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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…

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 …

Nigeria

Nigeria Resumes Mining in Zamfara State on Improved Security

Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the northwestern state of Zamfara after a five-year suspension, the mining minister said, citing improved secu…

Green Hydrogen

AES Andes Submits Eia for Industrial-Scale Hydrogen Project in Chile

Energy company AES Andes has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to Chilean permitting authorities for a proposed industrial-scale green hydrogen…

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…

China

Iron Ore Rises on Pre-holiday Restocking, China Stimulus Hopes

Iron ore futures prices gained for a second straight session on Tuesday, supported by pre-holiday restocking by steelmakers in top consumer China and revived ho…

Natural Gas

Gas Exploration Firm’s Licence Extended Again

A company looking to extract gas from Manx territorial waters has had its exploration licence extended once more.A two-month extension has been granted to Crogg…

Oil Shale

Iran Pioneers Shale Oil Extraction Technology to Achieve Energy Independence

In a groundbreaking achievement, Iranian researchers have developed innovative technology to extract shale oil from reservoirs. This is reported by Mehr News Ag…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Wins Spain Iberdrola 99MW Wind Turbine Retrofit Order

Recently, Iberdrola in Spain signed a 99MW order with Vestas to upgrade and renovate the Molar de Molinar and Isabela wind farms located in Castile La Mancha, S…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Intellectual Property in the Battery Sector: Part Two

Tesla, trade secrets, and another lawsuitDry coating technology is at the centre of another recent lawsuit in the battery manufacturing sector.As discussed, Tes…

Wind Farm

Vestas Secures 99 MW Order for Wind Power Repowering at Molar de Molinar and Isabela Wind Farms in Castilla-la Mancha, Spain

Iberdrola has placed a 99 MW order for the repowering of the Molar de Molinar and Isabela wind farms, located in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The contracts includ…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Voltalia Starts 100MW PV Build In Albania

Voltalia has commenced construction of the 100MW Spitalla solar farm in the Durres region of Albania.70% of electricity generated is due to be sold under a publ…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Vermilion Energy Announces $1B Deal to Buy Westbrick, Bolstering Scale in Deep Basin

Oil and gas producer Vermilion Energy Inc. says it is acquiring privately held Westbrick Energy Ltd. for $1.075 billion.The Calgary-based company says the trans…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Dolphin Drilling Emerges as Winner in Arbitration Saga Over Rig Termination Deal

Norway-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has disclosed a positive outcome of arbitration proceedings with Lagos-based General Hydrocar…

Hydropower Plant

NYPA Approves $70.6m Contract for Gantry Crane Replacements at St. Lawrence-FDR Hydro Plant

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees approved the award of a competitively bid six-year equipment contract, valued at $70.6 million, to REEL CO…