Ea

Plan for ‘Largest’ Solar System for a Desalination Plant Moves Forward

The photovoltaic project developed by TotalEnergies and Veolia will supply a seawater desalination plant in Oman.

Natural Gas

Will Centrica’s Rough Open Its Reservoir for Britain’s “Roughest” Winter?

The reopening is predicted to help the country cement its gas stocks amid fears of shortages

Wind Farm

Total Eren, Partners Begin Construction of 16.7MW Wind Farm in South Korea

The project will start operations in Q1 2024.

Oil Field

Life Extension Granted for North Sea Field

Norway’s offshore safety regulator has granted Aker BP, a Norwegian oil and gas company, consent for a life extension for a field located in the North Sea.

Nuclear waste

UK's Gemini Waste Packages Re-Enter Service

The first active shipment of legacy waste drums from Magnox Harwell in Oxfordshire, England, to Sellafield in Cumbria has been completed using the Nuclear Decom…

Nuclear Reactor

DOE Formalises Test Reactor Decision

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the sodium-cooled fast neutron reacto…

SMR

Last Energy Agrees to Build Ten SMRs for Polish Industrial Zone

US small modular reactor (SMR) developer Last Energy has signed a Letter of Intent with Poland's Legnica Special Economic Zone (LSEZ) and DB Energy on the const…

Smart Meter

Asia-Pacific Forecast to Reach 1 Billion Smart Electricity Meters by 2026 – Study

The smart electricity metering market in Asia-Pacific is on its way to reaching a historic milestone of 1 billion installed devices, according to a new research…

Gas Turbine

GE Gas Power Awarded $4.2M to Boost Gas Turbine Efficiency

GE Gas Power has secured $4.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to advance development …

United States

US Senate Gives Green Light to Landmark Climate Deal

In a head-snapping reversal, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said July 27 that he had reached a deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a budget reconciliation packa…

Centrica’s Profits Soar Five-Fold

Profits of Britain’s largest energy supplier increased to £1.34 billion

OPEC

OPEC+ May Keep Production Quota Unchanged at Next Week’s Meeting

The OPEC+ group will decide at the meeting next week whether they should keep production targets steady, or a small output hike, eight anonymous OPEC+ sources t…

Wind Power Project

ABO Wind Sells 514.6MW Buffalo Plains Wind Project in Canada

The Buffalo Plains project in Alberta will generate 1.5GWh of clean electricity a year.

Spain

PNE Acquires 51% Stake in Spanish Solar Project Developer Kolya

The acquisition has increased PNE’s solar photovoltaic project pipeline by more than 40%.

Energy Storage Battery

European Battery Stakeholders to Collaborate

The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) and Batteries Europe are integrating their working groups.