Further delays in commissioning the Finnish NPP A consortium of companies Areva GmbH, Areva NP SAS and Siemens AG began the construction of Olkiluoto 3 NPP in 2005. The completion of the unit was originally scheduled for 2009. The project has, however, had various delays. Before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, fuel loading into the reactor…
Turkish drilling ship discovers large natural gas reserve off Black Sea Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that the drilling ship…
Wind and solar covered 10% of global electricity consumption in first half of 2020 Wind turbines and solar panels produced a record 10% of the world’s…
Fuel loading starts at first Belarusian nuclear power plant On 7 August, fuel loading began at VVER-1200-type unit 1 of the Belarusian…
UAE launches its first nuclear power plant On 1 August 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) successfully launched the…
USA lifts ban on funding nuclear energy projects abroad The American development bank Development Finance Corporation (DFC) changed…
Oil giants agree to cut their greenhouse gas emissions A group of the world’s top oil companies, including Aramco, BP, Chevron,…
