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Net Zero Emission

How Technoeconomic Analyses Pave the Way to a Low-Carbon Future

Levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the air continue to rise. Cutting emissions by moving away from fossil fuels is a priority—but so is removing carbon…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Stalled Coal Power Projects in Africa Present an Opportunity for Clean Energy

Less than 10 gigawatts (GW) of pre-construction coal projects exist in Sub-Saharan Africa and they face significant financial and other headwinds, signaling a p…

CCS

Introducing a Novel Solution for Carbon Dioxide Capture Utilization and Storage

The issue of achieving the target of net-zero CO2 emissions has emerged as a matter of future survival of mankind, with the impact of climate change causing a p…

Solar Inverter

Arctech to Supply Trackers for Mexico’s Largest Solar Project

Arctech, a prominent provider of solar tracking and racking solutions, is gearing up to furnish its SkyLine II solar tracking solution, with a total capacity of…

Wind Farm

Galán and Amlo Meet and Announce Their Commitment to the Development of Renewable Energies in Mexico

The Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, and the President of the Mexican Government, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, met this morning and an…

Nuclear Technology

Extract Energy From Used Nuclear Fuel, Says Environmental Group

If existing inventories of used nuclear fuel were recycled and repurposed as fuel for advanced fast reactors, it could generate zero-carbon electricity for Euro…

Nuclear Technology

Application Submitted to Extend Swedish Repository

Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) has submitted an application to the Radiation Safety Authority,…

Oil Exploration

Fresh Batch of Offshore Contracts Brings Saipem $650 Million

Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has been awarded three new offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts and two f…

Nuclear Power Plant

The Future Looks Bright for Nuclear Power—Dare We Use the ‘R’ Word Again?

The term nuclear renaissance was very popular in the early 2000s. Nuclear power plant operators had substantially improved existing plant performance, and many …

Carbon Emissions

Potent Greenhouse Gases and Ozone Depleting Chemicals Called Cfcs Are Back on the Rise Following an International Ban, a New Study Finds

A U.S. chemical plant in Louisiana that produces a common refrigerant may be partly to blame for increased emissions of CFCs—chemicals thousands of times more …

HVDC

GE AND MCDERMOTT CONSORTIUM TO BUILD HDVC SYSTEMS FOR TENNE T PROJECTS

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded three High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) contracts for a total of approximately 6 billion euros …

Electric Car

BMW Motorrad Presents BMW Iface; Anti-theft Face and Eye Recognition System

BMW Motorrad is introducing BMW iFace—a face recognition system that makes the previous ignition key superfluous and complements the existing Keyless Go techno…

Nuclear Power Plant

New Isotope-Producing Research Reactor for Missouri

The University of Missouri has launched an initiative to build a new, larger research reactor, NextGen MURR. The university's existing MU Research Reactor (…

Rooftop PV System

Iberdrola Joins the Asturian Exiom to Lead the Manufacture of Photovoltaic Solar Panels in Spain

Iberdrola and the Asturian business group Exiom have created an alliance to lead the manufacture of photovoltaic solar panels in Spain. Thus, both companies wil…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE, Entergy Team Up to Explore Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Potential

RWE and US utility Entergy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate developing offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico.Under the MoU, RWE…