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CQ-H2 renewable hydrogen project, Australia – update

By: Sheila Barradas 1st July 2022 Queensland has announced a A$15-million commitment to support the development of the facility. →

Argosy’s Argentina lithium project 90% complete

By: Mariaan Webb 30th June 2022 Development work at the Rincon lithium project, in Argentina, is about 90% complete, keeping the 2 000-t/y lithium carbonate operation on track for first production in the third quarter of this year. Argosy Minerals’ MD Zerko Zuvela says that the company’s operations team is getting closer to... →

IEA backs nuclear life extensions as Koeberg pushes ahead with 20-year plan

By: Terence Creamer 30th June 2022 The International Energy Agency (IEA) has come out in support of nuclear plant lifetime extension programmes, as Eskom pushes ahead with its plans to extend the life of the Koeberg nuclear power station, in the Western Cape. A new IEA report, titled ‘Nuclear Power and Secure Energy Transitions’,... →

US to help fund study for deployment of small modular nuclear reactors in Romania

By: Rebecca Campbell 28th June 2022 The administration of US President Joe Biden is to provide 50% of the funding for a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) study for the deployment of a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR), designed by US company NuScale, in Romania. The US contribution will be disbursed through the US Trade and... →

The Real-World Solution to Load-shedding

23rd June 2022 We can all agree that things get interesting once the power goes out. And 99% of the time, not in a fun way. Not having electricity negatively impacts any business or service. →

Green hydrogen’s business case significantly strengthened, summit hears

By: Martin Creamer 17th June 2022 Green hydrogen, when earlier identified as a necessary clean energy source to help the world achieve net-zero emissions in the coming decades, was higher up the cost curve than fossil fuels. Now that has changed with this week’s Financial Times Hydrogen Summit emphasising that green hydrogen’s... →

Increased interest in gas-powered generators

By: Nadine Ramdass 17th June 2022 Since the lifting of the own-generation licence threshold to 100 MW, interest in using gas for embedded power generation has increased significantly, says gas engine and hybrid power plant specialist Clarke Energy business development manager Kara Neale. The high efficiency of gas-powered... →