UAE launches its first nuclear power plant On 1 August 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) successfully launched the Barakah nuclear power plant, becoming the first Arab country to produce nuclear energy. The $22.4 billion plant is being developed by a consortium led by the Korea Electric Power Corporation. There will be four reactors at…
USA lifts ban on funding nuclear energy projects abroad The American development bank Development Finance Corporation (DFC) changed…
Oil giants agree to cut their greenhouse gas emissions A group of the world’s top oil companies, including Aramco, BP, Chevron,…
Denmark approved Russian ships to build the Nord Stream 2 pipeline The Danish Energy Agency has permitted Russian ships to take part in the…
Projects can start to apply for funding from the EU’s Innovation Fund The European Commission has established the Innovation Fund which will…
China launches final Beidou network satellite China has launched the final satellite into space in its Beidou geolocation…
Framatome, GE and Rosatom team up for Belene NPP project Rosatom, Framatome and GE Steam Power have signed a Memorandum of…