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Bruce Power awards $914 million in manufacturing contracts

TORONTO - Today, Bruce Power signed $914 million in advanced manufacturing contracts for its Major Component Replacement, which gets underway…

Kaspersky Lab Discovers Russian Hacker Infrastructure

NEW YORK - A hacker collective known for attacking industrial companies around the world have had some of their infrastructure…

China to build 525-MW hydropower station on Yangtze tributary

CHONGQING - China plans to build a 525-MW hydropower station on the Wujiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River,…

EPA, New Taipei spar over power plant

TAIPEI - The controversy over the Shenao Power Plant heated up yesterday as Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) and New Taipei…

Bangladesh develops nuclear power with IAEA Assistance

BANGLADESH - The beginning of construction at Bangladesh’s first nuclear power reactor on 30 November 2017 marked a significant milestone…

Chinese-built electricity poles plant inaugurated in South Sudan

JUBA - The South Sudan government has launched a factory producing concrete poles that will facilitate an ambitious project done…

Kenya Power on the spot over inflated electricity bills

KENYA - Kenya Power is again on the spotlight following claims of inflated power bills and a glitch in its…

After alert on Russian hacking, a renewed focus on protecting U.S. power grid

WASHINGTON - The joint alert from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security last month warning that Russia was hacking…

What's at stake if Davis-Besse and other nuclear plants close early?

LOS ANGELES - A national nuclear lobby wants to remind people what's at stake for Ohio and Pennsylvania if FirstEnergy…

Court Sees If Church Solar Panels Break Electricity Monopoly

WASHINGTON - North Carolina's highest court is taking up a case that could force new competition on the state's electricity…

This Thin-Film Turns Heat Waste From Electronics Into Electricity

LOS ANGELES - The electronic device you are reading this on is currently producing a modest to significant amount of…

Will EV Supply Miss the Demand Mark in the Short and Medium Term?

WASHINGTON - According to Forbes contributor David Kiley, and Wards Automotive columnist John McElroy, there may be an impending “carpocalypse”…

Hydro One will keep running its U.S. coal plant indefinitely, it tells American regulators

TORONTO - The Washington power company Hydro One is buying will be ready to close its huge coal-fired generating station…

Hydro One deal to buy Avista receives U.S. antitrust clearance

TORONTO - Hydro One Ltd. says it has received antitrust clearance in the United States for its deal to acquire…

Electricity or hydrogen - What is the future of vehicles?

TORONTO - We’re constantly hearing that battery-electric cars are the future, so I was surprised to see that companies like…

PC Leader Doug Ford vows to fire Hydro One CEO, board if elected

TORONTO - Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford is vowing to fire the head of Hydro One, and its entire board…

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