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United States

U.S. Will Use SPR Barrels Responsibly Where It Makes Sense to Stabilize Markets -Official

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Adre…

Adnoc Drilling Secures $1.53bn Contract to Boost Adnoc's Offshore Operations

More than 80% of the contract value will flow back into the UAE economy through Adnoc's In-Country Value programme

Carbon Emissions

World Bank to Launch New Trust Fund for Emissions Reduction Grants

The World Bank said on Monday it is launching a trust fund aimed at pooling public funds to provide grants for projects to reduce carbon emissions, including de…

Doosan ŠKoda Bags Contract to Upgrade Czech CHP Plant

Steam turbine producer Doosan Škoda Power has signed a contract with energy company Elektrárny Opatovice (EOP) to replace a TG3 steam turbine at the Opatovice…

Ammonia

ARENA Provides Fund for Project to Decarbonise Ammonia Plant Through Hydrogen

The government granted $13.7m to the project worth $38m.

Oil Refinery

France Struggles with Refinery Strikes, but Not Planning Petrol Rationing

More than a fifth of France's service stations were grappling with supply problems on Saturday as strikes at refineries run by oil majors TotalEnergies and Exxo…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE Bids for Offshore Wind Seabed Permit in Poland

Poland is going ahead with its offshore wind build-out programme by starting a competitive process for an offshore wind seabed permit within 53.E1 area in the P…

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Gov’t Grants A$1.5M Fund for Offshore Wind Project Development

The project will provide energy to the Portland Aluminium Smelter.

Smart Grid

Marine Energy Smart Grid Pilot Enters Next Test Phase

A smart grid controller designed to integrate ocean and other energy resources and regulate their distribution is going into full-scale testing.

Smart Grid

Canada’s Ocean Energy Smart Grid Project Reaches Milestone Testing

A smart grid controller to integrate ocean and other energy resources and regulate their distribution goes into full-scale testing.

Nuclear Fusion

Site of UK’s First Fusion Energy Plant Selected

As part of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme, the UK government has selected the West Burton power station site in Nottinghamshire to…

Smart Grid

Iberdrola Taps EIB for €220M Smart Grid Development

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Iberdrola have agreed to increase the green loan signed in 2021 with a top up of €220 million ($215 million) to strength…

Laos

Laos Poised to Be Southeast Asia’s Key Electricity Supplier

This comes amidst the development the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project.

United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce Submarines Opens Academy to Train Nuclear Engineers

The Nuclear Skills Academy aims to sustain nuclear capability within the UK’s submarines programme

Electric Car

Elia and re.alto Partner With VW’s Elli on Grid Integration of EVs

The focus is on four areas in particular, price signals/incentives, market design, trusted data and data security and connectivity.