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China

CATL’s Shenxing 3rd Gen Battery Hits Full Charge in Under Seven Minutes

At its CATL Tech Day, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited rolled out the third generation of its Shenxing LFP battery, and the headline number is the ki…

United States

World's first 50 MW superhot geothermal power plant targets Oregon by 2030

Quaise Energy said it is moving ahead with plans to build what it describes as the world’s first power plant using superhot geothermal energy, with an ini…

United States

US judge blocks Trump administration actions stymieing wind, solar projects

A federal ​judge on April 21 blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a series of permitting policies that wind and solar ‌energ…

Spain

Spain and Ireland are set to assess viability of undersea power link

Spain and Ireland's energy ministers will sign a preliminary agreement on April 21 on ​assessing the viability of an undersea power link ‌between the …

China

First Taipingling unit enters commercial operation

On 19 April, unit 1 of the Taipingling nuclear power plant has entered commercial operation, China General Nuclear announced. The unit is the first of six Hualo…

Afghanistan

CASA-1000 power transmission project to launch in summer 2027 after work completed in Afghanistan

Work in Afghanistan on infrastructure to connect to the CASA-1000 Central Asia - South Asia regional power transmission project will be completed in the spring …

Spain

GE Vernova to supply workhorse wind turbines for Santa Maria de las Fuentes Wind Farm in Spain

GE Vernova announced on April 20 that it has signed an agreement to provide 15 of its 6.1 MW-158m workhorse wind turbines to power the Santa Maria de las Fuente…

United States

USA Rare Earth buys Brazil's Serra Verde for $2.8 billion

USA Rare Earth said on April 20 it will buy Brazilian rare earths miner Serra Verde in a ‌cash-and-stock deal worth $2.8 billion, the latest in a string of…

Indonesia

Italy's Eni makes major Indonesian offshore gas discovery

20 April – Eni announces a new giant gas discovery made by the Geliga‑1 exploration well, drilled in the Ganal block in the Kutei Basin, offshore Indonesia, a…

China

China and Turkmenistan sign deal to build phase four of Galkynysh gas field

Turkmenistan's state gas company and China's CNPC signed a deal on April 16 to build the fourth ​phase of Turkmenistan's Galkynysh gas field, which…

United States

Santa Fe County officials approve massive solar array near Stanley

One of the largest solar and battery energy storage developments proposed in New Mexico has won approval from the Santa Fe County Planning Commission.Thursday n…

Australia

Amazon signs first solar-plus-storage PPAs in Australia to power AI expansion

Tech giant Amazon has announced nine new renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Australia totalling 430MW, with eight projects featuring solar gen…

Australia

Yancoal Strikes US$2.4 Billion Deal for Australia's Largest Underground Coal Mine

Yancoal Australia has agreed to buy an 80 percent stake in Queensland’s Kestrel coal mine for up to US$2.4 billion, securing one of the country's most…

Colombia

Colombia announces renewable energy auction

Colombian Energy ​Minister Edwin Palma on April 15 announced an upcoming renewable ‌energy auction, saying that he would travel to the United States next …

United States

Nuclear reactor developer X‑Energy targets $7.5 billion valuation in US IPO

Amazon-backed X-Energy is targeting a valuation of up to $7.51 billion in its initial public offering ​in the United States, the nuclear reactor developer said…