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Germany

German govt adopts draft to implement EU gas, hydrogen market rules

The German government approved a legal amendment to establish a framework for the development of the gas market and the future hydrogen market, aiming to implem…

Hydrogen Storage

Hydrogen Filling with 90 Tonnes at Pilot Project H2CAST Etzel Successfully Completed

In mid‑March, the filling of the two caverns at the H2CAST Etzel pilot project was successfully completed by the leading consortium partners STORAG ETZEL and G…

United States

Consumers Energy Gets Approval for Major Grid Upgrades

March 27, Consumers Energy today received the green light to carry out new upgrades to secure Michigan's electric grid, a major investment that will keep th…

Hydropower Plant

ANDRITZ to supply 10 turbines for hydropower plant modernisation in Serbia

Energotehnika Južna Backa has selected international technology group, ANDRITZ, to supply 10 new turbines for the modernisation of the Vlasinske hydropower pla…

Oil Exploration

Chevron shakes hands with NOC for oil study at block offshore Libya

U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron has teamed up with Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) for an oil study at an offshore block in Libyan waters.N…

United States

Microsoft, Nvidia team up for AI for nuclear

Microsoft has announced an 'AI for nuclear' collaboration with Nvidia, to provide end-to-end tools that streamline permitting, accelerate design, and op…

China

Taipower applies to restart Maanshan plant

Taiwan Power Company said it had submitted a proposal to reactivate the Maanshan nuclear power plant in Pingtung to the Nuclear Safety Commission on March 27.La…

Battery

U.S.-based joint battery venture of SK On, Hyundai Motor gets new name

SK On Co. has given its U.S. battery joint venture (JV) with Hyundai Motor Group the name Hyundai-SK Battery Manufacturing America (HSBMA), according to the Sou…

Kazakhstan

Turkistan region develops gas infrastructure this year

Gasification of 161 settlements in Turkistan region is planned until 2027.20.7 billion tenge was allocated last year for the construction of 87 gasification fac…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Hitachi and MUFG Bank expand NextGen model to finance vehicles and charging infrastructure for decarbonized mobility

Mar 27, 2026 -Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi) and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (MUFG Bank), a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) today announced …

Solar project

Axpo Signs Solar PPA with McDonald’s Spain to Supply 83 GWh Annually

Axpo has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with McDonald’s franchises in Spain to supply renewable electricity from a newly developed solar power c…

Tender/bid

UK plans to launch 6-GW offshore wind leasinground in 2027

The Crown Estate has confirmed plans to launch a Round 6 offshore wind lease auction in the first half of 2027.The tender will bring around 6GW to market, as fi…

United States

NASA aims for nuclear-powered Mars mission in 2028

The US space agency NASA has outlined a series of mission goals, including a return to the Moon by early 2028 and a Mars mission in the same year using nuclear …

United States

Constellation exec says Three Mile Island can't connect until 2031

U.S. grid operator PJM ​has told Constellation Energy that the former Three Mile ‌Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania likely will not be able to co…

Gas power plant

Duke Energy secures approval for gas plant in South Carolina

Utility Duke Energy said on March 26 that the ​Public Service Commission of South ‌Carolina had approved its plan to build new natural gas-fired ​generat…