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Gas power plant

Vistra to Buy 2.6GW Generation Capacity From Lotus for $1.9bn

Vistra, an integrated retail electricity and power generation company, has agreed to acquire a portfolio of natural gas generation facilities from Lotus Infrast…

Hydropower Plant

Rio Tinto to Modernise Quebec Hydro Plant With $1.2bn Investment

Rio Tinto has committed $1.2 billion to modernize the Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant in Alma, Quebec, marking its largest investment in hydroelectric as…

Wind Power Project

National Grid Records £303M Impairment on US Wind Project in FY24/25

UK utility company National Grid reported a £303 million ($403 million) impairment charge for the 2024/25 financial year due to halted development by its joint…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Google Signs Agreement With Energyre for 600MW of Solar Energy

Google has finalized a renewable energy agreement with energyRe, securing over 600 megawatts of solar and solar-plus-storage projects in South Carolina, USA. Th…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Pioneering DC Arc Fault Protection: Fonrich-TÜV Rheinland AFCI White Paper Redefines PV System Safety Standards

On May 7, 2025, at Intersolar Europe 2025 in Munich, Germany, Fonrich New Energy, in collaboration with TÜV Rheinland, officially launched the Arc Fault Circui…

Hydropower Plant

World Bank Approves $350 Million Grant for Malawi Hydropower Project

On Thursday, the World Bank’s board of directors approved a $350 million grant to fund the Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project in Malawi. This initiativ…

Offshore Wind Power

Dutch Postpone Offshore Wind Farm Tenders Due to Low Interest

On Friday, the Dutch government announced a delay in tenders for two offshore wind farms, originally set for September, with a combined capacity of 2 gigawatts …

Power Construction

US Issues Emergency Orders to Address Puerto Rico Grid Security Issues

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced emergency measures to tackle significant grid reliability concerns and enhance the stability of Puerto …

Natural Gas

Turkey Finds New Natural Gas Reserve in Black Sea, Erdogan Says

On Saturday, President Tayyip Erdogan announced the discovery of a 75 billion cubic meter (bcm) natural gas reserve in the Black Sea, uncovered during drilling …

Power Construction

Quanshun Flow Control Welcomed Experts From the China Electric Power Equipment Management Association for Inspection and Guidance, Discussing a New Chapter in the Technological Development of Large-Di

On May 14, a delegation of experts from the China Power Equipment Management Association visited Henan Quanshun Fluid Control Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (he…

China

World’s Largest Car Carrier Built by China Sets Sail

Anji Ansheng, China's domestically built ocean-going car carrier and the largest in the world by capacity, embarked on its maiden voyage to Europe on Thursd…

Energy Storage Project

Houston Battery Energy Storage Project Begins Construction

Irby Construction Company has teamed up with SMT Energy and CenterPoint Energy to launch the SMT Houston IV project, a 320MWh battery energy storage system (BES…

Carbon Capture

Svante Launches Commercial Gigafactory for Carbon Capture Filters

Svante Technologies Inc., based in Burnaby, B.C., Canada, has officially completed the commissioning of its Centre of Excellence for Carbon Capture and Removal …

Germany

Wacker Begins Production of Hybrid Polymers in Germany

Wacker Chemie AG, based in Munich, Germany, has launched production of hybrid polymers at its Nünchritz site in Germany, with the new facility currently ra…

United Kingdom

ACCIONA to Upgrade Coppermills Water Treatment Facility in London

ACCIONA has announced a major upgrade to the Coppermills water treatment facility in the UK, a crucial site that supplies one-third of Greater London’s dr…