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Crude Oil

U.S. Sells Oil from Emergency Reserve to Marathon, Equinor, Others

The United States has sold a 10.15 million barrel batch of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to eight companies, the Department of Energy said on Friday.…

Natural Gas

PepsiCo to Make Cheetos and Lay's Chips Using Dutch Green Electricity

PepsiCo on Friday announced plans to phase out use of natural gas at a factory in the Netherlands and adopt a system based on renewable electricity.

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Electricity Generation Share Drops to Lowest Value in 4 Decades

This is despite the 3.9% increase in the produced electricity.

Nuclear Reactor

China Remains the 2nd Largest Nuclear Energy producer: Report

Its total nuclear generation capacity rose 11% YoY.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Non-Hydropower Capacity to Reach over 2,600MW in 2031

The capacity will grow by 19.4% annually.

Rooftop PV System

Residential Roof Solar in India to Rise by 60% in 2023

This will be led by growth in Gujarat.

Solar Power Plant

Equinor’s First Solar Plant in Poland Ready for Operation

Equinor subsidiary Wento has announced that the 58MW Stępień solar plant in Poland has been completed and is ready for operation.

Floating Offshore Wind

New Study to Maximise Celtic Sea Floating Wind Supply Chain

German energy company RWE has commissioned UK-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) to develop a project plan for delivering up to 1GW of floating wind using the por…

Rooftop PV System

India’s Single National Digital Portal to Boost Rooftop Solar

The launch of the single national digital portal is expected to boost the rooftop solar industry in India, a report found.

Switzerland

GE to Supply Reserve Power to Swiss Federal Office

GE Gas Power has secured an order from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) for the rental of eight of its trailer-mounted gas turbine units.

Energy Transition

RWE Commits to Early Coal Phase-Out, but at What Cost?

RWE has committed to ending lignite-based electricity generation in 2030, eight years ahead of schedule.

Hydropower Plant

GE Renewable Wins Maintenance Contract for 11GW Hydropower Plant in Brazil

GE Renewable Energy’s hydropower business has signed a five-year contract with Norte Energia

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Gov’t Grants A$1.5M Fund for Offshore Wind Project Development

The project will provide energy to the Portland Aluminium Smelter.

Wind Power to Grow Nearly 2% Between 2022 and 2031: Report

This is equivalent to 25.6 gigawatts of new installed capacity.

Energy Storage Battery

India Could Turn to 12.5GW Gas Capacity to Meet Peak Demand

This also comes as the market waits until battery storage becomes cost-competitive.