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Belgium has announced it will close its current nuclear power plants in the next four years. Progressively phasing out nuclear power has been enshrined in Belgian law for almost two decades. But on Thursday, following talks among coalition ministers, the government confirmed seven nuclear reactors at two plants, which generate …

On winter’s eve, Europe found itself in an unprecedented energy crisis. The oversupply of fuel observed over the past two years, leading to lower prices, was quickly replaced by an unparalleled shortage which shocked the continent’s electricity production and hit the lives of ordinary citizens. The energy crisis that gripped …

Shell has ended a century of history as a dual-national company by approving a proposal to base itself in London. During an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in Ahoy in Rotterdam, 99.77% voted in favour of relocating the company’s headquarters. Shell was founded in 1833 as an import-export business of tropical …

Russia on Tuesday said further sanctions imposed by the United States related to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline were “illegal and wrong,” especially at a time when Moscow and Washington are attempting to rebuild a dialogue. The United States has imposed further sanctions in connection with the Nord Stream …

China’s installed capacity of renewable energy power generation reached 1 billion kilowatts (kWs) by the end of October, accounting for 43.5 percent of the total installation, data from the National Energy Administration (NEA) showed Saturday. The 1 billion-kW threshold doubled the figure at the end of 2015, the NEA said. …

NASA is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory to establish a sun-independent power source for missions to the moon by the end of the decade. The two, on Friday, put out a request for proposals for the fission surface power system. “Providing a reliable, high-power system …

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be the first “zero carbon” Olympics in history. Renewable energy will power the six venues cutting carbon emissions by 320,000 tons and the use of coal by 128,000 tons. With low-carbon technology used in construction and renovation, the global event is expected to be …

China will firmly control energy-hungry and high-emission projects, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a recently issued plan, according to a notice released on Thursday. The plan aims to improve China’s “dual control system” on energy consumption and energy intensity, or the amount of energy consumed per unit …

Nord Stream 2, the controversial gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, has been completed according to Gazprom, the Russian gas company that built the route. Alexey Miller, chairman of the management committee, announced completion at 8:45 a.m. Moscow time on Friday. The 1,200km pipeline follows much the same route as …

The first section of a massive new liquid natural gas (LNG) plant bound for the Arctic Circle was loaded onto a cargo ship at Daishan manufacturing base in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Thursday. The 10,000-tonne unit will arrive in Murmansk in northwestern Russia in 25 days. With 13 more …