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Energy Security

Energy Secretary Says Adversaries have Capability of Shutting Down US Power Grid

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday warned in stark terms that the US power grid is vulnerable to attacks.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Biden's Electric Vehicle Plan Includes Battery Recycling Push

President Joe Biden's strategy to make the United States a powerhouse in electric vehicles will include boosting domestic recycling of batteries to reuse lithiu…

EV Market

Tesla's China Orders Fall by Nearly Half in May

Tesla Inc's vehicle orders in China nearly halved in May from April, against the backdrop of increased government scrutiny on the US electric carmaker.

Natural Gas

1st Leg of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to Supply Gas in 10 days

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the completion of the first leg of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Moscow and Berlin, which is expected to supply …

Offshore Wind Power

Taaleri Energia Swoops for 252MW Finnish Wind

Taaleri Energia has bought two ready-to-build wind farms in Finland with a combined capacity of 252MW using capital from its Taaleri II SolarWind fund.

Wind Farm

Fortum to Construct 237MW of Russian Wind

Finnish developer invests in new projects in country’s Samara region

Nuclear Power Plant

Hungary, Russia to Speed up Construction of Paks II Nuclear Power Plant

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has agreed with Russia’s state nuclear construction company Rosatom that work on Hungary’s new nuclear plant at …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Two Bulgarian Coal Power Plants to be Converted to Natural Gas, Hydrogen

The Varna thermal power plant has signed a contract to install two gas-fired combined cycle units with an installed capacity of 270 MW each, just a few weeks af…

OPEC

Russia Claims Its Compliance With OPEC+ Cuts Was Almost 100% In May

Russia was close to complying 100 percent with its oil production quota under the OPEC+ deal in May

Hydrogen Technology

Ardmore Shipping Unveil Definitive Agreement for Methanol-to-Hydrogen Technology

​Ardmore Shipping today said it has inked a deal to invest in Element 1’s unique methanol-to-hydrogen technology, building on its previous joint venture and s…

Oil Field

Australia’s Karoon Takes FID on Patola Oil Field

Australian independent Karoon Energy has made a positive final investment decision on the 10,000 b/d Patola oil field in the Santos basin offshore Brazil at a d…

Wind Power Tower

CS Wind Takes over World's Largest Wind Tower Plant in the U.S.

CS Wind, the world's No. 1 wind turbine tower manufacturer, announced on June 3 that it has acquired a 100 percent stake in a U.S. plant of Danish wind turbine …

Hydrogen Technology

SK Makes Strategic Investment in Clean Hydrogen Company Monolith; “Cyan Hydrogen”

SK Corp, the holding company of SK Group, has made a strategic investment in Monolith, a US company that has developed a plasma-based process to produce “cyan…

Battery Recycling

Primobius Entering N American Battery Recycling Market with Stelco

Primobius GmbH is a 50:50 joint venture company owned by Neometals Ltd., Australia, and SMS group to commercialize an environmentally friendly recycling solutio…

Nuclear Power Plant

Tianwan 6 Enters Commercial Operation

Unit 6 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province has entered commercial operation, having successfully completed a 100-hour continuous oper…