The 2011 nuclear disaster forced Japan to close all its nuclear power plants, due to public concerns about safety. The Kyushu Electric Plant in Sendai was the first to restart this week, after passing a number of new safety tests. 25 plants have applied to restart in coming months and years, although nuclear power is still seen as very controversial by the Japanese public.
Nuclear fusion: how scientists can turn latest breakthrough into a new clean power source
Researchers in the US have finally fulfilled an objective that was set decades ago: the achievement of “ignition” – getting...
Nuclear fusion may still be decades away, but the latest breakthrough could speed up its development
Nuclear fusion holds huge promise as a source of clean, abundant energy that could power the world. Now, fusion researchers...
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
We may be a step closer to realizing fusion power, which could provide an almost limitless source of energy. Researchers...
Nuclear fusion: how excited should we be?
There’s been tremendous excitement about recent results from the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in the UK, hinting that the...
Nuclear Energy – Major fusion breakthrough
A team of European Fusion Engineers have made a major breakthrough to create a working practical nuclear fusion reactor. JET...
Sweden waves goodbye to coal energy two years earlier than planned.
Stockholm Exergi, Swedens leading energy company, has announced the closure of KVV6 in Hjorthagen, eastern Stockholm. The permanent closure marks...
Do Swiss roofs have the potential to produce over 80% of the country’s electricity?
Research that combines mapping data of Switzerland against weather information has revealed that the country could produce 50tWh of electricity...
Tesla wants to create a virtual power plant in Australia with 50k Powerwalls
Electric battery and car company Telsa is on track to deploy 50,000 Powerwalls across Australia. It has just kicked off...