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Solar project

Grenada Seeking Bidders for 15.1 MWp Airport Solar Project

Grenada’s Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has launched a call to prequalify bidders for a 15.1 MWp solar project at Maurice Bishop Internati…

Solar Panel

Sekisui Chemical Invests in 100 MW Perovskite Solar Production Line

Japanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical is investing in a 100 MW production line to make lightweight perovskite solar panels for low load-bearing roofto…

United States

Stellantis to Pay $4.2M for Violations of CARB Air Quality Regulations; Defeat Devices in 3.0l Diesels

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with FCA US LLC (FCA) of Auburn Hills, Mich., for $4,185,820 for violations of CARB&rsq…

Photovoltaic （PV）

South Africa Picks Bidders for 1.76 GW of Solar, Battery Projects

The South African government has named preferred bidders for 16 renewable energy projects, totaling ZAR 44.2 billion ($2.4 billion) in investments, to drive sol…

United States

New York Enacts Legislation Requiring Fossil Fuel Companies Pay $3B Annually for “Climate Damage Repair”

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S.2129-B/A.3351-B) requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute $3 billion annually for climate damage repai…

Green Hydrogen

BNEF Forecasts Sharper Green H2 Price Drop By 2050

BloombergNEF says green hydrogen will fall from a current range of $3.74/kg to $11.70/kg to between $1.60/kg and $5.09/kg by 2050.BloombergNEF said that green h…

Nuclear Technology

NANO Nuclear Energy to Acquire Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) and Pylon Technologies, Including All Associated Patents, Through a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Auction

NANO Nuclear Energy, a nuclear energy and technology company focused on developing portable, clean energy solutions, executed a definitive agreement to acquire …

Solar project

Vistra Connects Two New Solar Projects, Delays Coal Plant Closure in Illinois

Vistra announced that two new utility-scale solar projects in Illinois have connected to the grid and that, amid what it called widespread concern over reliabil…

Solar project

European Energy Connects 54MW Polish Solar

European Energy has connected a 54MW solar park in Poland to the grid.Construction of the solar park, near Debnica in West Pomerania, was completed on 21 Decemb…

China

China’s 2025 Steel Demand to Fall 1.5% on Year, State Research Institute Says

China’s steel demand is forecast to fall 1.5% in 2025 and drop 4.4% in 2024 from the year before, the state-backed China Metallurgical Industry Planning a…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Petrobras to Keep Constellation’s Semi-sub Rig Under $61M Contract Extension

(OE) Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured an extension of the current contract for its semi-submersible drilling rig Atlantic Star with Petrob…

Metal

El Salvador President Proposes Bill to Overturn Metals Mining Ban

El Salvador’s Congress will begin debating a bill on Saturday from President Nayib Bukele that would overturn a 2017 national ban on metals mining, the he…

United States

President Biden to Decide Fate of Nippon Steel’s $15BN Bid for US Steel

Nippon Steel’s $15 billion bid for US Steel has been referred to US President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said, giving the president 15 days to decide o…

Oil Price

Azerbaijani Oil Price Once Again Exceeds $75

The price of Azerbaijani crude oil has once again surpassed $75 per barrel.A barrel of Azeri Light crude rose by $1.11, or 1.49%, reaching $75.37 on Wednesday.T…

Crude Oil

RON97 Petrol Price Up By 3 Sen; RON95 And Diesel Unchanged

The retail price of RON97 petrol will increase by 3 sen to RM3.25 per litre, effective Dec 26, 2024, to Jan 1, 2025, according to the government.Meanwhile, RON9…