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Nuclear power plant construction firms to be prosecuted after worker is seriously injured
SomersetLive
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August 19, 2025
Two companies who are responsible for the construction work of new nuclear power station Hinkley Point C (HPC) will be prosecuted after a worker was seriously injured by a wall made of steel that fell on him. The Office for Nuclear Regulation...
Nuclear power startup raises $100M to fuel growth, double headcount
The Business Journals
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August 19, 2025
An Austin energy tech startup has raised a huge round of funding to help it build its first power plant. In this story, we look at the company's new investment, who the investors were and how the fresh funding will help it advance its plans to...
Google Announces Nuclear Power Plant Build in Tennessee
Broadband Breakfast
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August 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2025 – The land of the Great Smoky Mountains will soon support a new kind of infrastructure: a nuclear power plant powering Google’s data centers. On Monday, Google and California-based nuclear energy firm Kairos Power...
Kairos Power's Hermes 2 nuclear power plant will power Google's data centers
AK&M
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AK&M 19 August 2025 14:11 The American corporation Google LLC, California Kairos Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) are joining forces to meet America's growing energy needs. TVA will purchase electricity from Kairos Power's Hermes 2...
Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10%
The Guardian
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August 19, 2025
Household electricity bills have increased by 10% since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, a new report has found, with its authors highlighting the impact of the president’s data center boosterism and cuts to clean energy projects as part...
Antidote To AI Bubble Call By OpenAI CEO Altman, Google Gives Big Boost To Nuclear Power
Benzinga
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To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Antidote To AI Bubble Please click here for an enlarged chart of NVIDIA Corp NVDA. Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock. The chart of NVDA stock is...
HH Shaikh Nasser Witnesses Strategic Oil & Gas Concession Agreement
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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AB His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of Bapco Energies, witnessed the signing of a strategic concession agreement between the Ministry of Oil and Environment, Bapco Energies, and EOG Resources, Inc. The agreement marks a...
Google secures 50 MW of nuclear power for data centers
Balkan Green Energy News
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August 19, 2025
Kairos Power’s advanced nuclear facility Hermes 2, which is set to go online in 2030, will supply electricity to the grid under a power purchase agreement (PPA) with TVA. It is the first-ever offtake agreement in the United States for a generation...
Munich unveils new hydrogen lab as Europe steps up green energy race
The European Magazine
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August 19, 2025
A new hydrogen technology lab has opened in Munich, bringing advanced research in electrolysis and Power-to-X solutions to Europe as the global race to scale green hydrogen gathers pace Sungrow Hydrogen has opened a European Hydrogen Technology...
Google taps nuclear power for data centers, reveals first reactor site
The American Bazaar
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August 19, 2025
Google has announced the site of its first nuclear reactor as part of its 2024 deal with startup Kairos Power. The plant, titled Hermes 2, will be located in Oakridge, Tennessee, and it will supply Google with 50 megawatts (MW) of power under a...
Gas Prices Hold Steady at $3.16 Amid Stable Oil Market and Hurricane Risks
Small Business Trends
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August 19, 2025
Gas prices have remained stable this week, eliciting a sigh of relief from drivers and small business owners alike. The national average price for a gallon of gas stands at $3.16, reflecting only a slight drop from the previous week’s average of...
Energy bills expected to rise from October - despite previous forecasts
Sky News
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August 19, 2025
Energy bills are now expected to rise in autumn, a reversal from the previously anticipated price drop, a prominent forecaster has said. Households will be charged £17 more for a typical annual bill from October as the energy price cap is due to...
Oil prices edge lower as Trump, Zelenskyy signal talks with Putin
Yeni Safak
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August 19, 2025
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday after comments by US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fueled expectations that the war in Ukraine could move toward a resolution and sanctions on Russian crude could be eased....
Gas Prices Nearly Steady Ahead Of Holiday Weekend
K103 Portland - Oregon
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August 19, 2025
So far, the summer of 2025 has brought just small fluctuations at the pumps. Crude oil prices have remained in the $60s for much of the summer, which has translated into stable gas prices. The wild card continues to be hurricane season. Any storm...
Oil Drilling Stuck Near 4-Year Lows, Thanks to Energy Policy Puzzle
Yahoo Finance
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Photo via Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group/Newscom “Drill, baby, drill” — the pro-oil mantra that the Trump administration rode in on in January — is playing out more like “chill, baby, chill.” The number of operating US oil and gas rigs held...
Oil Patch Layoffs
KURV - Texas
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August 19, 2025
It has been a rough start to summer for the state’s oil and gas industry, which shed 14-hundred jobs in July alone. Todd Staples, who heads the Texas Oil and Gas Association, says this is a supply-and-demand issue. But he’s optimistic that, under...
Oil Futures Mixed on Trilateral Meeting Outlook
Progressive Farmer
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Maria Eugenia Garcia DTN Energy Editor HOUSTON (DTN) -- Oil futures were mixed on Tuesday after talks between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and EU leaders raised the prospects of a diplomatic solution to the...
Oil spill contained in Williamsport; monitoring and cleanup efforts continue
FOX56 - Pennsylvania
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (WOLF) — Emergency response teams have successfully contained an oil spill that occurred late Sunday evening in Williamsport The spill originated from a tank breach at 419 2nd Street, releasing oil waste into the city's storm...
Oil painting classes at Arts Center this fall
Winona Post - Minnesota
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Join the Winona Arts Center for a new weekly series exploring oil painting techniques and materials, hosted by artist Casey Wicka. Classes are held on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. from September 2 through November 18 with each class...
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Announces Awards to Small Cities/Counties
JD Supra - California
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August 19, 2025
Download PDF The Energy Office of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“E&E”) issued an August 13th news release announcing recipients of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (“EECBG”) program for small cities and...