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Energy Saving

Japan Asks People and Firms to Save Electricity to Avoid Blackouts

Japan on Tuesday called on households and companies to conserve as much electricity as possible this summer, seeking to prevent blackouts as spare reserve capac…

Solar Power Plant

SJVN, Tata Power Sign Deal for 1,000MW Solar Project in Rajasthan

It is expected to be commissioned by May 2024.

Crude Oil

Oman’s New Oil Discoveries to Increase Output by up to 100,000 Barrels

Production is expected to rise over the next two to three years

Energy Storage Battery

UK Battery Start-up Britishvolt to Build £200M Test Facility in West Midlands

It has partnered with Prologis for the Hams Hall facility in Warwickshire which is expected to help the company rapidly ramp up battery cells and support the ‘…

United Kingdom

Windfall Tax to Cost UK-Focused Oil Firms More Than $3 Billion

The new windfall tax on profits of oil and gas companies in the UK is expected to cost the medium-sized North Sea-focused companies a total of $3.3 billion thro…

Compressed Air Energy Storage

China’s Compressed Air Energy Storage Industry Makes Progress

​A 300MWh compressed air energy storage system capacity has been connected to the grid in Jiangsu, China, while a compressed air storage startup in the country…

Tidal Energy

China’s First Solar-Tidal Photovoltaic Power Plant Connected to Grid

​China's first intelligent power plant utilizing solar and tidal power to generate electricity was connected to the power grid on Monday.

India

India Faces Wider Coal Shortages, Worsening Power-Outage Risks

India is expected to face a wider coal shortage during the quarter ending September over expectations of higher power demand, an internal power ministry present…

Natural Gas

British Regulator Poised to Approve Shell North Sea Gas Project

A British regulator is expected to approve in the coming days a revised plan by Shell to develop a North Sea gas field, which had been initially rejected on env…

Energy Storage Battery

ACEN Australia Begins 50MW Battery Storage Development

This will be connected to the New England Solar Farm in New South Wales.

United Kingdom

UK Energy Price Cap Expected to Rise by 42% In October

Billpayers in the UK have seen the energy tariffs rise faster than ever before.

Wave Energy

STRUCTeam and Ocean Energy Develop Wave Technology

STRUCTeam, an independent composite engineering consultancy, has supported wind turbine and blade manufacturers for over a decade.

LNG

Norway’s Hammerfest LNG Plant Extends Outage Until May 27

Norway's Hammerfest LNG plant is now expected to restart on May 27, four days later than the previous plan and further delaying operations since a fire in 2020,…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF: Hinkley Point C Nuclear Plant Delayed and Costs to Soar by £3BN

Costs have been estimated to range between £25bn and £26bn and the nuclear plant in Somerset is expected to start operating a year later than planned – now i…

Wind Farm

Ørsted to Acquire 121MW Onshore Wind Farm in Illinois

The wind project is contracted via power purchase agreements with Mars, Silgan Containers and BHJ USA.