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Dam safety

Laos Improves Dam Safety to Boost Electricity Export

The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines is putting in place measures and standards for dam safety when the government works to boost electricity sales to its forei…

Albania Seeks Investment to Support Existing Hydropower

Albania, a country of about 2.9 million people, is a net importer of electricity, and power supply security is a major challenge for the country, which is situa…

Solar Company

I&M Plans Major Solar Facility In Indiana

​Indiana Michigan Power has received approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to build a new solar facility in St. Joseph County, Indiana. The a…

Oil Price

Russia's Putin Says Current Oil Prices Acceptable

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that current oil prices were acceptable and that Russia had the tools to react to any negative effects of the sp…

Wind Farm

Indiana Regulators Approve NIPSCO, EDP Renewables Deal for 302-MW Wind Farm

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved a proposal by Northern Indiana Public Service Co. and EDP Renewables North America LLC for a proposed build-a…

Market Analysis

How China Became the World’s Leader in Green Energy

hina has never been the most enthusiastic party to international climate accords, but Beijing might end up saving the planet anyway. In little more than a decad…

Electronic bidding target projects

Tender notice (goods and services in general): Electricity (high pressure) set (electronic bidding target projects) to be used in the Tokachi dam management bra…

Wind Turbine

We Need Solutions For Retired Wind Turbines

We need solutions for retired wind turbines — solutions other than landfills. Scott Coenen, the executive director of the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum, …

Wind Farm

Nordics' First Airborne Wind Energy Farm on Track 'for 2021' After Takeover

Norwegian airborne wind energy company Kitemill has bought the intellectual property assets of Scotland’s Kite Power Systems (KPS), as it ramps up plans to set…

Nuclear Power Plant

Korean Nuclear Fuel Assembly Test Facility Opens

KEPCO Nuclear Fuel (KNF) has announced the commissioning of a nuclear fuel assembly characterisation test facility. The South Korean company has previously reli…

Highland Group Appoints Central Belt Firm for £1m Wave Energy Construction

A Highland wave energy group yesterday tendered out a £1 million construction contract to Central Belt firm Mailn Renewables.

Dutch Consortium Unveils Ambitious 'Green' Hydrogen Plan

A Dutch consortium announced an ambitious plan Thursday to create "green" hydrogen using power from a huge offshore wind farm that has yet to be built.

Crude

Russia: Coronavirus Impact On Oil Is Worse Than Expected

Russia continues to refuse to announce its position regarding deeper cuts by the OPEC+ coalition, but admitted that the coronavirus outbreak could lead to addit…

Nuclear Technology

High-Energy-Electron Scattering Probes the Strong Nuclear Interaction at Close Range

Modelling the fundamental strong force between protons and neutrons — collectively called nucleons — is tricky. But in a paper in Nature, Schmidt and collabor…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japanese Regulator Approves Restart of Onagawa 2

The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) today formally accepted a report concluding unit 2 of Tohoku Electric Power Company's Onagawa plant in Miyagi Prefecture …