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Nuclear

Exterior view of the Diablo Canyon power plant on coastline

7/12/2022 News

Major investment in US nuclear infrastructure

New funding under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law marks the start of a multi-phased initiative to support the country’s nuclear industry, ensure electricity grid reliability and secure jobs.

Hydrogen

Engineer checking aircraft engine

7/12/2022 News

New ‘world first’ for hydrogen aero engine

Rolls-Royce and EasyJet claim to have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen.

Solar

Solar panels in a desert

7/12/2022 News

Plans for largest ever MENA solar plant

Plans have been announced for a 2,060 MW solar PV plant to be built in Saudia Arabia’s Makkah province, which is claimed will be the largest facility of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) to date.

Hydrogen

Hyundai NEXO hydrogen fuel cell car with bonnet raised to show close up of engine

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7/12/2022 Feature / Keith Nuthall,Liz Newark

Powering up Europe’s hydrogen economy

Europe’s hydrogen strategy is gradually evolving. But the cost of scaling up towards using renewable energy to produce 10mn tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030 is still a challenge. Liz Newark in Brussels and Keith Nuthall look at a raft of European Union (EU) initiatives.

Access to energy

Head and shoulders pic of Claudio Vergara, Zola Electric in front of equipment

7/12/2022 Comment / Claudio Vergara

Latest electrification technologies can help emerging markets bring power to the people

New digital technologies are required to help bring reliable power to people in many developing countries. Here Claudio Vergara from Zola Electric, a San Francisco-based company currently delivering affordable and clean power to over 3mn customers in emerging markets across four continents, suggests how.

Ammonia

Graphic of ammonia molecules

30/11/2022 News

Kick-starting a global low-carbon ammonia industry

As one of the most-used petrochemicals in the world, ammonia offers numerous decarbonisation and energy market opportunities, including the potential to provide 100mn tonnes into the power sector by 2050 in a ‘high-case scenario’, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. However, without strong policy support, low-carbon ammonia may remain an untapped market.

Energy storage

Aerial view of storage site in Hull

30/11/2022 News

Europe’s biggest battery energy storage system now online

A new energy storage system in the UK, which has the capacity to store up to 196 MWh of electricity in a single cycle, has been successfully energised.

Solar

Aerial view of large solar farm

30/11/2022 News

Mexico’s second largest solar plant commissioned

Atlas Renewable Energy’s La Pimienta solar plant, reportedly the second largest in Mexico, is now fully operational.

Energy efficiency

Insulation fitted inside an attic

30/11/2022 News

UK government launches £1bn home insulation grant scheme

The UK government has announced a £1bn home insulation funding scheme as part of a government push to help people across the UK bring down their energy costs this winter.

Nuclear

Stylised graphic of black industrial buildings silhouetted against red sun and sky and reflected in still, dark blue water

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30/11/2022 Feature / David Hayes

Japan to revive nuclear power industry to cut LNG import costs

The destabilising effects of the war in Ukraine have spread far and wide, including to Japan, where the government plans to cut gas import costs, ensure stable electricity supplies and pursue a zero-carbon target by rapidly expanding its post-Fukushima nuclear sector again. David Hayes reports.

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