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Philippines

ACEN, CleanTech Form JV for 133MW Solar Farm in the Philippines

ACEN and CleanTech formed a joint venture company for the development and operation of a 133-megawatt solar farm and transmission project in Cagayan province.

United Kingdom

Macquarie to Purchase Controlling Stake in UK Gas Grid

Australian mining company Macquarie has agreed a deal to purchase control of the UK’s gas infrastructure for £4.2bn ($5.5bn).

Oil Price

Bank of England: ‘Historic’ Energy Shock Bigger than Any Year in the 1970s

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned the shock to inflated-adjusted incomes in Britain as a result of rising energy prices will be larger than any …

Azerbaijan

Masdar Breaks Ground for 230MW Solar Project in Azerbaijan

United Arab Emirates-based energy firm Masdar held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the 230-megawatt (MW) solar plant project in Azerbaijan.

Energy Transition

Fueling a Cleaner Future with a Hydrogen-First Economy

Today, hydrogen is experiencing unprecedented demand. Its potential to become a key facilitator of a global transition to a net-zero emission economy, and provi…

Smart City

Over 115 Million Smart Buildings to Deploy by 2026

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of buildings globally deploying smart building technologies will reach 115 million in 2026, from 45 …

Nuclear Fusion

World-First: HB11 Energy Demonstrates Nuclear Fusion Using a Laser

Australia's first fusion energy company HB11 Energy has demonstrated a world-first 'material' number of fusion reactions by a private company.

Wind Farm

Ørsted Sells 50% Stake in 1.3GW Hornsea 2 Wind Farm

Ørsted has signed an agreement to divest a 50% ownership stake in the UK’s 1.3GW Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm to a consortium comprising AXA IM Alts and Créd…

Nuclear Power Plant

Kenya Selects Two Sites for Nuclear Power Production

The government in Kenya has picked Kilifi and Kwale as the two sites best suited for their nuclear energy production ambitions.

Rooftop PV System

SP Group in Tie-Up to Develop Rooftop Solar Projects Across Vietnam

Utility group SP Group is partnering CJ OliveNetworks Vina Co (CJ ONS) to develop up to 50 megawatt-peak (MWp) worth of rooftop solar projects in Vietnam in the…

Smart Meter

SparkMeter to Grow Advanced Metering Solution in Emerging Markets

SparkMeter has raised $10 million led by Accurant International and including existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Clean Energy Ventures.

Will Turning down Europe’s Thermostats Ease the Gas Supply Crisis?

To counter the extremely high gas prices caused by the Russia-Ukraine crisis the IEA has proposed turning thermostats down in households to use less gas.

Indonesia

Solar Philippines Signs Deal for 50MW Solar Farm in Indonesia

Solar Philippines has signed 20-year power purchase agreements with Indonesia’s state utility PLN for a 50-megawatt solar projects.

Crude Oil

U.S. Oil Exports Surge, Drawing Crude away From Storage Hub

U.S. oil exports have climbed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and barrels of domestic oil that would typically go to the Cushing, Oklahoma, storage hub …

LNG

Latvia Mulls Options for Its Own LNG Terminal

Investors from the United States and the Middle East are among at least four groups expressing an interest in construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) term…