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Helical selected for Japanese fusion demonstration project
Tokyo-based fusion company Helical Fusion announced it has been conditionally selected by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for a projec...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Fervo-Google geothermal deal underscores baseload power scarcity, analysts say
Key risks remain, however, including “first-of-a-kind execution,” interconnection bottlenecks, capital intensity and competing technology paths, accor...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Oil jumps after Iran strikes on US bases in the Middle East
Oil jumped by more than 5% to $95 a barrel, while Asian stocks slid over worries the latest attacks point to protracted hostilities.
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now
Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Blykalla seeks state aid for second SMR plant
Sweden's Blykalla has applied for state support for its proposed small modular reactor power plant at Untra in the Tierp municipality, for which the c...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Rosatom considers Murmansk site focused on floating power plant construction
The establishment of a new facility to help meet the future anticipated demand for floating power plant orders is being considered by Russia's state n...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest
Bangladeshi complainants allege Rampal power station’s pollution and climate risks threaten the Sunderbans, a world heritage siteBarclays Bank is faci...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Decommissioning of Chernobyl units progressing
Preparatory work for the next phase of decommissioning the three intact reactor units at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is due to be completed by the e...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Syria, eyeing role as Middle East hub, offers options to bypass Hormuz
The wartime blockage of cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is a boon for Syria, which is poised to capitalize on a need for alternative transit rou...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Before deciding how to power data centres, decide where to build them
National Cabinet spent last Wednesday discussing how Australia’s data centres will be powered. The harder question – where they should be built – was ...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What happens now?
It’s no longer possible to hold climate change to 1.5°C. But it’s not game over – it’s game on.
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
US expected to announce major fuel security deal at Pacific Islands Forum
The United States is set to announce a fuel security deal worth US$60 million for the Pacific region, RNZ Pacific understands.
Sep 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail