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Oil & Gas Trade

Finland to Release Oil Tanker Suspected of Power Cable Breach

Finland will release an oil tanker which investigators believe broke a Baltic Sea power cable and four internet lines late last year, and will escort the vessel…

SMR

Holtec Launches Mission to Deploy First US SMRs at Palisades

Holtec International, a US-based company, has initiated its Mission 2030 project to construct two small modular reactors, known as SMR-300s, at the Palisades Nu…

Battery

UK Battery Start-up Volklec Unveils Plans for £1BN Gigafactory

Volkec, a UK start-up based in Coventry, is partnering with a Chinese supplier to build a 10GWh gigafactory with an investment exceeding £1bn ($1.26bn). Suppor…

Methane

Totalenergies Launches New Biomethane Plant in Normandy

TotalEnergies has begun operations at its 8th biomethane production facility, BioNorrois, located in Fontaine-le-Dun, Normandy, according to Trend. The plant is…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Coal and Gas Plants Face Mass Retirements, EIA Says

Electricity generators in the United States are set to retire 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2025, a 65% rise from 2024, based on the latest U.S. Energy Inf…

SMR

Holtec Signs Agreement With Hyundai to Build Small Nuclear Reactors at Palisades Plant, CNBC Reports

A view of the grounds at the Palisades nuclear reactor in Covert Township, Michigan, U.S., August 14, 2024.Holtec International, a U.S.-based company, has final…

Hydropower Plant

Mohmand Hydel Project to Start Generation in Two Years

Construction of the Mohmand Dam Project, initiated by the government in 2019, continues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The project aims to manage floods, supply irrigat…

Energy Storage Project

BYD, Saudi Partner on ‘World’s Largest’ BESS Projects

BYD Energy Storage and Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) have recently signed contracts for the world's largest grid-scale energy storage projects, totaling 1…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Transformer Fire at Australian Solar Farm Under Investigation

Electricity distribution company Powercor Australia attended the scene of a solar farm transformer fire near Raywood, Victoria, which is now being investigated …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

The Revival of Japan’s Biggest Nuclear Plant Faces Its Last Hurdle

Japan’s biggest nuclear power plant, the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, is ready to restart but needs a green light from th…

Biofuel

Oil, Ag and Biofuel Groups Partner to Advocate for Timely, Robust RFS Rvos

A coalition of biofuel, agriculture, fuel retailer and petroleum trade groups on Feb. 19 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to…

Uranium Project

Milestone for Wyoming Uranium Operation

Inside the Irigaray central processing plantUranium Energy Corp's Irigaray Central Processing Plant has produced its first dried and drummed uranium concent…

Power Construction

IURC Approves American Electric’s I&M for Large Load Tariff Settlement

The settlement supports ongoing grid modernisation, enhancing reliability for all customers.Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), a subsidiary of American Electric Powe…

Power Construction

Cubans Turn to Cooking With Charcoal as Energy Crisis Worsens

People prepare to burn wood to produce charcoal at a traditional charcoal factory in San Nicolas de Bari, Cuba, February 18, 2025.For Maria Elena Veiga, a 60-ye…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

NTPC to Invest $62BN in 30GW Nuclear Power Capacity up to 2044

NTPC’s new unit, NTPC Parmanu Urja Nigam, is expected to spearhead investments, possibly through partnerships.Indian state power company NTPC is set to in…