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United States

Verdek’s Florida Sheriffs Association EV Charging Contract Renewed Through 2028

Verdek, LLC has announced that its contract under the Florida Sheriffs Association Cooperative Purchasing Program for Electric Vehicle Charging, Power Stations,…

United Kingdom

UK Grants Cornish Lithium £7.2 Million for Cross Lanes Geothermal Lithium Project

Cornish Lithium has secured a £7.2 million grant from the UK Government’s DRIVE35 programme to support drilling, testing and demonstration work at its Cross L…

United Kingdom

Sumitomo Acquires 33.3% Stake in UK Floating Offshore Wind Project

Sumitomo has acquired a 33.3% equity stake in the Gwynt Glas Offshore Wind Farm, a floating offshore wind project being developed in the Celtic Sea off the coas…

New Zealand

Waitaki Hydro Scheme Gains 30MW in Generation Capacity

Meridian Energy has increased the maximum operating capacity of three hydropower stations in New Zealand’s Waitaki scheme, adding a combined 30MW of renew…

United States

Amazon Plans Massive Gas-Fired Power Plant for AI Data Center in Texas

Amazon is planning to build a major AI data center campus in Pecos County, Texas, powered by a dedicated natural gas plant with a planned capacity of 7.65 gigaw…

India

Coal Ministry Reviews Commercial Coal Mining Reforms and Private Sector Participation

The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Coal met on August 5 to discuss commercial coal mining reforms and ways to incre…

Vaalco Energy Reports 30% Rise in Egypt Oil Sales in Q2 2026

Vaalco Energy reported a 30% increase in oil sales from its Egyptian operations in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, generating $86…

Japan

Kawasaki Heavy Industries to Renovate Safety Equipment at JERA’s Taketoyo Coal-Biomass Plant

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has been commissioned by JERA to renovate safety and biomass fuel transport equipment at the Taketoyo coal-biomass power plant in Aich…

United States

Ørsted Begins Commercial Operations at Old 300 Storage in Texas

Aug. 5, 2026 — Ørsted has announced that Old 300 Storage, a 250 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage system in Needville, Texas, has reached commercial ope…

United States

Texas Halts Data Center Grid Connections Pending Statewide Audit

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a temporary halt to data center connections to the state’s power grid as officials review the sector’s growing im…

China

China Approves Eight New Nuclear Reactors at Four Sites

China has approved the construction of eight new nuclear reactors at four sites, including three pairs of Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors and two Guohe One (CAP1…

India

India’s Coal Output Rises 7.51% in July 2026 Despite Monsoon Challenges

India’s coal production registered robust year-on-year growth of 7.51% in July 2026, supported mainly by the strong operational performance of Coal India …

Japan

RENOVA’s Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Power Plant Resumes Normal Operation

July 29, 2026 — RENOVA, Inc. announced that the Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Power Plant resumed normal operation on July 25, 2026, as planned, after completing rep…

Nevis Geothermal Project Set to Enter Drilling Phase Later This Year

July 28, 2026 — The long-awaited Nevis Geothermal Project is moving into a critical new phase, with a drilling rig expected to be mobilized in the coming weeks…

Hungary

Greenvolt Power to Sell 57.47 MWp Hungarian Solar Project to PPC Group

July 24, 2026 — Greenvolt Power has signed an agreement to sell Kira, a 57.47 MWp solar photovoltaic park in Királyegyháza, southern Hungary, to …