The USA and Japan have announced major Japanese investments in US power generation.
A report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) states that in 2025, electricity from wind power and utility-scale solar power has increased to form 17 per cent of generation in the USA, up from less than 1 per cent in 2005.
TerraPower, a US SMR company backed by SK Innovation and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), has received approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to build a commercial nuclear power plant.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, in an attempt to boost the fossil fuel industry.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has signed a partnership agreement with the city of Port Hope in Ontario Canada to develop “large-scale new nuclear generation” at the utility’s 1300 acre Wesleyville location on the shores of Lake Ontario.
The US state os Massachusetts is looking to import renewable energy from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Massachusetts faces a growing need for electrical and a desire to expand its use of renewable energy, especially offshore wind power.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has cancelled a $1.8 billion clean energy loan commitment to Arizona Public Services (APS). The loan would have helped APS finance its new or upgraded transmission projects, renewable power generation, and grid-integrated energy storage systems.
ABB has been selected by Bruce Power under a multi-year contract to modernise excitation systems at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada.
The Canadian province of Ontario has approved a plan to expand Toronto’s electricity transmission grid with a C$1.5 billion project to build a 900 MW underwater transmission line from Darlington Nuclear Generating Station to Toronto.
Vistra has announced definitive agreements for its subsidiary Vistra Operations Company to acquire Cogentrix Energy’s portfolio of 10 modern natural gas-fired power plants with a total combined capacity of around 5500 MW.