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G7 leaders agree to end new government support for coal

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-14)
  • David Flin

The leaders of the G7 nations announced they would rapidly scale up technologies and policies that accelerate the transition away from coal capacity, including ending new government support for coal-fired power generation by the end of this year.

Drax and MHI sign deal for world’s largest carbon capture power project

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-11)
  • David Flin

Drax and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHI) have agreed a long-term contract for Drax to use MHI’s carbon capture technology, the Advanced KM CDR process.

Rosatom starts construction of BREST-OD-300 fast neutron reactor

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-10)
  • David Flin

Rosatom has begin construction of a 300 MW nuclear power plant with the BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast reactor has started at the Siberian Chemical Combine in Seversk, in Russia’s Tomsk region.

Chile inaugurates Latin America’s first thermal solar plant

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-09)
  • David Flin

Chile has inaugurated Latin America’s first thermal solar plant, Cerro Dominador in the Atacama desert in the north of the country.

EDF Energy starts defueling of Dungeness B

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-08)
  • David Flin

EDF Energy has announced that it is starting the defueling phase of Dungeness B nuclear power station in Kent, Britain with immediate effect.

Kuwait plans eight power plants with combined 17 300 MW capacity

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-07)
  • David Flin

A report has been issued by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy regarding the establishment of eight power plants to generate a combined capacity of 17 300 MW.

First floating solar plant in Albania starts commercial operations

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-04)
  • David Flin

Statkraft, in cooperation with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun, has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar power project in Albania. 

TerraPower to build SMR in Wyoming, USA

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-03)
  • David Flin

TerraPower, based in Washington state, is working with Rocky Mountain Power, an electric utility serving Wyoming and other western states, to build a small modular reactor (SMR) at a soon-to-be retired coal-fired power plant in Wyoming.

PSEG closes its last remaining coal-fired power plant

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-02)
  • David Flin

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has announced on 1 June that it retired its last remaining coal-fired power plant, the 400 MW Bridgeport Harbor Station Unit 3 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.

Finland breaks ground on deep geological nuclear waste repository

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-01)
  • David Flin

The Finnish nuclear waste management company Posiva Oy announced in May the start of excavation on its deep geological nuclear waste repository for spent nuclear fuel at ONKALO.