Gas stocks at record high due to mild winter in EuropeEurope is on track to end the winter with a record volume of gas in storage. During the current winter, the North Atlantic Oscillation has a strong positive affect. Pressure differentials between the Greenland-Iceland…
Fourth Barakah nuclear unit starts operationThe Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced the successful start-up of the fourth unit at the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates. Construction of four units with the Korean-designed…
First LNG vessel arrives at new Mukran terminal in GermanyThe Energos Power vessel carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) moored at the new German terminal of Mukran on Ruegen island on Saturday 26 February. Based on an approval from local authorities, the vessel has started a…
Carbon capture and storage will create new jobs in the UKTens of thousands of new jobs will be created across the United Kingdom to underpin the growth of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry, according to Jonathan Brearley, CEO of the British energy regulator Ofgem.…
New world record set in JET tokamakThe Joint European Torus (JET) tokamak owned and operated by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) produced the largest amount of energy during its final round of deuterium-tritium experiments. In 5 seconds, a ground-…
Italy to invest in solar panel production plant in SicilyAccording to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Italy will invest €90 million from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan in Enel's 3Sun Gigafactory producing photovoltaic panels in Sicily. Enel plans to expand the…
Ukraine plans to start building four new nuclear reactors this yearAccording to Energy Minister German Galushchenko, Ukraine plans to start construction work on four new nuclear power reactors this summer or autumn to compensate for lost energy capacity due to the war with Russia. Two…
Global poll finds high public support for nuclear powerOn behalf of energy consultancy Radiant Energy Group, the market research firm Savanta conducted a multinational public opinion poll investigating global support for nuclear energy. In an online survey, Savanta…
Record new wind farms built in the EU last yearThe installed capacity of wind farms increased by record 17 gigawatts in the European Union countries in 2023, but it is still not enough to reach the EU renewable energy goals. At least 37 GW of new wind power should be…
Britain to invest in advanced nuclear fuel productionBritain has announced that it plans to invest 300 million pounds (CZK 8.5 billion) to support domestic production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) – a type of fuel currently only produced on a commercial scale…
European Commission postpones heat pump action planThe European Commission has removed an action plan for heat pumps from its agenda which was originally scheduled for publication in the fourth quarter of 2023. This action plan was intended to build on similar…
Production starts at three US uranium minesIn response to the positive development on the uranium market, Energy Fuels has commenced production at three of its uranium mines in Arizona and Utah. The company also plans to begin production at two additional mines…
