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Hydropower Plant

High Snowpack Means High Flooding Potential for Bear River Hydroelectric System

Rocky Mountain Power, the hydroelectric system operator of the Bear River system in northern Utah and southeastern Idaho, said that the potential for flooding i…

Nuclear waste

France’s Andra Seeks to Increase Low-Level Waste Storage Capacity

France’s National Agency for the management of radioactive waste (Andrea - l’Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs) has ap…

Nuclear Power Plant

Kazakhstan Continues to Pursue NPP Plans

Almasadam Satkaliyev, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy says "Rosatom has a certain advantage as supplier of the nuclear island" for a planned NPP. While th…

Hydrogen Project

US Companies Move Forward With Green Hydrogen Projects

A coalition of companies including major utilities has applied for federal funding to build a green hydrogen network spanning six south-eastern states in the US…

Carbon Emissions

Seven Ways to Recycle Heat and Reduce Carbon Emissions

Heating of space and water in buildings accounts for about 44% of all energy consumed globally according to the International Energy Agency. This heat is still …

Energy Storage Battery

A Rechargeable Battery Made From Food

A team of researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) has created a totally edible and rechargeable battery, starti…

Energy Saving

Engineers Devise Technology to Prevent Fouling in Photobioreactors for Carbon Dioxide Capture

Algae grown in transparent tanks or tubes supplied with carbon dioxide can convert the greenhouse gas into other compounds, such as food supplements or fuels. B…

Nuclear Power Plant

Joint Venture Established for Second Polish Plant

A joint special purpose vehicle - named PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa SA - has now officially been formed by Polish companies ZE PAK and Polska Grupa Energetyczna (P…

Offshore Wind Power

Windeurope Calls EU to Recognise Ports’ Vital Role in Achieving CO2 Reduction Through Offshore Wind

The European Union (EU) should recognise the critical role of offshore wind ports in its trans-European transport network policy (TEN-T) to support the transiti…

Nuclear Power Plant

NARUC, NASEO Launch Program for New Nuclear Deployment

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) have announced the launch of the…

Offshore Wind Power

BP and EnBW Hire Kent for 2.9 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Project

Engineering and design service provider Kent has been awarded a contract by EnBW and BP to carry out pre-Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies for the 2.9…

Solar Power Plant

Maryland Passes Laws to Expand Community Solar and Energy Storage

Summit Ridge Energy hosted a ribbon cutting Tuesday for the project, which it operates and jointly owns along with climate investment firm Hannon Armstrong. Loc…

Offshore Wind Power

N-Sea to Connect German Offshore Wind Farm to Dutch Gas Platform

Dutch upstream oil and gas company, ONE-Dyas, has awarded N-Sea with a contract to install a subsea power cable between the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the Ge…

Offshore Wind Power

Offshore Surveys Starting at Shell & Ocean Winds’ Lease Area off Massachusetts

Furgo, using its vessel Fugro Explorer, will perform a geotechnical survey campaign at the SouthCoast Wind lease area offshore Massachusetts, formerly known as …

Power Construction

How an EMP or GMD Could Destroy the Power Grid and Create Chaos

Perhaps the most devastating thing that could happen in any developed country would be widespread catastrophic damage to its electric power grid. Nearly everyth…