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Oil & Gas Trade

IEA Lowers Global Oil Demand Forecasts on Weak OECD Consumption

The IEA's forecast on Friday stands in stark contrast to Opec's outlook released on Thursday. ReutersThe International Energy Agency has revised down it…

Hydropower Plant

Australian water storage facility to house 1GW pumped hydro station

Pumped hydro could soon be coming to NSW’s Lake Burragorang (pictured). Credit: Michael Xiaos via Shutterstock.Australian renewable energy company ZEN Ene…

Hydropower Plant

Orrön Energy Divests Its 50% Stake in Leikanger Hydropower Plant to Sognekraft

Orrön Energy AB has finalized the sale of its 50% stake in the 77MW Leikanger hydropower plant in Norway for approximately €53 million. The buyer, Sog…

Uranium Project

Final Zaporizhzhia Unit Being Switched to Cold Shutdown

International Atomic Energy Agency staff at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant report that they have been told unit 4 is being transferred to cold shutdown - …

Uranium Project

Further Japanese Research Reactor Free of HEU

All remaining highly enriched uranium (HEU) from the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's (JAEA's) Japan Materials Testing Reactor Critical Assembly has now bee…

Solar Power Plant

Avangrid's First California Solar Farm Breaks Ground

(Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash)Avangrid, a sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced that construction is now underway at the…

Energy Storage Project

ESB's Co-located BESS Project in Scotland Given Greenlight

Contego BESS site between FRV and Harmony Energy. Image: Harmony Energy.ESB, an Irish state-owned utility company, has been granted planning consent to develop …

Energy Storage Project

California Battery Plant Is Among World's Largest as Power Storage Booms

A drone view shows California's largest battery storage facility, as it nears completion on a 43-acre site in Menifee, California, U.S., March 28, 2024. REU…

Carbon Capture

Enfinium in Plans for £200M Carbon Capture and Storage Facility in North Wales

Plans for a £200m flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) operation in North Wales have been revealed.Enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator,…

Coal Production

China to Establish Coal Capacity Reserve System by 2027

China vowed to set up a coal capacity reserve system by 2027, aiming to secure energy security through more flexible coal supplies, according to plans the count…

Electric Vehicles

China's Chery to Set up Shop in Europe

Chinese automaker Chery is planning to make cars in Spain, where the EV market is at just 12%, half that of Portugal and France. This would be Chery’s fir…

Renewable Energy

The US Just Beat Its Goal to Permit 25 GW of Clean Energy by 2025

The US Department of the Interior has now permitted more than 25 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy projects – surpassing its original 25 GW by 2025 goal.25 G…

Solar Module

Excelsior and Heliene Enter 2 GW Supply Agreement for Domestic Solar Panels

An inspection station at the exit of the stringers before moving to the lay out station at Heliene's Mountain Iron Facility (Credit: Heliene)Excelsior Energ…

Energy Storage Project

Varco Acquires 47.5MW Cornish BESS

The project developer, Carlton power, is also developing the Trafford BESS in Manchester (above). Image Carlton Power.Battery storage asset owner and operator V…

Nuclear Reactor

Steady Energy Taps TVO Nuclear Expertise

Steady Energy - Finnish developer of the LDR-50 small modular reactor - has signed a collaboration agreement with TVO Nuclear Services related to the developmen…