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Offshore Wind Power

UK and Japan Sign Offshore Wind Compact to Unlock £9 Billion in Japanese Investment

The UK and Japan have agreed an Offshore Wind Compact that will facilitate up to £9 billion (approximately USD 21.1 billion) of Japanese investment in UK …

United States

Voltus Acquires Brightfield AI to Accelerate Energy Storage Deployment

Voltus, Inc., the leading virtual power plant (VPP) operator and distributed energy resource (DER) platform, announced on June 10 its acquisition of Brightfield…

United Kingdom

UK's Drax to buy Bluefield Solar Income Fund in $755 million deal

British power group Drax said on June 1 it had ‌agreed to buy Bluefield Solar Income Fund in a deal that values the renewable energy-focused investment ⁠c…

Pakistan

Multiple electric, hybrid vehicles expected to launch in Pakistan

Pakistan’s automobile industry is expected to undergo a major transformation in the coming years.The electric and hybrid vehicles are continuing to enter the P…

United States

Blue Energy and GE Vernova Accelerate Gas-Plus-Nuclear Approach for Powering American Communities and Fueling Global AI Leadership

Blue Energy, a developer of financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants, and GE Vernova announced a strategically paired 2.5 GW nuclear and natural gas coll…

Canada

Oil giant Shell to buy Canada’s ARC Resources for $16.4 billion in push to boost output

Shell has agreed to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources in a $16.4 billion deal, paid for mostly with shares, the British firm said on April 27.ARC will b…

Canada

Canada greenlights Enbridge gas pipeline expansion

April 24- Canada has approved a ‌C$4 billion ($2.93 billion) expansion of Enbridge's Westcoast natural gas pipeline system in British Columbia, the fir…

China

BYD notches up 100,000th delivery of electric and hybrid cars in Australia

Chinese car maker BYD has announced it will bring an extra 30,000 new energy vehicles – both full battery electric and plug in hybrids – to Australi…

United States

PowerBank Announces 5 MW AC Distributed Solar and Battery Energy Storage System Project in New York

PowerBank announced on April 13 that it has executed a lease agreement on a 5 MW AC hybrid solar plus battery energy storage project known as the NY-Conklin Hil…

Zambia

Zambia signs PPA for 100 MW hybrid wind and solar project with private sector backing

Zambia has taken a significant step toward strengthening its energy security following thesigning of a power purchase agreement between DZGM Energy Resources an…

United States

Exxon and QatarEnergy's joint venture Golden Pass produces first LNG at new Texas facility

Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture ‌between QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil has produced its first liquefied natural gas at its new facility in Texas, the compan…

United Kingdom

Pulsar Fusion achieves first plasma in nuclear fusion rocket test

A team of British scientists has achieved the first ever plasma ignition inside a nuclear fusion rocket, marking a major milestone towards a new era of interste…

Electric Vehicles

Audi FAW NEV Company Names New CEO

Jörg Menges will assume the role of CEO at Audi FAW NEV Company Ltd. on April 1, 2026. He succeeds Helmut Stettner, who led the joint venture for five years. M…

Floating Offshore Wind

UK backs Port Talbot floating wind hub

The UK government has awarded up to £64 million to support the development of Port Talbot as a floating offshore wind hub in the Celtic Sea.The Department…

Tender/bid

UK plans to launch 6-GW offshore wind leasinground in 2027

The Crown Estate has confirmed plans to launch a Round 6 offshore wind lease auction in the first half of 2027.The tender will bring around 6GW to market, as fi…