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China Gezhouba starts construction of floating solar power project in Indonesia

  • a month ago (2025-09-26)
  • David Flin

China Gezhouba Group has started construction of a 60 MW floating solar power project in Indonesia. The project is expected to deliver 129 GWh annually when completed.

Russia and Iran sign agreement on construction of SMRs

  • a month ago (2025-09-25)
  • David Flin

Iran and Russia have signed an MOU to expand nuclear cooperation through the construction of SMRs in Iran. Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Rosatom, met with Mohammad Eslami, President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, during Eslami’s trip to Moscow.

Ukrnafta secures €400 million to construct 400 MW of generation capacity

  • a month ago (2025-09-24)
  • David Flin

PJSC Ukrnafta, Ukraine’s largest oil extraction company, has secured €150 million in grants and a loan for €250 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to develop 400 MW of new generation projects.

Ontario and UK sign nuclear fusion agreement

  • a month ago (2025-09-23)
  • David Flin

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines for Ontario province in Canada has announced that an MOU has been signed between Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). The agreement is for OPG to supply UKAEA with tritium to support UKAEA’s research into nuclear fusion.

EIA states solar is key to US energy plans

  • a month ago (2025-09-22)
  • David Flin

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that solar will provide a significant proportion of the additional energy sector demand in America for years to come.

New partnership to accelerate Ireland’s grid transformation

  • a month ago (2025-09-19)
  • David Flin

NeoDyne has become the first company in Ireland to join Siemens’ grid+ Partner Programme. The partnership brings together Siemens’ grid technology with NeoDyne’s 25 years of experience in electrification and automation. This marks a significant milestone in the digital transformation of Ireland’s energy sector.

Surging power demand in MENA with supply shifting to gas, renewables, and nuclear

  • a month ago (2025-09-18)
  • David Flin

According to a report, The Future of Electricity in the Middle East and North Africa, by the International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity consumption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has tripled since 2000 and is predicted to rise by an extra 50 per cent by 2035.

UK successfully trials hydrogen use in gas-fired peak power plant

  • a month ago (2025-09-17)
  • David Flin

Centrica and HiiROC, a hydrogen technology specialist, have successfully trialled the use of hydrogen in a gas-fired peak power plant for the first time in the UK.

South Korea launches hydrogen fuel cell control in solar hybrid system

  • a month ago (2025-09-16)
  • David Flin

Korea East-West Power (EWP) with Dongseo Power and Hyundai Motor have launched a real-time control demonstration project at its Ulsan Power Headquarters, where it will combine a 1 MW hydrogen fuel cell to a 0.5 MW solar PV system to manage renewable intermittency.

Framatome to maintain and modernise Kozloduy nuclear plant in Bulgaria

  • a month ago (2025-09-15)
  • David Flin

Framatome has won a contract to maintain and modernise the electrical systems at the two VVER-1000 reactors at Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.