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Service Operation Vessel

First-Ever SOV Built in US Christened in Louisiana

Ørsted and the US shipbuilder Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) officially christened the first-ever US-built service operations vessel (SOV), ECO Edison, at…

Electric Vehicles

Biden Rumored to Announce Quadrupling of Tariffs on Chinese evs, up to 100%

The US government is reportedly set to announce wider tariffs on several categories of Chinese goods, including various green products like solar panels and bat…

Nuclear Fuel

Post-irradiation Testing of High-Burnup Fuel Under Way at Ornl

High burnup fuel rods manufactured by GE Vernova's Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) are being examined at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Labo…

Biofuel

USDA Predicts 14 Billion Pounds of Soybean Oil Will Go to Biofuel Production for 2024-'25

The USDA currently predicts soybean oil use in biofuel production will increase by 1 billion pounds to 14 billion pounds for 2024-25, according to the agency&rs…

Microgrid

Sunrun Sets a Record in California With the US's Largest Virtual Power Plant

Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN) has networked more than 16,200 customers’ solar + storage systems to support California’s electrical grid during the summer mon…

Nuclear Reactor

Clean-up Completed of Pioneering ORNL Site Reactor

The Low Intensity Test Reactor, known as Building 3005, was built in 1949 as a criticality testing facility that used highly enriched fuel with water as a coola…

Offshore Wind Power

New Jersey Launches Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation, Aims to Award up to 4 GW of Capacity

On 30 April, the US state of New Jersey launched its fourth round of offshore wind solicitation, aiming to award between 1.2 GW and 4 GW of generation capacity.…

Offshore Wind Power

Nordex Receives an Order for 148 MW of Wind Power for N149/5.x Wind Turbines in the US

Nordex has received an order for N149/5.X wind turbines from the United States and will supply 25 of its Delta 4000 series models. The turbines will be installe…

Wind Turbine

Skanska Wins USD 861 Million Offshore Wind Port Contract in USA

Sweden-headquartered construction and development company Skanska has won a contract worth USD 861 million to transform the 73-acre South Brooklyn Marine Termin…

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…

Electric Vehicles

Toyota Investing $1.4b in Indiana to Prepare for Assembly of New Three-Row Electric SUV and Battery Pack Assembly

Toyota will prepare for assembly of an all-new, three-row battery-electric SUV in the US as part of a new $1.4-billion investment in its Princeton, Indiana faci…

Floating Offshore Wind

BW Ideol Unveils Mass Production-Ready Floating Wind Foundation

France-based BW Ideol has unveiled its standardised floating foundation product and a blueprint for mass production that could drive costs down across projects.…

Energy Policy

US Finalizes Rule to Streamline Offshore Renewable Energy Development

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have finalized updated regulations for renewable e…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

NRC Proposes Technology-Neutral Approach for New Reactor Licensing

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on a proposed rulemaking that would streamline the environmental reviews for future new nuc…

Photovoltaic （PV）

RWE Commissions 92 MW Photovoltaic Farm in Spain

Over the past two years, RWE has taken major steps to expand its solar business to more than 4.2 gigawatts worldwide. In addition to the US and Australia, Europ…