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Spain

Ford and Geely Reach Deal for EV Production at Spanish Plant

Ford Motor and China’s Geely have reached a landmark agreement on July 22 under which the U.S. automaker will sell part of its Almussafes plant near Valencia, …

United States

XGS Energy Names New Senior Leaders to Scale Geothermal Development

XGS Energy, Inc., a developer of next-generation geothermal power systems, announced the appointment of two senior executives, naming Al Vickers as Chief Operat…

Romania

Aukera Secures €48.5 Million IFC Financing for Romania Battery Storage Project

Aukera, a pan-European battery storage and renewable energy platform backed by AtlasInvest, Reggeborgh and SFPIM, has reached financial close on a €48.5 mi…

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Group Opens First Integrated Waste-to-Hydrogen Facility in Cheongju

Hyundai Motor Group has opened HTWO ENERGY Cheongju, its first Group-operated integrated waste-to-hydrogen production and refueling facility, establishing a loc…

United States

Trump Administration Plans Nuclear Cooperation Deal With Saudi Arabia

The Trump administration plans to announce on July 22 that it has reached a broad nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials said, a deal t…

United States

Xcel Energy Completes Sherco Solar Phase 3 in Minnesota

July 21, 2026 — Xcel Energy has completed Sherco Solar Phase 3, marking a major step in the company’s effort to transform a retiring coal plant site into…

Gas power plant

Alliant Energy Seeks Air Permit for Morgan Valley Natural Gas Plant Amid Air Quality Concerns

Alliant Energy has submitted a 309-page air quality permit application for its proposed Morgan Valley Natural Gas power plant in Linn County near the Benton Cou…

Pakistan

KP Completes Two Mini-Micro Hydropower Projects in Upper Dir

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has completed two mini-micro hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 342 kilowatts in Upper Dir district, providing lo…

United States

Constellation Technology Ventures Invests in Blue Energy to Advance Small Modular Nuclear Deployment

July 16, 2026 — Blue Energy, a developer of financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants, announced a strategic equity investment from Constellation Technol…

United States

California Launches $3,500 EV Rebate for First-Time Buyers

California will introduce a new $3,500 instant rebate for first-time electric vehicle buyers later this summer, moving to offset the cancellation of federal EV …

Japan

JERA Invests in Quaise Energy to Advance Superhot Geothermal Technology

July 14, 2026 — JERA Co., Inc., Japan’s largest power generation company, has made a strategic investment in Quaise Energy, a Houston-based developer of …

Denmark

European Energy Connects 38 MW of Battery Storage to Denmark’s Grid

July 13, 2026 — European Energy has connected battery storage systems at two sites in Denmark, bringing a combined 38 MW/152 MWh of battery capacity into opera…

Austria

EIB Grants €450 Million Loan for OMV Green Hydrogen Plant in Austria

The European Investment Bank has granted a €450 million loan to support the construction of OMV’s green hydrogen production plant in Bruck an der Lei…

United States

Governor Signs ‘Power NJ Act’ to Boost Advanced Nuclear Energy

Gov. Mikie Sherrill on July 13 signed bipartisan legislation creating an advanced nuclear energy procurement program aimed at meeting New Jersey’s future energ…

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan Says Around 50 Hydropower Plants Are Under Construction

July 13, 2026 — Around 50 hydropower plants are currently under construction in Kyrgyzstan, according to a report released by the press service of the Presiden…