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Oil Refinery

China Teapot Oil Refiners Improve Run Rates but Demand Woes, Sanctions Weigh

Operating rates at China’s independent oil refiners in Shandong province, often called teapots, have recently increased slightly, reaching 46% capacity in…

Carbon Storage

Partners Testing Feasibility of CO2 Storage at Mature Oil Field off Australia

In early 2025, Japanese engineering firm Chiyoda Corporation and Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC), a partnership between Japan’s NYK and Norway’s …

Solar project

Jinneng Launches 5 GW Solar Project in Coal Zone in China

Jinneng Group, a major state-owned energy firm in Shanxi Province, has launched construction on three significant photovoltaic projects in the coal mining subsi…

Wind Power Project

Fukushima’s Abukuma Onshore Wind Project in Japan Begins Operations

The Fukushima Fukko Furyoku (FFF) has successfully begun operations at its 147MW Abukuma wind power project in Fukushima prefecture, marking a significant miles…

Offshore Wind Power

Octopus Energy Acquires 10% Stake in East Anglia One in UK

Octopus Energy Generation, a leader in renewable energy, has recently expanded its operations by acquiring a 10% stake in the East Anglia One wind farm. Located…

SMR

Canadian Regulator Issues SMR Construction Licence

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has granted Ontario Power Generation (OPG) approval to build a BWRX-300 reactor at the Darlington New Nuclear Proj…

Geothermal Heating Project

Xiong’An New Area, China Records Steady Growth of Geothermal Heating

On the 8th anniversary of its establishment, the Xiong’An New Area in Hebei, China, has achieved remarkable progress in geothermal energy. The area now bo…

Floating Offshore Wind

Dajin Sets up Floating Wind Unit

Dajin has announced the establishment of a dedicated floating wind unit in Madrid, Spain, as part of its global strategy to expand its capabilities in the offsh…

Energy Storage Project

Kona Energy Gains £40M Contract for 456MWh Smeaton BESS in Scotland

Kona Energy has successfully secured a £40m capacity market contract for their Smeaton battery energy storage system, a key step in Scotland's renewab…

Electricity Transmission

Kuwait Implements Power Cuts as Demand Outstrips Restricted Capacity

Kuwait, a major oil-producing nation, briefly reduced electricity supply to certain industrial and agricultural zones on Wednesday due to a spike in power deman…

Thermal Coal

India’s Tata Power Eyes First Coal Capacity Expansion in Six Years

Tata Power, a leading energy company in India, is set to expand its coal power capacity for the first time in six years. The expansion will occur at the Prayagr…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

NTPC Seeks Global Partners to Build 15 GW Nuclear Power Projects in India

NTPC, India’s leading power producer, has launched a tender to find international partners for constructing large nuclear reactors with a combined capacit…

CCS

Japanese Players Join Forces to Expedite CCS Project Development

Japan’s Inpex Corporation and Kanto Natural Gas Development have formed a joint venture, named Metropolitan CCS JV, to advance research and planning for a…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Six-Year Test Field Shows Agrivoltaics Can Be Critical for Rice Productivity

In recent years, researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan conducted a six-year field experiment using an agrivoltaics system in Chikusei, a city in Eas…

Energy Storage Project

Gilkes Energy Gains Planning Consent for Earba Storage Project in Scotland

Gilkes Energy recently secured Section 36 planning consent for the Earba storage project, a pumped storage hydro (PSH) initiative at Loch Earba in Scotland. Wit…