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Energy security in mind, FM spotlights pumped storage, decarbonization and rooftop solar

The Government of India will bring out a policy document on appropriate energy transition pathways that balance the imperatives of employment, growth and environmental sustainabili...

South Korea unveils energy transition plan: 3x increase in wind, solar to 72 GW by 2038

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South Korea has announced plans to more than triple renewable energy generation as part of national energy transition plan that will see the country generate majority of its electr...

Data Point: Europe's first quarter energy mix is looking cleaner than ever

The first quarter of 2024 is looking good for clean energy in Europe. A record 60 percent of the continent's electricity in the first two months of the year came from clean sources...

India might open nuclear power to private investment, eyes 11,000 MW of new capacity

Unit 3 of Tarapur Atomic Power Station in India. Image: Wikimedia Commons

The Government of India is planning to throw open its nuclear sector to private investment to achieve its target of emissions-free power, Reuters reports, quoting government source...

UK launches competition for small, modular nuclear reactors

The cost for each SMR is expected to be around £2 billion, and Rolls Royce estimates it will generate £250 million in exports. Image Courtesy: Rolls-Royce

Britain has launched a competition to develop small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs, even as it set up an authority to expand nuclear projects across the country. Interested comp...

Microsoft deal puts fusion power in spotlight

Is this the watershed moment for nuclear fusion? Or have two companies jumped the gun? Microsoft has signed a deal for electricity generated from nuclear fusion, in the first such ...