European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has taken charge of a soon-to-be-published list of sustainable investments amid controversy around the possible classification of fossil gas and nuclear energy as “green” or “transitional” activities under certain conditions, according to several sources familiar with the process. The European Union is moving closer to integrating nuclear power …
Visit was part of statewide tour to promote historic climate investments contained in the bipartisan infrastructure law and Biden administration’s Build Back Better agenda Exelon Corp. (Nasdaq: EXC) hosted U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm on a tour of Exelon’s Braidwood Generating Station in Will County to highlight the economic and environmental benefits of …
The inner dome of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant’s first unit is installed in China’s Fujian province. Units 1 and 2 are set to operate in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Marking a construction milestone for the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province, the inner dome of the facility’s first reactor unit was recently …
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.’s (TSX-V: SYH) (OTCQB: SYHBF) (Frankfurt:SC1P) (the “Company”) partner company Valor Resources (“Valor”) is pleased to announce the signing of a drilling contract with Major Drilling Group International for the Hook Lake Project. Drilling is proposed to commence in early January with a minimum of 2,500m which will be Valor’s maiden drilling program at the Hook Lake …
UEX Corporation (TSX:UEX) (“UEX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of its fall 2021 exploration drilling program at the Christie Lake Project, located in the Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan (see Figure 1). The fall program totaled 1,573 m of drilling in three completed holes, including two new drill holes and an off-cut …
The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) was recently held in Glasgow, Scotland, at which the Glasgow Climate Pact was adopted in an effort to keep the rise in mean global temperatures to below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. It demonstrated the need to …
No government that really regarded climate change as its top energy priority would close nuclear plants before the end of their useful lives. By David Frum In Germany and here in the United States, politicians who want to be seen as environmentalists are increasing greenhouse-gas emissions by forcing the premature closing of serviceable nuclear-power plants. You …
By 1130 GMT, the February contract, called baseload for 24-hour supply in that month TRFRBMG2, hit 375 euros ($422.55) a megawatt hour (MWh) and Germany’s January contract was 5.4% higher at 246 euros TRDEBMF2. Elevated electricity costs caused by a wholesale power crunch this year have forced industries to curtail production and European consumers are paying more …
Financial, contractual details of partnership will be announced next February: Al-Dahshoury Egypt’s leading engineering, construction, and infrastructure company Hassan Allam Holding has partnered with the Russian company Titan Holding to launch a joint company to carry out construction works of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant. Mohamed Al-Dahshoury, CEO of Hassan Allam Construction (HAC), told Daily …
Today, U.S. Representatives Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) and Elaine Luria (VA-02) introduced the Accelerating Nuclear Innovation through Fee Reform Act, legislation designed to accelerate innovation and catalyze private sector investment in advanced nuclear reactor technologies by eliminating Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review fees for advanced reactor license applications. Currently, advanced nuclear companies face onerous application costs that can …
