Energy

Suriname

Petronas makes new gas find at Suriname offshore block, discoveries equivalent to 1 billion barrels

Malaysia's state-controlled energy producer Petronas has made another gas ‌discovery at offshore Block 52 in Suriname, the South American country's…

United States

New York governor announces completion of Smart Path Connect grid project

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on June 22 the ​completion of the 100-mile Smart ‌Path Connect transmission project, a major grid upgrade expecte…

United States

Fervo Energy and PNNL Leverage AI and NVIDIA Accelerated Computing for New Digital Twin Platform Designed to Advance Geothermal Development

Fervo Energy, the global pioneer of next-generation geothermal energy, NVIDIA, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) on June 22 announced an agree…

China

Octopus Energy, CATL Launch Joint Venture to Bring Truck Battery Swapping to Europe

Octopus Energy and CATL announced on June 22 a joint venture called "Swaptopus" to build a network of battery-swapping hubs for electric trucks across the UK an…

Italy

Octopus to install 99-MW Italian battery with ZE Energy

Renewables investor Octopus Energy Generation has teamed up with French solar-plus-storage specialist ZE Energy to build a 98.5-MW/895-MWh battery project in It…

Offshore Wind Power

UK and Japan Sign Offshore Wind Compact to Unlock £9 Billion in Japanese Investment

The UK and Japan have agreed an Offshore Wind Compact that will facilitate up to £9 billion (approximately USD 21.1 billion) of Japanese investment in UK …

United States

Trump taps defense funding for Indiana coal upgrades

President Donald Trump announced he’d direct $700 million in national defense and energy funding to refurbish or build coal power infrastructure across the cou…

Oil & Gas Trade

S. Korea, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on crude oil, gas cooperation

South Korea and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to seek cooperation in the energy resources industry, including crude oil and natural gas, amid recent vol…

Venezuela

Venezuela, IMPSA sign agreement for large hydroelectric project, government says

Venezuela and energy firm IMPSA have signed an agreement to complete ​the development of major hydroelectric project Tocoma ‌in the country's southern reg…

China

China's top coal region to expand coal-to-oil output in energy security push

China’s top coal-producing region plans to build the country’s largest base for turning coal into oil, gas and chemicals to help ​reduce reliance o…

South Africa

Mulilo reaches financial close on BESS project in South Africa

Mulilo has reached financial close on the Hartebeesfontein battery energy storage system (BESS) project, a 77 MW/308 MWh facility located near Klerksdorp in the…

Malaysia

Weng Yat To Supply Biomass To Japan, Targets RM60 Mil Annual Revenue

MALAYSIAN biomass producer Weng Yat Resources Sdn Bhd has sealed a deal to build a biomass supply platform for Japan with more than RM60 mil in the annual reven…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Optimus Energy Solutions Acquires South Carolina EV Fast-Charging Network

Optimus Energy Solutions (OES) has acquired and will continue operating a major electric vehicle fast-charging network in South Carolina. Originally developed t…

United States

Green Service Insulation Expands Residential Insulation Services Across South Florida to Help Homeowners Reduce Energy Costs

Green Service Insulation, a leading insulation solutions provider based in Hollywood, Florida, announced on June 10 the expansion of its residential insulation …

United States

Voltus Acquires Brightfield AI to Accelerate Energy Storage Deployment

Voltus, Inc., the leading virtual power plant (VPP) operator and distributed energy resource (DER) platform, announced on June 10 its acquisition of Brightfield…