Poland Picks Westinghouse to Build Country’s First Nuclear Reactors

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 16:00:21 +0000

Poland continues to move forward with its plan to deploy nuclear power, choosing Westinghouse Electric Co. to build the country’s first large-scale nuclear power plant. The decision, announced late Oct. 28 by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, is seen as a move by Poland to strengthen its relationship with the U.S. and continue moving the […]

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Driving 1,000 Miles Home in the Kona Electric

Credit to Author: Jacek Fior| Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:25:00 +0000

What’s the longest you have driven in one go? How about in an electric car? Our team hit their record distance returning from the Balkan experience during our annual EV quest across Europe. Not that they planned it that way, but in the end, it was a thrilling adventure. We left off when the Kona […]

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Opole & Solaris Are Putting Even More Electric Buses On Polish Roads

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 23:30:47 +0000

Opole is a city located in southern Poland, on the Oder River. It’s the historical capital of Upper Silesia, and today it has a population of around 127,000. Opole is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (that’s Polish for “province”) and the seat of Opole County. Even though it’s the smallest city in Poland, it’s still […]

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Electric Vehicle Journey To Europe’s Easternmost Point — In Hyundai Kona Electric This Time

Credit to Author: Jacek Fior| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:00:23 +0000

It’s been over a year since the last EV trip to the outskirts of Europe by the journalist team of WysokieNapięcie.pl (unchangingly, the #1 analytical site for energy and technology news in Poland). That was when they were travelling to the southernmost point of continental Europe — Punta Marroqui — in a Volkswagen ID.4. Regular […]

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NuScale, Last Energy Make Significant Insteps for SMRs in Poland

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:35:23 +0000

NuScale has signed a first task order and a statement of commencement with Polish mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., kicking off early work for a VOYGR nuclear power plant of up to 924 MWe that the partners could deploy as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. […]

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Russia’s Natural Gas Pipeline Exports To Europe Down To Almost 40-Year Lows

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:16:57 +0000

Russia’s natural gas exports by pipeline to the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) declined by almost 40% during the first seven months of 2022 compared with the same period in 2021 and by almost 50% compared with the previous five-year (2017–21) average, according to data from Refinitiv Eikon. In mid-July 2022, exports […]

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Innovation Fund: EU Invests €1.8 Billion in Cleantech Projects

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:20:33 +0000

Today, the EU is investing over €1.8 billion in 17 large-scale innovative cleantech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring breakthrough technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key […]

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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:50:51 +0000

I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade. We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe. Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the figure that just came out from an EU EV charging analysis conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) — “half of all charging points for electric […]

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GE Touts Ramp Rate for Gas Turbine at New Polish Power Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:05:47 +0000

A new 745-MW natural gas-fired power plant in Poland will feature General Electric’s (GE’s) 9HA.02 gas turbine, a model the company said “has the quickest ramp rate in the industry” at 88 MW per minute, and with a DLN 2.6e combustion system “capable of burning up to 50% by volume of hydrogen when blended with […]

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Electrofuel Revolution Coming To Baltic Sea, & So Is Russia

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:05:08 +0000

electrofuel floating offshore wind Sweden green hydrogenAs the Russian Baltic Fleet rattles its sword, renewable energy stakeholders in Sweden and elsewhere are eyeballing Baltic Sea offshore wind for a foothold in the new electrofuel market.

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