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Energy Storage Project

SMT Energy Secures $135M Funding for Houston Battery Storage Facility

SMT Energy, a U.S.-based company, announced securing $135 million for its SMT Houston IV battery energy storage facility in Texas. The installation boasts a cap…

Pumped Storage

Iberdrola España Begins Commissioning of Valdecañas Pumped Storage Plant

Iberdrola España has begun commissioning the first pumping station at the Valdecañas pumped storage hydroelectric power plant in Cáceres, E…

Metal

Merdeka Battery Secures $1.4bn Financing for Nickel Plant in Indonesia

Sulawesi Nickel Cobalt (SLNC) has obtained $1.4 billion (Rp22.93 trillion) in funding to build a high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) plant on Sulawesi Island, Indon…

Methane

Totalenergies Launches New Biomethane Plant in Normandy

TotalEnergies has begun operations at its 8th biomethane production facility, BioNorrois, located in Fontaine-le-Dun, Normandy, according to Trend. The plant is…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Coal and Gas Plants Face Mass Retirements, EIA Says

Electricity generators in the United States are set to retire 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2025, a 65% rise from 2024, based on the latest U.S. Energy Inf…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Climb From 2-Month Lows as Trump Axes Chevron’s Venezuela License

Miniatures of oil barrels and a rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2024.Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday, recovering from tw…

Photovoltaic （PV）

BOOM Power, Topsun form solar alliance

BOOM Power has entered into a co-investment agreement with Topsun for the Low Farm Solar Farm in the UK. Covering 210 acres, this 49.9MW initiative is situated …

Wind Farm

Emergy Offloads 168MW Serbian Wind Farm

Emergy, a Nordic renewable energy developer, alongside its partner WV International, has finalized the sale of a 168MW onshore wind project in Serbia to Heavy E…

Geothermal Power Project

Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal Project Receives Funding From Canadian Government

Rig operations at the site of the Tu Deh-Kah geothermal project in British Columbia, CanadaThe Tu Deh-Kah geothermal project, led by Fort Nelson First Nation (F…

Solar project

Louth Callan Renewables to Build 121MW Solar Projects in Illinois

These developments will collectively offset thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.Louth Callan Renewables has revealed plans to expand into the US Midw…

Battery

E-Energija Begins Construction of Lithuanian BESS

E-energija Group has started building Lithuania’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS), known as the Vilnius BESS, with a capacity of 120MWh. Loca…

Metal

China Must Cut 15% of Steel Capacity to Meet 2025 Climate Goals

"China's steel industry faces a critical challenge as the sector hits a steel glut, threatening to derail its growth momentum. Announcing a 15% production c…

EV Market

Tesla Sales Fall 45% in Europe Amid Musk’s Political Meddling

Tesla Inc. reported a significant decline in vehicle sales across Europe in January, with registrations dropping 45% to 9,945 units from 18,161 the previous yea…

Solar Panel

First Solar Files Topcon Patent Infringement Claim Against Jinkosolar

First Solar, a thin-film solar panel manufacturer, has filed a patent infringement claim against JinkoSolar, citing its U.S. patent for a thin-film silicon sola…

SMR

Holtec Signs Agreement With Hyundai to Build Small Nuclear Reactors at Palisades Plant, CNBC Reports

A view of the grounds at the Palisades nuclear reactor in Covert Township, Michigan, U.S., August 14, 2024.Holtec International, a U.S.-based company, has final…