Us

United States

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Achieves US Licensing Milestone

The LTR, which was submitted to the NRC in December 2019, forms the basis for the dramatic simplification of the BWRX-300.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Northern Ireland Orders 20 Hydrogen Buses

Northern Ireland has ordered 20 hydrogen buses from Wrightbus as the country takes steps to decarbonise its public transport.

Energy Storage Project

Enel X to Install Solar + Storage System at Eaton Manufacturing Plant in Puerto Rico

Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services business line, and power management company Eaton announced plans for microgrid development in Puerto Rico.

Oil & Gas Supply

Iraq Cuts Term Crude Supplies to Some European Cilents

Deliveries of Iraqi Basrah crude to Europe and the Mediterranean could drop next year after state-owned marketer Somo trimmed allocations for some of its term c…

Coal Trade

Colombia’s Coal Output Halves in Third Quarter

Colombia's coal production fell by 47.4pc on the year during the third quarter, hit by suspended output at mines owned by Glencore subsidiary Prodeco and Colomb…

Geothermal Power Plant

Mitsubishi Power to Upgrade Geothermal Plant in the Philippines

Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received an order for the facility upgrading of the Makban Geothermal Power Plant…

Colombia

The ANH Signed 4 Contracts in the Third Cycle of the Continuous Area Nomination Process

The National Hydrocarbons Agency - ANH signed 4 new contracts today, as a conclusion of the third cycle of the Continuous Area Nomination Process, PPAA.

Distributed energy

How the UK Is Building Grid Markets to Reward Flexible Distributed Energy

Opus One and Scottish & Southern Energy take the next steps in the U.K.’s integrated-grid vision.

Offshore Wind Power

Orsted Renews US Maritime Research Partnership

Orsted has announced a new three-year partnership with the US Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies.

Wind Farm

Southern Power's 136MW Washington Wind Site Goes Live

Southern Power has announced the 136MW Skookumchuck Wind Facility in Washington state, USA, is now operational.

Rooftop PV System

Solar Car-Parks Completed At Oman’s Mina Al Fahal

The electricity output will meet a large part of the demand at Mina Al Fahal while any surplus will be channeled into the grid.

Oil Field

BP Starts Drilling Platina Field Offshore Angola

Oil major BP has begun drilling on the Platina field in Block 18 offshore Angola using Valaris’ DS-12 drillship.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Triangle Energy Restarts Production from Cliff Head Well

Australia’s Triangle Energy has resumed production from the CH-7 well at the Cliff Head oil field following a successful workover program.

Natural Gas

India to See $66 billion Investment in Gas Infrastructure

India will see a massive $66 billion investment in the building of gas infrastructure as the government pushes for greater use of the cleaner fuel with a view t…

Combined cycle power plant

Jacobs Secures 1.2GW Power Plant Development Contract in Malaysia

US technical consultancy Jacobs has secured an engineering contract for the development of a 1.2GW combined cycle power plant in Malaysia.