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Sep 28, 2026 - Why 15-metre power poles have begun popping up in residential suburbs

Sep 27, 2026 - Could high altitude wind be the answer to consistent energy?

ep 26, 2026 - Latin America powers a new green energy race

Sep 26, 2026 - China`s First Large-Scale 18-MW Offshore Wind Power Project Starts Operation

Sep 25, 2026 - Could this 2-for-1 solution solve Europe’s energy problems?‌

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Sep 23, 2026 - EU Commission rejects calls to delay phase-out of Chinese power inverters

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Aug 27, 2026 - HTR-PM: How China`s Shidaowan Gen 4 nuclear reactor works



On 6 December 2023, the Shidaowan plant in Shandong became the world`s first gen IV nuclear power station in commercial operation, using helium instead of water and 60-millimetre graphite fuel pebbles instead of fuel rods. A few months earlier its engineers had deliberately cut all cooling power to both reactors to see whether the core would melt, and it did not, settling into a stable state on its own after about 36 hours. We looked at how the machine works, and at what the headlines around it leave out.