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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…

United States

Consumers Energy Gets Approval for Major Grid Upgrades

March 27, Consumers Energy today received the green light to carry out new upgrades to secure Michigan's electric grid, a major investment that will keep th…

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…

United States

Microsoft, Nvidia team up for AI for nuclear

Microsoft has announced an 'AI for nuclear' collaboration with Nvidia, to provide end-to-end tools that streamline permitting, accelerate design, and op…

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

NASA aims for nuclear-powered Mars mission in 2028

The US space agency NASA has outlined a series of mission goals, including a return to the Moon by early 2028 and a Mars mission in the same year using nuclear …

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…

Gas power plant

Duke Energy secures approval for gas plant in South Carolina

Utility Duke Energy said on March 26 that the ​Public Service Commission of South ‌Carolina had approved its plan to build new natural gas-fired ​generat…

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…

Energy Investment

Zelestra secures $600 million for 440 MW Texas solar portfolio to supply solar portfolio

Renewable energy developer Zelestra has closed a $600 million green project financing package to fund the construction and development of two utility-scale sola…

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…

LNG

Baker Hughes to Supply Tech for Offshore LNG Project in Texas

Baker Hughes has secured a contract to supply gas compression and power generation technology for ST LNG’s proposed 8.4 million tonnes per annum liquefied…

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…

Solar project

Google signs PPAs on 400-MW Texas solar project portfolio

Utility solar developer Sunraycer Renewables has arranged two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Google for the Lupinus and Lupinus 2 solar project…

United States

TSEA Energy to invest $25m in North Carolina facility to boost US grid manufacturing

TSEA Energy is investing $25m in a new manufacturing facility in Eden, North Carolina, marking its first industrial operation in the United States and expanding…