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Pumped Storage

Demonstration to Convert Kentucky Coal Mine to Pumped Hydro Secures Federal Funding

This land near Pineville, Kentucky, formerly the site of a coal mine, will be repurposed as the location of a pumped storage hydropower facility. Courtesy: Rye …

Solar Cell

Australia Installs 1.3 GW of Rooftop Solar in H1

Photo by Kindel Media via PexelsAustralia is on track to pass its 25 gigawatts (GW) target for rooftop solar capacity with the installation of 1.3 GW in the fir…

Hydrogen Technology

DOE Selects GE Vernova to Develop AI Assistant for Hydrogen Safety

Image credit: 123rfGE Vernova has been selected by the US Department Energy’s (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) to lead a project aiming…

Oil & Gas Supply

Death Toll in Russia Petrol Station Blast Rises to 13

Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia September 27, 2024. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing RightsThe death toll from an explosion at …

Oil & Gas Trade

Exxon Director Joins Elliott Group Seeking to Acquire Citgo Petroleum

A sign of Citgo Petroleum is seen at its headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsExxon M…

Electricity Transmission

Avangrid Shareholders Approve $2.55bn Buyback by Iberdrola

Spanish utility Iberdrola has announced that shareholders of Avangrid have approved its proposal to acquire the remaining 18% stake in the company for $2.55bn.

Solar Power Plant

First Solar Opens $1.1bn Solar Facility, Adds 3.5GW to US Manufacturing Capacity

First Solar has inaugurated its new $1.1bn fully vertically integrated, thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama.

Hydropower Plant

Iberdrola Gets Positive EIS for 440MW Alcántara II Reversible Hydropower Plant

Iberdrola’s 440MW Alcántara II reversible hydroelectric power plant gets a favourable EIS. (Credit: Iberdrola, S.A.)Iberdrola has secured a favourable Environ…

SMR

South Korean SMR Design Approved by Regulator

The SMART100 small modular reactor design has been granted standard design approval by South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.The layout of a …

Biofuel

EIA: Densified Biomass Fuel Production at 910,000 Tons in June

SOURCE: U.S. Energy Information AdministrationU.S. manufacturers produced approximately 910,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in June, according to the Septem…

LNG

Mitsubishi Expands Stake in Giant Malaysia LNG

Japanese trading house Mitsubishi (8058.T), opens new tab said on Friday it would expand its ownership in a major liquefied natural gas project in Malaysia, acq…

Hydropower Plant

EPCG and EDF Sign Memorandum for Hydropower Development

Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and Electricité de France (EDF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to outline a long-term partnership in en…

Hydropower Plant

MoU Signed to Boost Sustainable Hydropower Development in Nepal

Image courtesy of the Hydropower Sustainability AllianceAmemorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the FMO – Dutch entrepreneurial develop…

Solar Power Plant

First Solar Opens 3.5 GW Solar Factory in Alabama

US thin-film specialist First Solar has opened a $1.1 billion vertically integrated thin-film solar factory in the US state of Alabama. It said the 3.5 GW facil…

Offshore Wind Power

GE Vernova Signs Deal to Repower Wind Turbines in Italy

GE Vernova has been selected by Italian wind developer IVPC Group to repower five wind turbines at its Montefalcone wind farm in Italy.As part of this repowerin…