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Pumped Storage

Duke Energy Unit Upgrades at Bad Creek Pumped Storage Add 320 MW of Capacity

(photo courtesy Duke Energy)Duke Energy recently completed upgrades to the four units at its 1,680 MW Bad Creek pumped storage plant in Salem, South Carolina, a…

Virtual power plants

Cpower Energy Becomes First to Register for Premiere U.S. Wholesale Der Integration Program

New York City skyline (courtesy: Ben O'Bro/Unsplash)CPower to bid virtual power plants into NYISO’s DER Participation ModelCPower Energy, a national d…

Electricity Transmission

DOE Announces AI Initiatives Enabling Cleaner Power Grid

An artistic representation of a good renewable energy idea (courtesy: UnSplash)AI will be a critical piece of the clean energy economy, according to a new repor…

Oil & Gas Trade

Brazil's Petrobras First Quarter Oil Production Rises by 4.4%

A general view of the tanks of Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company following the announcement of updated fuel prices at at the Brazilian oil company Pe…

Offshore Substation

Hitachi, Chantiers de L'Atlantique to Seal French Offshore Substation Contract

French transmission system operator Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and the Hitachi Energy – Chantiers de l’Atlantique c…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Kenya Starts Hunt for Best Tech in Push for Nuclear Energy

NuPEA CEO Justus Wabuyabo (left) with China's National Nuclear Corporation Overseas Ltd president Wang Yongge during a meeting in Beijing, China.Image: COUR…

Oil&Gas Drilling

BP Shuts Down Oil Production at Offshore Platform in Azerbaijan

UK-headquartered energy giant BP has temporarily stopped production from one of the platforms at its giant oilfield in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaij…

Coal Mine

Premier: Sarawak to replace coal with biomass at Sejingkat, Balingian power plan

Sarawak plans to replace the use of coal at the Sejingkat and Balingian power plants with biomass, in line with the state’s efforts to develop clean and s…

Oil & Gas Trade

Totalenergies Eyes Completion of First Phase of Solar, Gas Projects in 2025, Says Iraq

The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarters skyscraper in the financial and business district of La Defense, …

Offshore Wind Power

Significant Offshore Wind Growth Brings Fugro Strong Start of the Year

In what is described as a strong start of the year, Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, reported a 9 per cent revenue growth for the first quarter of 2024…

Geothermal Power Project

Bukotermal Starts Design, Permitting for Geothermal Power Project in Croatia

Castle of Varazdin, Varazdin County, Croatia (source: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)Bukotermal, a joint venture company owned by the Vara…

Crude Oil

Mexico's Pemex Reverses Proposed Crude Export Cuts for May, Sources Say

The logo of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is pictured at the company's headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo Purc…

Oil&Gas Drilling

'Major' Oil Player Books Jack-up Rig for Drilling Gig Offshore Qatar

ADES Holding Company, part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered oil and gas drilling services provider ADES Group, has secured a long-term assignment for one of its ja…

Oil & Gas Trade

Seal of Approval for UK Oil & Gas Firm to Expand Its Stake in Angolan Offshore Blocks

UK-headquartered and AIM-listed company Afentra plc – through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Afentra (Angola) Ltd – has received the Angolan governmen…

Hydropower Plant

Brussels Hydropower Day 2024 Highlights Hydropower's Role in Clean Energy Transition

Image by Zahra Reismüller, courtesy ETIP HydropowerThe second edition of the Brussels Hydropower Day, organized by ETIP Hydropower, convened experts, polic…