Waste

Solar Cell

Hybrid Thermionic-Photovoltaic Converter for Applications in Thermal Energy Storage, Waste Heat Recovery

A Spanish-Italian research group has developed a solid-state thermal-to-electric energy converter based on hybrid thermionic-photovoltaics (TIPV) for different …

Carbon Emissions

Giant Biomethane Production Plant Switched on in France

Veolia and Waga Energy announced the commissioning of the production unit which used biogas from a non-hazardous waste storage facility.

Carbon Neutral

Researchers Develop Reactor That Refines Waste Carbon into Chemicals While Generating Hydrogen

A team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed an innovative flow cell reactor capable of refining waste carbon into valuable chemicals, while si…

United States

US Bitcoin Mining Firm Turns to Harmful Coal Waste for Cleaner Energy

In a bid to make crypto mining more environmentally friendly, Stronghold Digital Mining is turning harmful waste from coal mining into clean energy to power Bit…

Nuclear Power Plant

Chernobyl Laboratory Which Processed Radioactive Waste Destroyed by Russian Troops

Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, is under the control of Russian soldiers who are said to have destroyed a £6million lab used…

Nuclear Fuel

DOE Funds New Program to Recycle Used Nuclear Fuel, GE Conducting Innovative Related Research

The U.S. Department of Energy announced this week that it would provide up to $48 million for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program that could …

Nuclear waste

UK Repatriates Australian Nuclear Waste

A consignment of intermediate-level radioactive waste has been safely returned to Australia from the Sellafield plant in the UK.

Nuclear Power Plant

Conflict in Ukraine Threatens Nuclear Power Plants and Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities; Operations Continue

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) said it maintained communications with the country’s NPPs and that all units “continued to operat…

Nuclear Fuel

Sweden’s Government Approves Construction of Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository

Sweden’s government in late January gave radioactive waste management company SKB the green light to proceed with a deep geological repository (DGR) for spent …

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Says Ukraine Nuclear Power Plants Running Safely, No 'Destruction' at Chernobyl

Ukraine's operational nuclear power plants are running safely and there has been no "destruction" at the remaining waste and other facilities at Chernobyl, …

Nuclear waste

India’s Mismanagement of Nuclear Waste

Since the establishment of Indian nuclear program, India has not adopted appropriate mechanism for the radioactive waste management.

Hydropower Plant

VerdErg Launches New Low-Cost Micro Hydropower Product

VerdErg Renewable Energy has launched the concept development of VETT-in-a-Box, a new ‘plug & play’ micro hydropower system for generating electricity from sm…

Virgin Group and Agilyx Form Strategic Partnership to Produce Lower Carbon Aviation Fuel from Plastic Waste

Virgin Group and chemical conversion technology company Agilyx (earlier post) are forming a strategic partnership to research and develop lower carbon fuel faci…

Nuclear waste

Sellafield Waste Transfer Facility Completes Test Run

The Box Encapsulation Plant Product Store has successfully completed its first dry run of a storage box being transferred from road to its long-term storage vau…

Nuclear waste

UK Launches Consolidated Radwaste Organisation

Nuclear Waste Services has been launched, bringing together into one organisation site operator Low Level Waste Repository Limited, geological disposal facility…