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Nuclear waste

Fukushima Wastewater Released Into the Ocean, China Bans All Japanese Seafood

TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a…

Geothermal Power Project

Scholz Pushes Expansion of Geothermal Energy in Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

World Must Stop New Unabated Coal-Fired Power - U.S. Climate Envoy Kerry

John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate issues, attends a press conference in Beijing, China, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo Acquire Licen…

Energy Saving

Monolithic perovskite-PERC tandem solar cell with 23.7% efficiency

A research group in the Netherlands has fabricated a monolithic perovskite-PERC tandem solar cell that utilizes a new type of tunnel recombination junction (TRJ…

Nuclear waste

Japan Begins Releasing Treated Radioactive Water From the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Into the Sea

The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's operator says it began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific O…

Microgrid

New power grid rules could reduce battery funding and lifespan

New rules proposed by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) could reduce the revenue streams available to batteries and cut their lifespan.The proposed c…

Energy Storage Project

Engie to Acquire Texas-Based Power Storage Firm Broad Reach Power

The logo of Engie is seen at a charging station for electric vehicles in Guignicourt, France, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo Acquire Lice…

Offshore Wind Power

POSCO E&C Inks MOU With Norwegian Firm on Offshore Wind Farm

South Korean builder POSCO E&C Co. said Thursday it has signed an initial agreement with Norway's state energy firm Equinor on cooperation in a massive floa…

Electric Vehicles

Elon Musk Says 'If Lego Can Do It, so Can We' About Cybertruck Quality in Leaked Tesla Email

In a leaked email to Tesla employees, Elon Musk highlighted the need for high standards of quality and single-digit micron tolerance with the Cybertruck due to …

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Adds Cybertruck Delivery Event Invite to Referral Awards

Tesla has added Cybertruck Delivery Event invites to its owner’s referral award program – without sharing a date yet.After Tesla took an extended br…

Hydrogen Production

Trailblazing Hydrogen Refueling Leader Secures Funding for Expansion

FirstElement Fuel is awarded $7.7 million grant from the CEC.The grant awarded to FirstElement Fuel Inc. (FEF) from the California Energy Commission (CEC) will …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Second Leningrad Unit Defuelled

Defuelling of the second of two shut-down RBMK reactors at the Leningrad nuclear power plant in Russia has now been completed, an important step in the process …

Wind Turbine

Bold Tern Installs Half of Changfang & Xidao Wind Turbines Offshore Taiwan

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel, Bold Tern, has installed 31 out of 62 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines at the Changfang and Xidao offshore wind …

Geothermal Heating Project

Indonesian Gold Mining Company Deliberates Geothermal Joint Venture

The Toka Tindung Gold Mine in North Sulawesi, Indonesia (source: PT Archi Indonesia)PT Archi Indonesia (ARCI), one of the largest pure-play gold produces in Ind…

Geothermal Power Project

Geothermal Should Be at a Level Playing Field in Permitting as Oil and Gas

Capitol, Washington D.C (source: flickr/ cliff1066™, creative commons)An excellent piece written by Aidan Mackenzie, Infrastructure Fellow at Institute fo…