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Hydrogen Production

Portugal: EIB Finances Galp’s Renewable Hydrogen and Biofuels Projects in Sines With €430 Million

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €430 million loan for the construction of two key projects aimed at transforming Galp’s Sines Refine…

Carbon Neutrality

Apple Sued Over ‘Carbon Neutral’ Claim for Watches

On February 26, 2025, a group of consumers filed a lawsuit against Apple in a federal court in San Jose, California, alleging that the company’s claim of …

Oil & Gas Trade

Congress Kills Biden Era Methane Fee on Oil, Gas Producers

On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Senate voted to approve a resolution reversing a Biden administration policy that introduced a fee on methane emissions. This dec…

Pumped Storage

Iberdrola España Begins Commissioning of Valdecañas Pumped Storage Plant

Iberdrola España has begun commissioning the first pumping station at the Valdecañas pumped storage hydroelectric power plant in Cáceres, E…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Climb From 2-Month Lows as Trump Axes Chevron’s Venezuela License

Miniatures of oil barrels and a rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2024.Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday, recovering from tw…

EV Market

Tesla Sales Fall 45% in Europe Amid Musk’s Political Meddling

Tesla Inc. reported a significant decline in vehicle sales across Europe in January, with registrations dropping 45% to 9,945 units from 18,161 the previous yea…

Rooftop Solar

Israel Targeting 100,000 New Solar Rooftops by 2030

Israel's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has announced a new initiative targeting the addition of 100,000 solar rooftop arrays by the end of this deca…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Zevtron, Parkmobile to Support Discontinued Shell Recharge EV Chargers

Zevtron, ParkMobile, and Athena Partners Strategy Group have teamed up to assist charging site owners and electric vehicle (EV) drivers impacted by Shell Rechar…

Nuclear Reactor

EDF Delays FID on Six New Nuclear Reactors to H2 2026

EDF’s net debt for 2024 remained stable at €54.3bn.French energy company EDF has postponed its final investment decision (FID) on six new nuclear reactors in …

LNG

Australia’s Government Delays Approval for Woodside’s Flagship LNG Project Extension

Woodside Energy chief executive, Meg O'Neill, in an interview in March 2024.The Albanese government in Australia has postponed its decision on approving Woo…

Solar Panel

Driver Charged Over Fatal Road Incident Involving Solar Panel

New South Wales (NSW) police have charged a 32-year-old man over a fatal car crash near Yass in the state’s south late last year.Police said at about 6.20…

Offshore Wind Power

BP Puts Brakes on New York Offshore Wind Project

Energy supermajor BP has formally withdrawn its application for the 320-kilometre-long cable and interconnection plan for its Beacon Wind project located in US …

Decarbonization

EBRD, EU Fund Hydrogen Technology to Decarbonize Egypt’s Cement Sector

European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are expanding support fo…

Thermal Plant

Aboitiz Power Unit to Decommission Naga Oil-Fired Plant

Aboitiz Power Corporation’s subsidiary Therma PowerVisayas, Inc. (TPVI) has received approval to decommision its 44.640 megawatt (MW) Naga Oil-Fired Power…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Italy Installed 6.8 GW of Solar in 2024

Italy reached 37.08 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity, spread across 1,878,780 installations, at the end of December 2024, according to new statistics from…