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Renewable Energy

The US Now Has an Actual Plan to Connect Clean Energy to the Grid

The US Department of Energy has just released its first-ever roadmap to speed up the connection of more clean energy to the grid.The goal is to finally clear th…

SAF

Boeing Makes Its Largest Purchase of Blended Neste My Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Be Supplied by Epic Fuels and Avfuel

Boeing has agreed to purchase 7.5 million gallons (over 22,700 tons) of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in 2024 to support its US Commercial Airplane…

SMR

Energoatom and Holtec Sign Agreement for SMR Manufacturing Facilities

The agreement provides for the creation in Ukraine of manufacturing capabilities for components for small modular reactors, plus storage and transportation syst…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Inner Containment in Place at Tianwan 8

The dome of the inner containment structure has been hoisted into place on top of the inner containment walls at unit 8 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in Ch…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Constellation Applies to Renew Dresden Licence

US utility Constellation Energy Corporation has submitted a subsequent licence renewal application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its two-unit…

Offshore Substation

Dogger Bank B Offshore Substation Installed

Saipem, using its vessel Saipem 7000, has completed the installation of the offshore substation (OSS) at Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Ba…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Rooftop Photovoltaic Solar Now a Major Player in Australia's Grid, but Households Need More Batteries

Rooftop solar is now the fourth latest source of electricity in Australia, and a major player in the grid that is unparalleled in the rest of the world, but the…

Offshore Wind Power

Norway's Equinor Granted Permission for Two Extensions in Britain

A general view of the offshore wind farm Hywind Tampen, North Sea August 23, 2023. NTB/Ole Berg-Rusten via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsNorway…

Crude Oil

India's Crude Oil Imports Remain Stable at 232.5 Million Tons in Fy 2023-24

A crude oil tanker sails in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsIndi…

Oil & Gas Trade

Iraqi, US Companies Sign Agreements to Capture, Burn Gas for Power

Flames emerge from a flare stack at the West Qurna 1 oilfield in Basra, Iraq January 1, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsIraqi and…

Energy-Eficient Building

U.S. DOE Finalizes 4 Consensus-Based Efficiency Standards to Save Americans Billions on Utility Bills

DOE Finalizing Energy Efficiency Standards for Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, Circulator Pumps, Dishwashers, and Miscellaneous Refrigeratio…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Unveils New Low-Cost 'Interstellar Chariot' Electric SUV Complete With a Drone Landing

If you ever wanted an electric SUV that looked straight out of a Star Wars movie (other than Tesla’s Cybertruck), BYD has just the vehicle for you. BYD&rs…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Frankfurt Opts for Hydrogen-Powered Solaris Buses for the Third Time – This Time in Articulated Version

In-der-City-Bus GmbH (ICB), the public transport operator in Frankfurt am Main, has placed an order for 9 Solaris Urbino 18 articulated hydrogen buses. There ar…

Offshore Wind Power

2.6 GW US Offshore Wind Farm Receives Final Federal Permit, Monopile Installation to Start in May

Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has received an air quality permit from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA…

Geothermal Power Plant

BLM to Speed up Geothermal Exploration Permitting With Categorical Exclusions

San Emidio geothermal power plant, Nevada (source: U.S. Geothermal)The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the U.S. Department of Interior has announced measu…