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Offshore Wind Power

Crown Confirms 4.7GW Offshore Extensions Boost

The Crown Estate has approved a capacity increase program to enhance the potential of existing seabed leases at seven UK offshore wind farms. This decision buil…

CCS

Noble Tucks CCS Rig Tech Milestone Under Its Belt

Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling company, has received a technical qualification (TQ) certificate from DNV, an energy and assurance provider, f…

Metal

Marmota to Divest West Melton Copper Project to G4 Metals

Marmota, a South Australian mining exploration company, has signed a binding heads of agreement with G4 Metals to divest its rights to the West Melton copper te…

China

China Launches Fourth-Generation Self-Developed Quantum Control System

On Tuesday, Hefei-based Origin Quantum Computing Technology Co. unveiled Origin Tianji 4.0, China’s fourth-generation self-developed quantum control syste…

Offshore Wind Power

Google, Shell PPA Will Extend Life of Wind Farm

Google and Shell have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to extend the operational life of the NoordzeeWind project, the Netherlands’ first offshore …

Wind Power Project

Reblade Launches New Wind Decommissioning Service

Reblade, a UK-based company, has introduced a new consultancy service focused on wind farm decommissioning, expanding beyond its original expertise in turbine b…

Nuclear waste

Sogin Begins Dismantling Garigliano Radwaste System

Societa Gestione Impianti Nucleari (Sogin), an Italian state-owned company, has started dismantling the former radwaste system at the Garigliano Nuclear Power P…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Removal of Garigliano Liquid Waste Facility Under Way

At Italy’s Garigliano nuclear power plant in Campania, work has started to dismantle an outdated radioactive waste system previously used to manage liquid…

Gas power plant

Japan’s 2.3GW Goi Thermal Power Station Starts Operating

GE Vernova has announced the start of commercial operations for the third block of the Goi Thermal Power Station in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Owned by Goi United…

Carbon Capture

US Energy Expands Carbon Capture Assets With New Acquisition

U.S. Energy Corporation has expanded its industrial gas and carbon capture platform in Montana by acquiring a privately held company for $0.2 million. The acqui…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Transocean Equinox Rig Arrives to Embark On Otway Basin Exploration

The Transocean Equinox rig has reached the Otway Basin, advancing the Otway Exploration Drilling Programme (OEDP) set for 2025. This initiative, led by ConocoPh…

Geothermal Power Project

Pantelleria Emerges as Sicily’s Geothermal Hotspot

Pantelleria, an Italian island situated between Sicily and Tunisia, is gaining attention as a promising site for geothermal energy development due to its volcan…

Oil Shale

Shale Drillers Idle U.S. Rigs at Fastest Pace in Almost Two Years

U.S. shale drilling activity slowed significantly this week, marking the steepest decline in nearly two years, as global trade uncertainties weigh on energy dem…

Pumped Storage

SSE Seeks Approval to Convert Sloy Plant to Pumped Storage

On April 9, 2025, SSE Renewables submitted a Section 36 planning application to the Scottish Government to transform the Sloy Power Station near Loch Lomond int…

Electric Vehicle Charging

UK Unveils Largest Curbside EV Charger Installation of 6,000 Ports

Charge point provider char.gy, based in London, has landed a £130 million deal to install 6,000 curbside electric vehicle (EV) chargers for Brighton and H…