Crude Oil

US Eases Downhole Commingling Policy to Boost Oil Production

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) has revised its policy to increase the allowable pressure differential for single-wellbore oil production fro…

Offshore Wind Power

EnBW Installs First He Dreiht Turbine

EnBW has successfully installed the first wind turbine at its 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm, located approximately 85 kilometers northwest of Borkum and 11…

Metal

Vale Reports 17% Drop In Q1 2025 Net Income Amid Lower Iron Ore Prices

Brazil-based iron ore producer Vale reported a 17% decline in net income for the first quarter of 2025, ending March 31, primarily due to lower iron ore prices.…

Geothermal Power Project

UT Austin and NTOU Partner on Taiwan Geothermal

On April 23, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance geo…

Hydrogen Technology

Hong Kong Approves Eight New Hydrogen Fuel Trial Projects to Accelerate Clean Energy Adoption

Hong Kong’s Inter-departmental Working Group on Using Hydrogen as Fuel, led by the Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB), approved eight additional trial p…

HVDC

Planning Inspectorate Accepts National Grid’s 2GW Sea Link Application

The UK’s National Grid has achieved a key milestone with its 2GW Sea Link offshore cable project, as the Planning Inspectorate accepted its development co…

Solar Power Plant

Swiss Startup Inaugurates Removable PV Plant on Railway Tracks

A Swiss startup, Sun-Ways, has launched a pioneering solar plant mounted on an operational railway in the Neuchâtel mountains, western Switzerland. Unveil…

Solar project

Spain Hits 65.8 GW of Solar Projects With Grid Permits in March

Spain reported significant progress in its renewable energy sector, with approximately 129.57 GW of renewable energy projects receiving grid-connection permits …

Solar project

Tigo Energy Releases Off-Grid Solar Package

Tigo Energy has introduced a new solution designed for off-grid residential solar power applications. The package includes a module-level power optimizer, inver…

LNG

Axpo Bolsters LNG Bunkering Business With Operations at Second Spanish Port

Axpo, a Switzerland-based renewable energy producer, recently completed its first ship-to-ship LNG delivery in Spain. The operation took place at the Port of Al…

Biofuel

Brazilian Giants Vale and Petrobras Test Biofuel Blend on Bulk Carrier

Brazilian mining company Vale and oil and gas leader Petrobras have partnered to test a biofuel blend containing 24% second-generation biodiesel on a Vale-chart…

Wave Energy

DEMCON Tests Uncrewed Inspection Methods for Wave Energy Tech off Scheveningen

DEMCON Unmanned Systems conducted inspection tests using an uncrewed vessel during a wave energy converter (WEC) trial led by the Wave Energy Collective (Weco),…

Gas turbine engine

Duke Energy to Procure up to 11 GE Vernova Natural Gas Turbines

GE Vernova has signed an agreement to supply Duke Energy with 11 natural gas turbines manufactured in the United States to meet increasing electricity demands d…

Energy Storage Project

Vattenfall to Operate Large-Scale Battery Facility Park in Netherlands

Vattenfall, a major European energy company, has signed an eight-year agreement with Return, an international energy storage provider, to manage a new 50MW batt…

Natural Gas

Ukraine Needs $2.9 Billion to Buy Gas in 2025, National Bank Says

On April 25, 2025, Ukraine’s National Bank announced that the country requires $2.9 billion to fund gas imports in 2025, following damage to domestic gas …