New renewable generating capacity broke the 100GW barrier in 2014, equivalent to the entire fleet of nuclear power plants in the US, a UN report shows. Global investment in renewable energy during 2014 increased by 17 per cent from 2013…
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Hungary-EU deal on Russian nuclear fuel supply
Hungary has reached an agreement with the Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) regarding Russia’s supply of nuclear fuel for the country’s Paks power plant. Janos Lazar, chief of staff of Hungarian Prime Minister told national news agency MTI recently. Lazar also…
Power generation at Ruppur Nuke plant to begin in 2021: Yafesh
State Minister for Science and Technology Yafesh Osman on Friday said the generation of electricity at Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant will begin in 2021. The state minister said the construction of the plant will begin in December this year. The…
Russia- Jordan agreement on NPP construction soon
Jordan will sign an agreement with Russia’s State Corporation- ROSATOM for construction of a nuclear power plant in their territory by the end of current month. Chairman of Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Khalid Toukan disclosed the information while addressing a…
Rosatom uses radiation in preserving cultural heritage
Research Institute of Applied Physics & Automation (NIITFA), a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuke power corporation- ROSATOM has successfully used Radiation Technology in fighting corruption of cultural antiques, like old books, paintings, clothings and others. One of the major factors…
Rosatom to supply uranium fuel pellets for Indian NPP
TVEL, a subsidiary of Russia’s State Nuclear Power Corporation- ROSATOM has signed a fresh contract with the Indian Department of Atomic Energy for the supply of enriched uranium fuel pellets. The fuel pellets will be used by Nuclear Fuel Center,…
Orgenergostroy wins engineering survey tender for Rooppur NPP site
“Orgenergostroy”, a Russian based company won the tender and will conduct engineering survey, monitor the environment and develop project documents for the Rooppur NPP site. The work is expected to be completed by September 15 next. The tender was floated…
Russia, Hungary to jointly bulid human resources for nuke sector
Russia and Hungary have signed a cooperation agreement for development of human resources for the nuclear power sector on February 17, 2015 in Budapest during the visit of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to Hungary. Sergei Kirienko, Director General of Russia’s…
Russian experts examining cooling tower for Rooppur NPP
Experts of Atomproekt, a sister concern of Russia’s State Nuclear Corporation- Rosatom are examining technical and economic aspects of Natural Draft and Ventilation cooling towers to select an optimum option for Rooppur nuclear power plant (NPP). A cooling tower is…
Egypt plans first nuclear power plant with russia’s support
Egypt and Russia have agreed to jointly set up Egypt’s first ever nuclear power plant in the Dabaa in the North-West part of the country. This was disclosed at a press conference held in Cairo yesterday (February 10, 2015) soon…
Finland’s Nuclear power plant to be financed from Russia’s fund
Despite plunging oil price and Western sanctions, Russia continues to keep its commitment to various development projects at home and abroad, using its National Wealth Fund (NWF). Finnish nuclear power plant Hanhiviki-1 is one of those projects which will receive…
Bangladesh nuclear infrastructure dev action plan approved
Russia-Bangladesh workgroup of joint coordination committee for implementing Bangladesh nuclear power programme has adopted action plan for nuclear infrastructure development in Bangladesh for next two years. The workgroup met in Dhaka from January 13th to 15th. More than 40 experts…
Bangladesh aims to be world’s ‘first solar nation’
By Pantho Rahaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Residents of Islampur, a remote village in the northern Bangladeshi district of Naogaon, were stunned one night last summer when the darkness was suddenly illuminated by electric lights coming from a…
Chevron wins dubious Award for dreadful environmental record
Chevron Corporation has received a dubious “Lifetime Achievement” award for its terrible environmental record at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Swiss environmental groups have awarded Chevron Corporation a “Lifetime Achievement” award for its terrible environmental record, which has…
Sustainable energy starts with the sun
By Malini Shankar Baroda, India, Jan (IPS) – It began with an experiment to install photovoltaic cells over an irrigation canal that forms part of the Sardar Sarovar canal network – a massive hydel power project across the River Narmada…
Solar mamas engineer energy security in a Rajsthan community
Ranjan Panda and Hema Yadav To buck migration, the Barefoot College has turned to mothers and grandmothers to light up villages Satabhaya village, in Kendrapada district of Odisha, is barely 65 km from the district headquarters, but it can be…
Many renewable sources ‘now cheaper than fossil’
The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies, the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) has revealed. Irena’s “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014” report concludes…
Japan worker killed in Fukushima nuclear plant accident
A Japanese worker has died at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after falling into a water tank. He is the second person to have died at the plant that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Waves from…
Russia close to having IV generation BN-1200 reactor
Technical specifications of BN-1200, sodium cooled fast reactors have been developed by Russia’s Afrikantov Experimental Design Bureau for Mechanical Engineering (OKBM). The proposed reactor is considered to be of generation IV, for being more efficient, safe and environment friendly. Based…
Harnessing canal top solar power: Gujarat way
By Nava Thakuria It was a sunny afternoon, when the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon inaugurated a canal top solar power plant at Vadodara (earlier known as Baroda) of Gujarat in western India, where the UN chief highly commended the vision…
Bangladesh’s Rooppur NPP engineering survey tender floated
Atomenergoproekt, sister concern of Russian state nuclear company- ROSATOM, for general designing of nuclear power plants has announced a tender for engineering survey, environmental monitoring and development of project documents for the Rooppur NPP site. The contract value is estimated…
Renewable energy market barriers in Latin America, the Caribbean
Washington DC – The region of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is already a global low-carbon leader in terms of power generation from hydrological and biomass resources. Declining costs, maturing technologies, and vast untapped potentials including geothermal, solar, and…
Hungary inks deal with Russia for two more nuke units
Russia will build, operate and maintain two units at phase II of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power project. The units will be built using A series of contracts to this effect were signed in the Hungarian capital yesterday (December 9, 2014)…
Cancel gas, power price hike or face non-stop program: 20-party
BNP-led 20-party alliance demanded the government to cancel its decision to hike the prices of power and gas; otherwise it would launching a non-stop programme from the day after the hike. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday…
Finnish MPs vote in for new nuke plant with Russia’s help
Finnish lawmakers on Friday voted in favor of granting a new permit for construction of a nuclear power plant by the Fennovoima Power construction in cooperation with Russia’s state corporation Rosatom. The vote was promoted by Fennovoima’s supplement to the…
Dhaka offers Thimpu partnership in its hydro-power projects
Bangladesh urged Bhutan to consider it as a partner in its future hydro-power projects as Dhaka and Thimpu on Saturday agreed to bridge the existing trade gap between two countries through the expansion of trade and commerce. The request came…
Turkey’s first ever nuke plant gets environmental nod
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) report of proposed Akkuyu Nuclear power plant in Turkey gets approval from the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation, removing one of the biggest impediments in starting construction of the country’s first ever nuclear power plant.…
Bd energy security at risk for limited access to non-stop supply: Study
The Unnayan Onneshan (UO) in its Bangladesh Economic update cautions that limited access to affordable and reliable sources of energy puts energy security at risk. It says shortage of power supply, depletion of gas reserve and frequent price hikes in…
Bottle lights brighten lives in Bangladesh
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury Dhaka – A cheap and effective light made from empty bottles is powering efforts in Bangladesh to cope with electricity shortages and protect the environment. “Bottle lights” are being pioneered in the country by a Dhaka-based research…
Rise and Shine: Haiti’s sustainable energy future
Washington D.C- Haiti’s electricity sector stands at a crossroads. Haiti depends on imported petroleum for 85% of its electricity generation, diverting 7 percent of its annual gross domestic product to importing fuel. Still, only 25% of the Haitian population has…