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Hyundai Engineering to start construction of Chalk River MMR

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-29)
  • David Flin

Hyundai Engineering has signed a contract with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC) of the USA to supply equipment for the Canadian Chalk River micro modular reactor (MMR) demonstration project.

RWE acquires Poland’s Alpha Solar

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-26)
  • David Flin

German energy company RWE has acquired Polish PV development company Alpha Solar, which has a 3 GW utility-scale solar project pipeline.

Japan eyes return to nuclear power

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-25)
  • David Flin

Japan is considering building next generation nuclear reactors and restarting idled plants.

QatarEnergy awards solar power plant contract to Samsung

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-24)
  • David Flin

QatarEnergy has awarded a $630 million contract to Samsung C&T to build two solar power plants with a combined capacity of 875 MW.

Germany reactivates second coal-fired power plant

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-23)
  • David Flin

Germany is restarting a second coal-fired reserve power plant as the country tries to conserve gas supplies for the coming winter.

Funding for UK’s Sizewell C nuclear power plant approved

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-22)
  • David Flin

The UK Government has approved funding for construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk.

ACWA to develop 1.5 GW wind power project in Uzbekistan

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-19)
  • David Flin

ACWA Power has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy to develop a 1.5 GW wind project in the Karakalpakstan region.

Drought in China’s Sichuan provinces causes power rationing

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-18)
  • David Flin

A persistent drought in China’s Sichuan province has caused provincial authorities to order power cuts to homes, businesses, and factories.

Kosovo avoids rolling blackouts after securing Albanian supplies

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-17)
  • David Flin

Kosovo’s energy ministry has announced that it is cancelling planned power cuts for the time being as it had managed to secure electricity supplies from Albania.

GE wins hydropower research award

  • 2 years ago (2022-08-16)
  • David Flin

GE Research has been awarded a 30-month $4.3 million project by the US Department of Energy’s Power technologies Office to improve both the operating capacity and flexibility of hydropower assets.