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Germany

Vattenfall Starts Filling Up 200MW Thermal Storage Tower in Berlin

​Swedish public utility Vattenfall is about to start filling a 45m-high, 200MW-rated thermal energy storage facility with water in Berlin, Germany.

Electric Car

Siemens and VW Take a Stake in Electrify America

On June 28, the Volkswagen Group and Siemens announced their support of the ambitious growth plans of Electrify America, LLC – the largest public ultra-fast ch…

Nuclear Power Plant

Jacobs Joint Venture to Plan $100M Norway Nuclear Decommissioning

Norway’s state nuclear decommissioning body Norsk Nukleær Dekommisjonering has selected a joint venture between Jacobs and Multiconsult Norge to plan the deco…

United States

US Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Powers

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been limited in its authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

Smart Meter

US and EU Declare Hopes for 1.5MN European Smart Thermostats

A joint statement released by US President Biden and European Commission President Von Der Leyen saw the two announce their mutual goals of deploying at least 1…

India

NTPC Unit to Build 10GW RE Parks in Indian State Rajasthan

It is in line with the Group’s goal to achieve 60GW RE capacity by 2032.

Hydropower Plant

Malaysia’s TNB Power Station in Kenyir Resumes Operation

It temporarily shut down in end-February due to a landslide caused by heavy rain.

Oil Refinery

Fire at Norway’s Mongstad Oil Refinery Extinguished

The incident, which was reported at 5.46am yesterday, occurred in a section of the refinery that produces gasoline, leading to parts of the plant involved in pr…

Russian Federation

Putin Signs Decree to Seize Control of Project Partly Owned by Shell

Shell has a 27.5% stake in the oil and gas project

Wind Power Project

Vestas and EDF Renewables Close Agreement for 261 MW of Wind Power in Brazil

Vestas has obtained an order for 261 MW for the Serra das Almas wind farm, which is located in the municipality of Urandi, in the state of Bahia.

Oil Price

Bezos Slams Biden’s Call For Gasoline Stations to Cut Prices

Jeff Bezos renewed his spat with the White House over the weekend, as the world's third-richest person criticized President Joe Biden for calling on companies r…

Oil Refinery

Strike Ends at Exxon Refinery in France

A workers' strike at Exxon Mobil's Esso refinery in Fos-sur-Mer in southern France stopped on Saturday and the halted units are being restarted, the company sai…

Thermal Plant

Japan’s JERA Says It Shut Down a 500 MW Power Plant Due to Fire

A fire caused Japan's biggest power generator JERA to shut down a 500 megawatt (MW) unit at its Chiba thermal power station near Tokyo on Saturday.

Net Zero Emission

Time for Nuclear To ‘Stage a Comeback’ To Meet Net Zero Goals – IEA

Nuclear power should play a significant role in helping meet net-zero goals globally, and building clean energy systems will be harder, riskier and more expensi…

Nuclear Power Plant

EU Investigates Czech Support for New Nuclear Power Plant

The nuclear plant in Dukovany will have a capacity of up to 1,200MW and is scheduled to start operating in 2036