednesday said it had not received any damage reports regarding the turbines of Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline from Russia's Gazprom so far.

Germany

Red Tape and Reluctant Locals Cloud Germany’s Solar Power Rush

Two German renewable companies hope to build one of the country's biggest solar parks among rolling hills in the eastern district of Barnim to improve energy se…

Electric Car

U.S. Senate Democratic Deal Would Expand EV Tax Credits

A Senate Democratic deal includes a new $4,000 tax credit for used electric vehicles and other new tax credits and grants for automakers to retool factories to …