HEINEKEN, Rondo Energy, and EDP to Deploy World’s Largest Heat Battery for Zero-Carbon Brewing in Portugal

HEINEKEN, Rondo Energy, and EDP have signed an agreement to deploy a 100 MWh Rondo Heat Battery (RHB) at HEINEKEN’s Central de Cervejas e Bebidas Brewery and Malting Plant in…

China Buyers Shun Russian Oil amid Sanctions

Chinese oil refiners are shunning Russian shipments after the US and others blacklisted Moscow’s top producers and some of its customers. State-owned giants such as Sinopec and PetroChina Co. are…

Orban Seeks U.S. Exemption for Hungary on Russian Oil Sanctions

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban will seek to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to carve out an exemption for Hungary in the U.S. sanctions against Russia’s top oil firms.  “We…

EDF gets go-ahead for Hinkley Point B decommissioning

Hinkley Point B – comprising two Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors (AGRs) – was first synchronised to the electricity grid in February 1976. The plant generated more than 311 terawatt-hours of electricity…

Framatome selected to modernise Tihange 3 control rod system

It is part of measures to extend the operating life of the 1 GW pressurised water reactor. Framatome said: “The modernisation of the rod control system, which will extend over…

Kenya shows strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety – IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of senior safety experts concluded an Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission to Kenya from 20 to 29 October 2025. The mission was…

Iran says planning for large-scale nuclear energy expansion

Mohammad Eslami said the organisation was now in the third year of implementing a plan for 20 GW of nuclear energy capacity in the country. During a visit to the…

Blue Energy and Crusoe plan Texas nuclear-powered data centre

Blue Energy says its gas-to-nuclear conversion will see it power the proposed 1,600 acre Crusoe AI factory campus from 2028, with a transition to nuclear generation by 2031. Jake Jurewicz,…

Trump Administration Announces $100 Million in Funding to Upgrade Coal Plants

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced that it would make $100 million available to refurbish and modernize existing coal-fired power plants. The move is part of…

The Great AI Buildout Shows No Sign of Slowing

Microsoft and OpenAI inked a deal enhancing the ChatGPT maker’s fundraising ability and OpenAI promptly started laying groundwork for an initial public offering that could value the company at $1…