French scientists hold fusion reaction for 22 minutes and break Chinese record
In France, scientists have set a new record for maintaining plasma combustion inside a fusion reactor, surpassing China’s previous achievement by 25%. At the same time, the French WEST fusion reactor broke China’s record set just a few weeks ago. Thus, another small but important step has been taken towards an almost unlimited clean…
Google is becoming a nuclear giant — the company has signed an agreement with a modular reactor developer
Google has just signed a power purchase agreement with nuclear power startup Kairos Power, with delivery starting in 2030 and a 500 MW deployment by 2035.
The UK shut down the last coal-fired power plant — it was the first to build such a power plant in 1882
The UK has closed the Ratcliffe-on-Soar thermal power plant in Nottinghamshire. It was the last coal-fired power plant in the country. The UK was the first to use coal-fired power, and now it is getting rid of it.
From blackouts to surplus: «Ukrenergo» will sell electricity abroad again
The company «Ukrenergo» has announced the resumption of electricity sales abroad. It will take place only if there is an excessive amount of energy in the grid.
Tesla’s second life: Ukrainians disassemble electric cars to create charging stations
The war unleashed by Russia has led to the seizure or destruction of a significant portion of Ukraine’s generating capacity. Before the Russian invasion, Ukraine could produce about 55 GW of electricity. Now this capacity has fallen below 20 GW. As a result, the Ukrainian power grid is experiencing a power shortage, which has led to long…
No interest, but with a commission: «PrivatBank» has disclosed the terms of a preferential loan for alternative energy. How to get it?
«PrivatBank» shared detailed information about the terms and conditions announced earlier the «Energy Sources» loan program, which is designed to help Ukrainians install alternative energy generating facilities. Interested individuals can get a loan to purchase equipment for private solar and wind power plants.
Defying the storms: the world’s most powerful floating wind turbine OceanX was installed in China
Mingyang Smart Energy has developed and installed the world’s most powerful floating wind turbine, OceanX, in Guangzhou. This unique design consists of two rotors connected by a V-shaped support and is capable of generating 54 million kWh of electricity per year. This is enough to provide electricity for nearly 30,000 homes.
Australia to transmit 2 GW of solar energy to Singapore via the seabed
Australia is planning to build the world’s longest undersea power cable to supply solar energy to Singapore. The Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink) project involves the creation of a huge solar power plant in the Northern Territory of Australia and the laying of a 4,300-kilometer cable along the seabed to Singapore.
ITER, the world’s largest thermonuclear reactor worth $28 billion, will start operating in 15 years
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is complete, but will not operate for another 15 years, scientists have reported. The world’s largest fusion reactor, which was assembled in France, was originally to start working in 2020but now the launch has been postponed to 2039.
A record for fusion: 50 million °C for 6 minutes at WEST reactor supported by French and American scientists
A new record for fusion was set by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and the French Commission for Alternative Energy and Atomic Energy using the tungsten-walled tokamak WEST.
«Nova Energia» — NOVA («Nova Poshta») entered the electricity generation market
NOVA (the parent holding «Nova Poshta») is expanding and entering the electricity generation market — a separate company «Nova Energia» was created for this purpose. About creating a new business saidVolodymyr Popereshnyuk, co-founder of the group, on his Facebook page.
Ukraine’s energy sector under massive Russian attack — Kharkiv was hit by at 10 strikes, there are damages in Odesa, Lviv and Zaporizhzhia regions
The invaders attacked Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles of various types, as well as attack UAVs.
10 largest oil producers in 2023 — USA + Saudi Arabia = 28% of production
Last year, the three countries contributed a total of 32.8 million barrels per day to global oil production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
What about DniproHES, which was hit by «8 missiles»? Minus 1.6 GW of capacity, «significant financial losses» and no threat of dam failure
On the night of March 22, Russia carried out the most massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, among others by firing two missiles at DniproHES (according to Ukrhydroenergo) or eight missiles (according to the Prosecutor General’s Office, as some media reported), which caused serious damage to HPP-1 and HPP-2 (both plants are…
Damage to the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant and other consequences of the largest-scale Russian terrorist attack on Ukraine’s energy sector
From 4 to 7 a.m., a massive enemy missile attack on Ukrainian cities continued — energy and other critical infrastructure facilities were damaged, and residential buildings were damaged.
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