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SMR

US Approves Nuscale’s Bigger Nuclear Reactor Design

On Thursday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved NuScale Power’s 77-megawatt small modular reactor (SMR) design, marking a significant step fo…

Biofuel

White House Considers Plan to Clear Record Backlog of Small Refinery Biofuel Waivers

The White House is reviewing a strategy to address a backlog of over 160 exemption requests from small U.S. refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), …

LNG

Sempra’s Port Arthur Phase 2 Wins US Approval to Export LNG

Sempra Energy, a U.S.-based energy company, received approval from the U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Port…

Oil Refinery

Petroecuador Declares Emergency at Ecuador’s Biggest Refinery After Fire Damages

Petroecuador, Ecuador’s state-owned oil company, announced a 60-day emergency at the Esmeraldas refinery, the country’s largest, on Thursday, follow…

Renewable Diesel

Malaysia Expands Biodiesel Usage of B10 to B20 on Ground Transport Vehicles at Main Airport

Malaysia is expanding the use of biodiesel to ground transport vehicles at its main international airport as part of a broader strategy to reach net-zero carbon…

United Kingdom

Thames Water Launches £242M Tunnelling Contract for Drought Resilience

Thames Water has initiated procurement for a £242 million tunnelling contract to support its Teddington Direct River Abstraction scheme, aimed at enhancin…

United Kingdom

Volkerwessels Firms Secure Jersey Harbour Design Contract

VolkerStevin and VolkerFitzpatrick, subsidiaries of VolkerWessels UK, have been awarded a design contract by Ports of Jersey to redevelop Elizabeth Harbour as p…

Wind Turbine

Windar Breaks Ground on Polish Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory

Windar Renovables, a leading manufacturer in the renewable energy sector, has initiated construction of a new offshore wind turbine tower factory in Szczecin, P…

Uranium Project

Fast-Tracked US Uranium Project Receives Federal Approval

Anfield Energy Inc. has received approval from the US Department of the Interior for its Velvet-Wood uranium-vanadium project in San Juan County, Utah, followin…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Kenya Opens Solar-Plus-Storage Tender

KenGen, Kenya’s leading electricity generation company, has launched a tender for a solar-plus-storage project named the Seven Forks solar power project, locat…

Norway

Skanska to Build US$160M Oslo Metro Station

Skanska has secured a US$160 million contract to construct the underground Skøyen metro station in Oslo, Norway. Positioned 45 meters below ground, the t…

Metal

Alaska Energy Closes Financing for Exploration at Angliers-Belleterre Project in Canada

Alaska Energy Metals has successfully raised C$500,020 ($364,405) through a financing round to support exploration at its Angliers-Belleterre project in the T&e…

Geothermal Power Project

Kootenay Lake, Canada Geothermal Project Receives Funding for Geophysical Surveys

The South Kootenay Lake Community Services Society has secured nearly $100,000 from the Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP) to con…

Battery

RWE to Market Virtual German Battery

In 2026, RWE, a major energy company, will begin managing the market optimization of a 50MW or 100MWh virtual battery from Terralayr in Germany under a five-yea…

Metal

South32 Receives ARENA Grant to Study Steam Electrification in Alumina Refining

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded A$4.4 million in funding to South32 for a pre-feasibility study on steam electrification at its Worsl…