Fluor is collaborating with RoPower Nuclear for Phase 2 of the front-end engineering and design work at a small modular reactor facility in Doicesti, Romania. The partnership will focus on customizing a six-reactor SMR power plant with NuScale technology, which, according to European codes and standards, could produce up to 462 megawatts. The two companies...
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Canada Awards Hitachi Energy Funding to Build HVDC Simulation Center in Quebec
Hitachi Energy Canada has secured funding from the Canadian government to build a new high-voltage direct current simulation center in Montreal. HVDC is a key component that integrates large-scale renewable electricity into the power grid. On Monday, the company said it received around $22 million from the Strategic Innovation Fund, a national investment program supporting...
UK, Germany Sign New Agreement to Strengthen Cooperation on Clean Energy Initiatives
The governments of Germany and the United Kingdom have committed to ensure access to secure, safe, affordable and clean energy for citizens of both nations. On Friday, Claire Coutinho, U.K. secretary of state for energy and net zero, signed an agreement with German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck to enhance cooperation on shifting to renewable energy sources and...
KBR to Continue Supporting UK’s $1.2B Clean Energy Efforts
KBR’s Frazer-Nash Consultancy has secured a contract from the U.K. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to continue supporting the country’s $1.2 billion clean energy initiative. Modifications to the agreement originally awarded in 2021 include the company assisting in the United Kingdom’s efforts to develop new energy technologies, systems and processes. In particular, it...
Jacobs Books Three-Year Contract to Support France’s Nuclear Power Reactor Development
Jacobs Solutions has received a contract to support a French startup project to develop an innovative nuclear power reactor. Under the three-year agreement, the U.S.-based company will deliver the necessary services to ensure that Naarea can safely advance its XAMR nuclear micro-generator technology. According to Jacobs, it will provide nuclear safety and engineering support for...