December 21, 2023
Via: Power MagazineSiemens Energy may be poised to become a crucial equipment and consulting partner for Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse, a liquid metal-cooled fast nuclear reactor. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) Oklo unveiled on Dec. 19 designates Siemens Energy to become Oklo’s potentially […]
December 14, 2023
Via: Power MagazineThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a construction permit for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes molten salt “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee Technology Park Heritage Center (ETTP) site in Oak Ridge. […]
December 12, 2023
Via: Power MagazineSouth African officials, faced with continued power outages that are hurting the country’s economy, are turning to nuclear power in an effort to support a more reliable supply of electricity. The country has experienced intermittent blackouts, part of a process […]
December 11, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaENOC Group has opened its first green hydrogen (H2) station, integrated into the company’s Service Station of the Future (SSoF) located at Expo City Dubai. SSoF is now the only station in the region to provide green hydrogen, hydrocarbon fuels […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
December 11, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaAnwin’s MOYA service station network has been expanded with three new locations. The recently opened sites are located in the Lodz, Lublin and West Pomeranian provinces All of the new stations are franchise locations, equipped with a convenience store and […]
December 7, 2023
Via: Power MagazineChina National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) announced on Dec. 6 that China’s independently developed high-temperature gas-cooled modular pebble bed (HTR-PM) reactor demonstrator had commenced commercial operation. The HTR-PM project was constructed at a site in Rongcheng, Shandong Province (Figure 1), roughly […]
December 5, 2023
Via: Power MagazineU.S. climate envoy John Kerry said the U.S. is ready to work with other governments on research and development of nuclear fusion, as part of efforts to produce more carbon-free energy and combat climate change. Kerry made the announcement Dec. […]
November 30, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaA few months ago, a STEM and economics literate global decarbonization executive for a $4 billion annual revenue logistics business operating in most of the major trading companies of the world asked me “What drives this madness on hydrogen?” They […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
November 29, 2023
Via: Power MagazineA Cambodian energy official said the country no longer plans to build a coal-fired power plant along the nation’s southwest coast, and will instead move forward with a natural gas-fired facility. Energy Minister Keo Rottanak told the Reuters news service […]
November 29, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaThe Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, and Swinburne University of Technology’s Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2) have launched a state-of-the-art clean hydrogen refueling station (HRS). Built with the purpose of enabling hydrogen (H2) research, the […]
November 28, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaADNOC announced the opening of “H2GO”, United Arab Emirate’s (UAE) first high-speed green hydrogen refueling station. This pilot project has been set up to test a fleet of zero-emission hydrogen-powered vehicles. The station, located on land provided by Masdar City […]
November 27, 2023
Via: Power MagazineWestinghouse’s first customer for its eVinci microreactor—a flagship 5-MWe/13-MWth “nuclear battery”—is poised to be the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), Canada’s second-largest research and technology organization. SRC—a Saskatchewan government Treasury Board Crown Corporation that serves as a commercial laboratory to provide […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
November 20, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaE100’s latest opening is the largest self-service gas station in Poland. Built in a strategic location for international transport, the facility is 20 km from the border crossing in Zgorzelec, which is crossed by most trucks traveling to the West […]
November 17, 2023
Via: Power MagazineThe U.S. will help develop a nuclear power industry in the Philippines after both countries signed an agreement Nov. 17 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, California. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking Friday during […]
November 17, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaAlexela is set to open Estonia’s first hydrogen refueling station with two green H2 site’s to be opened in Tallinn next October. One of them is set to cater to passenger cars located in Peterburi Road and the other will […]
November 16, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaAir Products has launched its first commercial-scale hydrogen fueling station in Changshu city, Jiangsu province, to power city buses and heavy-duty trucks in logistics. The site is opening in partnership with Chinese state-owned high-tech industry group Chengzhi Shareholding to accelerate […]
November 15, 2023
Via: Tech XploreThe widespread adoption of nuclear power was predicted by computer simulations more than four decades ago but the continued reliance on fossil fuels for energy shows these simulations need improvement, a new study has shown. In order to assess the […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
November 13, 2023
Via: Power MagazineA France-based energy group said it has an agreement to buy three natural gas-fired power plants in Texas. The facilities, one near Dallas and two south of Houston, represent about 1.5 GW of generation capacity. TotalEnergies, a multinational company operating […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
November 10, 2023
Via: Power MagazineA government agency in China announced that operators of coal-fired power plants will receive guaranteed payments based on the installed capacity of their units, part of a program to ensure a stable power supply across the country. The National Development […]
November 9, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaIn what is being called a game-changer in terms of scientific research, a new gas-detecting probe has been able to find what could be up to 250 million tons of so-called “white” hydrogen, a naturally occurring form of hydrogen, in […]