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Offshore Wind Power

RWE Expands Germany Offshore Wind Capacity

In the recent auction for onshore wind turbines by the Federal Network Agency, RWE was awarded the tender for two projects. The company will build one of the fa…

Wind Turbine

20 MW Wind Turbine Prototype in China Suffers Blade Failure

Mingyang Smart Energy issued a statement on 13 December, following reports that two blades broke off of the company’s 20 MW offshore wind turbine prototyp…

Battery

Rio Tinto to Invest $2.5b to Expand Rincon Lithium Project Capacity to 60,000 Tonnes Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate per Year

Rio Tinto has approved $2.5 billion to expand the Rincon project in Argentina, the company’s first commercial-scale lithium operation, demonstrating its c…

Nuclear Reactor

NANO Signs Deal to Site Microreactors at INL

US-based NANO Nuclear Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office to evaluate the feasi…

Oil Exploration

ORLEN Ramps up Its Exploration Activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

A total of 6 exploration and appraisal wells were completed by ORLEN Upstream Norway in 2024, 4 more than the previous year. As a result, the company discovered…

Natural Gas

POGC Completes South Pars Overhaul Campaign Offshore Iran

Pars Oil and Gas Co. (POGC) has completed overhauls of the gas platforms at the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf.Ali-Mohammad Tahan, head of HSE at the comp…

Nuclear Fuel

GoviEx Commences Niger Arbitration Proceedings

The Vancouver-based company is seeking arbitration on the basis that the State of Niger breached its legal obligations when it withdrew the company's mining…

Energy Storage System

Allye Energy to Provide Portable BESS to OnBio for Sustainable TV Production

Allye’s MAX BESS is a mobile 300kWh unit that the company claims is the world’s first to use second-life EV batteries. Image: Allye Energy.Allye Ene…

Floating Offshore Wind

Delmar Systems to Provide Moorings for TotalEnergies’ Floating Wind Pilot Project

Houston-headquartered Delmar Systems has been selected by Archer Wind to deliver the mooring scope for TotalEnergies’ Culzean floating offshore wind pilot…

Wind Turbine

Vestas to Repurpose Isle of Wight Factory for Onshore Wind as Recently Launched Offshore Blade Production Line No Longer Needed

Vestas is ceasing the production of blades for the V174 offshore wind turbine at its Isle of Wight factory as the model is going out of demand. The company has …

Floating Offshore Wind

Mingyang’s 16.6 MW Dual-Turbine Floating Wind Platform Enters Operation in China

Mingyang Smart Energy’s OceanX, which the company says is the world’s largest single-capacity floating wind power platform, has started operating at…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Norwegian Hydrogen Fuel Cell Firm Teco 2030 Goes Bankrupt

Norwegian hydrogen fuel cell firm TECO 2030 has filed for bankruptcy, just days after its subsidiary fell into insolvency.In a short press release on December 1…

Electric Vehicles

GM to Refocus Autonomous Driving Development on Personal Vehicles; Combining Cruise and GM Tech Teams, Cutting Robotaxi Development

General Motors plans to realign its autonomous driving strategy and prioritize development of advanced driver assistance systems on a path to fully autonomous p…

Solar project

NTPC Renewable Energy Wins 500 MW Solar in SECI Auction

NTPC Renewable Energy has won 500 MW of solar capacity at a tariff of INR 3.52 ($0.04)/kWh. The tender requires the company to install a 250 MW/1,000 MWh energy…

Wind Farm

EU Clears EUR 2.6 Billion Support Scheme for Offshore Wind in Estonia

The European Commission (EC) has approved a EUR 2.6 billion scheme to support the development of renewable offshore wind energy in Estonia.The scheme was approv…