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Nuclear Power Plant

Further Two-Year Delay to Japanese MOX Plant

Operation of the mixed-oxide fuel fabrication plant under construction in Rokkasho, in Aomori Prefecture, is now expected about two years later than previously …

Hydropower Plant

World Bank Approves Dam Safety Project in India

The World Bank has approved a $250 million project designed to improve the safety and performance of existing dams across various states of India - described as…

Wind Power Project

Xcel Energy Announces Completion of 522-megawatt Sagamore Wind Power project

The completion of Xcel Energy’s new 522-megawatt sagamore wind Project in Roosevelt County, New Mexico was announced Wednesday, December 16, via Zoom.

China

Xi Congratulates Complete Success of Chang'e-5 mission

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated the complete success of the Chang'e-5 mission that brings back the country's first samples collected from…

Carbon Emissions

Brexit Pushes UK to Begin Own Emissions Trading System in 2021

Due to Brexit, the UK government said on December 14 it will launch an emissions trading system for domestic industry and power generation from January 1 next y…

Nuclear Fuel

NRA Approves Japan’s Mox Plant at Rokkasho

Japan’s mixed-oxide fuel plant under construction in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, received Nuclear Regulation Authority approval on 9 December, despite the lac…

Biomass Power Plant

Power Plant on Reunion Island to be Converted to Biomass

A 108-megawatt coal-fired power plant located on an island in the Indian Ocean located approximately 500 miles east of Madagascar will soon be converted to biom…

Coal Trade

Anglo American Maps Out Thermal Coal Exit, Sees Higher Output

The global miner said a de-merger and listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange was the most likely route for its South African thermal coal assets.

Oil and Gas Equipment

Oxford Flow ES Axial Flow Valve Achieves Oil and Gas Fugitive Emissions Breakthrough

It is notable that most valve manufacturers test in Class B, which allows 10x more leakage than Class A.

Coal Trade

US Blacklists Coal Shippers for North Korea Ties

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control designated six companies and four vessels for violating existing UN sanctions by engaging in the prohibited North Korean…

Coal Trade

Malaysia's CIMB Bank to Exit Coal Financing by 2040

Malaysia's CIMB plans to phase out coal from its portfolio entirely by 2040, becoming the first bank in the country and in southeast Asia to commit to a coal-ex…

Gas turbine engine

INNIO Gas Engines Installed at Wuhan Waste Project

Wuhan Environmental Investment and Development has selected INNIO Jenbacher’s J320 gas engine technology for the Wuhan Jiangxia Changshankou solid waste landfi…

Solar Power Mexico

Solar Power Mexico is the first exhibition and conference specialized in the energy and solar technology segment, a business with growth rates of over 25% and a…

Transformer

Guangzhou Siemens to Provide 18 Transformers for Wudongde Power Station

Guangzhou Siemens Transformer Co., Ltd. has manufactured 18 flexible-to-direct converter transformers for the Wudongde Power Station in China.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Denmark to End Oil and Gas Era in 2050

The Danish Parliament has announced that it will cancel all future licensing rounds for new oil and gas exploration and production permits in the Danish part of…