News
2022, August, 31, 11:00:00
U.S. NUCLEAR SMR FOR ESTONIA
In July 2019, Fermi Energia announced it would conduct a feasibility study on the deployment of SMRs in Estonia.
2022, August, 30, 11:25:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $105, WTI NEAR $97
Brent dropped 56 cents, or 0.5%, to $104.53 a barrel, WTI was at $96.86 a barrel, down 14 cents,
2022, August, 30, 11:20:00
OIL PRICES RECORD
West Texas Intermediate was steady near $97 a barrel after jumping 4.2% in the week’s opening session amid concerns about the potential for supply interruptions in Libya
2022, August, 30, 11:15:00
EUROPEAN GAS PRICES DOWN ANEW
European natural gas prices on Monday plunged the most since March after Germany said its gas stores are filling up faster than planned.
2022, August, 30, 11:10:00
EUROPEAN ENERGY CRISIS: NO MEASURES
Europe’s benchmark electricity price has risen to 10 times its decade-long average, in line with a 14-fold increase in the cost of gas, amid fears of shortages this winter.
2022, August, 30, 11:05:00
EUROPEAN UNBEARABLE WINTER
With Russia squeezing gas deliveries and power-plant outages further sapping supply, pressure is growing on EU leaders to act quickly or risk social unrest and political upheaval.
2022, August, 30, 11:00:00
SWISS COLD WINTER
Bern has been working to build up Switzerland's energy production and storage systems, but even the grand opening next month of a new, powerful pumped-storage hydroelectric plant is unlikely to help avoid problems this winter.
2022, August, 30, 10:55:00
RUSSIAN LNG FOR JAPAN ANEW
Japan's biggest city gas supplier Tokyo Gas Co Ltd has signed a long-term contract with a new Russian operator of Sakhalin-2 energy project to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG), a spokesperson for the Japanese company said on Tuesday.
2022, August, 29, 12:30:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $101, WTI ABOVE $94
Brent rose 65 cents, or 0.6%, to $101.64 a barrel, WTI was up $1.22, or 1.3%, at $94.28
2022, August, 29, 12:25:00
EUROPEAN GAS PRICES DOWN
Benchmark Dutch front-month futures fell as much as 16%, partly reversing last week’s jump of almost 40%.
2022, August, 29, 12:20:00
GLOBAL 3D ENERGY MEGATRENDS
The transformation of the electricity system is buoyed by three key megatrends: decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization. Together, these primary trends, the so-called ‘3Ds’, are ushering in a new era of the electricity system by converging to produce game-changing disruptions and fundamentally reshaping the electricity system.
2022, August, 29, 12:10:00
RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FOR HUNGARY
"Today, the Paks II NPP project is taking another leap forward," said Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó. "The construction licence confirms that the project complies with the international and Hungarian safety requirements. It is entirely feasible that Hungary will have two new power units by 2030, thus ensuring the stability of energy supply."
2022, August, 29, 12:05:00
RUSSIAN, KOREAN NUCLEAR FOR EGYPT
Alexander Korchagin, Atomstroyexport senior vice president for NPP construction project management, said the El Dabaa project - where construction formally began last month - is an attractive project for international companies. KHNP is joining a pool of qualified participants in the construction works, including major Egyptian companies, he added.
2022, August, 29, 12:00:00
RUSSIAN MICRO NUCLEAR
The station, as stated in the technical specification, must operate at temperatures from minus 60 to plus 40 degrees Celsius. The Automated Control and Management System (ACS) must ensure stable operation of the reactor or its shutdown without the participation of operational personnel.
2022, August, 29, 11:55:00
JAPAN'S NUCLEAR FUEL RESTART
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has recently called for Japan to work to restart its idled nuclear power reactors and to look into an expansion of nuclear energy as the country tackles a crisis of tight power supply and demand.