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United States

US judge blocks Trump administration actions stymieing wind, solar projects

A federal ​judge on April 21 blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a series of permitting policies that wind and solar ‌energ…

United States

USA Rare Earth buys Brazil's Serra Verde for $2.8 billion

USA Rare Earth said on April 20 it will buy Brazilian rare earths miner Serra Verde in a ‌cash-and-stock deal worth $2.8 billion, the latest in a string of…

Design efficiency up 70%: Digital platform transforms lighting project delivery, says industry innovator Chen Donghong

Lighting design has long been slowed by disjointed software, repeated modeling, and inconsistent on-site results. Now a fully integrated digital platform develo…

Hydrogen Storage

Rostec plans to build hydrogen production facilities, fueling stations along roads between Russia, China

April 15, Rostec in cooperation with Chinese investors is preparing to implement a "cross-border hydrogen corridor" project, involving the construction of facil…

Venezuela

Chevron agrees to asset swap in Venezuela to focus on heavy oil projects

Chevron signed two key agreements on April 13 to expand ‌operations at Venezuela's vast Orinoco Belt, including an asset swap adding an extra heavy cru…

China

China Launches World's First Panoramic Carbon Emission Accounting System

The world's first panoramic carbon emission accounting system covering the production end, consumption end, and natural sources—the "Panshi·Yuheng Carbon …

Wind Farm

Foundation construction done at 127MW Pienava wind farm

Eolus has completed foundation construction for the 147MW Pienava wind farm in Latvia.[Image: Eolus]The wind farm will be Latvia's largest and is due to be …

South Africa

Voltalia commissions 148MW South African solar farm

Voltalia has commissioned the 148MW Bolobedu solar plant in the Limpopo province of South Africa.The solar farm is one of the largest in Africa and will supply …

Serbia

Serbian gas turbine power plant project with SOCAR's participation will require 600 mcm of gas per year - Serbian energy minister

April 9 , The volume of gas required for the operation of the gas turbine power plant (GTPP) planned for construction in Serbia jointly with the State Oil Compa…

United States

New Jersey Lifts De Facto Ban on New Nuclear Energy Projects

On April 8, the state of New Jersey lifted its de facto ban on new nuclear energy projects within the state. Currently, as the growth rate of electricity demand…

Pumped Storage

Construction of Main Project Begins for Yulin Pumped Storage Power Station in Guangxi, China, with Total Investment of 8.36 Billion Yuan

On April 4, Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co., Ltd. announced that the pumped storage power station located in Yulin, Guangxi, has fully commenced construc…

Germany

One of the World's Largest Industrial Heat Pumps Arrives at BASF's Ludwigshafen Site in Germany

BASF has made significant progress on its large-scale industrial heat pump project at the Ludwigshafen site in Germany. A core component weighing 95 tons and ap…

Germany

Siemens Energy Germany Signs Energy Reconstruction Agreement with Syria to Aid in Power System Recovery

On March 30, Syrian President Ahmad Shara led a delegation to Berlin, Germany, and signed a memorandum of understanding with Siemens Energy. Siemens Energy has …

United Kingdom

PepsiCo Invests in Leicester Solar Project in the UK to Drive Clean Energy Transition

PepsiCo recently announced an investment of £3.6 million (approximately $4.8 million) to construct a solar panel power generation facility at its Southern…

United Kingdom

First Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Stands Complete

Heerema Marine Contractors, using its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir, has completed the installation of the first of the two Hornsea 3 offshore c…