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US to end more offshore wind leases in exchange for fossil fuel investments

President Donald Trump's administration said on April 27 that it had reached a deal to end two more ‌U.S. offshore wind leases in exchange for $885 mil…

United States

Overview Energy, Meta announce space solar partnership for data centers

Overview Energy and tech giant Meta have inked a first of its kind partnership to power Meta data centers with U.S.-built space solar energy through satellites.…

United States

US solar cell maker Suniva investing $350 million in South Carolina expansion

U.S. solar manufacturer Suniva said on April 14 it will invest $350 million in a South Carolina cell factory, with production starting in early 2027.The ​facil…

Greece

ExxonMobil, Energean to sign contract for first test gas drilling off Greece in years

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil, Energean and Helleniq Energy will sign ​a contract on April 14 with ‌Stena Drilling to start exploratory drilling in a western Gree…

Electric Vehicles

VW to stop making its top electric vehicle in the US

Volkswagen said on April 9 it will end production of the ID.4 electric SUV out of ‌its Tennessee plant this month, citing a challenging time for the U.S. e…

United States

Westinghouse Establishes Standard AP1000® Plant for Fleet-Scale Deployment in U.S.

April 6, 2026 – Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted Revision 20 of the AP1000® Design Control Document (DCD) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Co…

Energy Investment

U.S. Seeks Critical Mineral Battery Projects To Invest $500 Million

The U.S. government is seeking battery manufacturing and recycling projects to invest $500 million to strengthen the national critical mineral and materials ind…

United States

Exxon and QatarEnergy's joint venture Golden Pass produces first LNG at new Texas facility

Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture ‌between QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil has produced its first liquefied natural gas at its new facility in Texas, the compan…

United States

US deep-sea mineral processing plant planned by Glomar, Australia's Cobalt Blue

Deep-sea mining firm Glomar Minerals and Australia's Cobalt Blue Holdings said on March 30 they plan to build a U.S. ‌refinery to process critical minerals…

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…

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…

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…

Ukraine

Ukrainian Energy Ministry, Naftogaz sign cooperation documents with several U.S. companies

March 26- The Ukrainian Energy Ministry and Naftogaz have signed documents with U.S. companies on cooperation in energy projects in Ukraine, Ukrainian media quo…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan and Shell strengthen cooperation in oil and gas sector

Kazakh Energy Ministry Yerlan Akkenzhenov held a meeting with Shell CEO Wael Sawan in the U.S.Photo credit: Kazakh Foreign MinistryThe press service of the Kaza…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

DOE extends emergency operations at 2 Indiana coal plants

The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday issued emergency orders further extending the operation of three generating units at two Indiana coal plants that were s…