Brent $102/bbl
Everyone wants big ones, 15MW is the new minimum
Majority of offshore wind projects now undergoing licensing process for environmental investigations in Brazil are listing 15 MW as the wind turbine capacity of choice.
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Taiwan does big blades
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has, together with its partner Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology, produced the first V174- 9.5MW™ blade at its facilities in Taiwan.
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China covid worries for commodities
Commodities with the biggest exposure to China are starting to price in a worsening COVID-19 situation as fears of more lockdowns worsen an already soft demand outlook.
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Money money money, makes the Russia-India coking world go round
Russian and Indian officials met last week in an effort to resolve an impasse over the shipping of coking coal to Indian steelmakers, which has dried up since March over payment methods, a trade source and an Indian government source said.
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Everything you wanted to know about CCGT but were embarassed to ask
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EU market structure : where is the price signal ?
Experts argue that the EU’s electricity market does not need ‘quick fixes’ but long-term price signals to spur investments in flexibility and emerging technologies.
www.energymonitor.ai
Hope is not a strategy, except in UK politics
The UK's Energy Security Strategy, announced on 7 April, 2022, will do little to assist those struggling to pay their energy bills.
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Shock horror, Gulf states might not be serious about climate change
GCC nations continue to contribute to climate change through high domestic emissions vast hydrocarbon exports.
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Another CEO, another voice in the USA-China solar dumping melee
The utility’s leaders say it will be difficult for the government to go against its past decisions but say the uncertainty it has created will likely delay projects and raise ...
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California hits 97% renewables
Electric grid breaks another record, giving glimpse of zero-carbon future.
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China approves another 6 nukes
The construction of two new reactors at each of the Sanmen, Haiyang and Lufeng nuclear power plant sites in China has been approved by the country's State Council. The approvals are for Sanmen units 3 and 4, Haiyang 3 and 4 and units 5 and 6 of the Lufeng plant.
www.world-nuclear-news.org
Ooooh.... and 6 nukes offered to POland
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power has submitted to Poland what the country called a "technical and price offer" for the construction of six APR-1400 reactors.
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Lots more Small Modular Reactors
Doosan Enerbility is to begin manufacturing main equipment for NuScale small modular reactors, under a newly signed agreement which marks a milestone for the production of the NuScale Power Module.
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IEA makes Belgian point over nuclear
Belgium's planned phase-out of nuclear energy is likely to lead to greater use of gas-fired generation and increased emissions, according to a new policy review by the International Energy Agency.
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How to make expensive stuff into even more expensive hopium
The US Department of Energy has awarded nearly USD5 million to two separate cost-shared projects that aim to study the use of direct air capture technology at nuclear power plants. The studies - one led by Constellation at its Byron plant, and the other led by Battelle Memorial Institute at...
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Nuclear jam Rolls tomorrow (2029) .... by the way at 470MW these things aren't that small
The chairman of Rolls-Royce SMR, Paul Stein, has told the Reuters news agency he hopes to get regulatory approval for its small modular reactor design by mid-2024, with grid power able to be produced by 2029.
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Oh, and Twitter accepts Musk's offer
Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person.
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