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Digitalization

AES Ohio Secures Green Light for $249m Smart Grid Project

The Public Utility Commission of Ohio has granted US utility AES Ohio approval to implement phase 1 of its $249 million smart grid programme.

Distributed energy

Blockchain Crowdfunding Platform to Scale Solar, Mini-Grids in Sub-Saharan Africa

Engie Energy Access and Energy Web are to develop a decentralised finance crowdfunding platform to support electrification in sub-Saharan Africa.

Crude Oil

Venezuela’s Oil Boss Projects Soaring Output, Despite Crumbling Infrastructure and U.S. Sanctions

In Venezuela, waiting in line at a gas station -- sometimes for days -- has become so routine that it’s hard to imagine life without it.

Hydrogen Project

India Organizing Green Hydrogen Summit of BRICS Nations

India is scheduled to host a two-day summit on green hydrogen, with countries like Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa set to take part in it.

Solar Power Plant

Astronauts Install New Solar Panels in 6-Hour Spacewalk on International Space Station

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conducted a spacewalk Sunday -- their second in the past week -- to install ne…

Oil Field

China Discovers 900m-Tonne Oil and Gas Field in Xinjiang

China has discovered a new 900-million-tonne oil and gas field in the Tarim Basin in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region after six years' intensiv…

Power Construction

Grid Operator Says Texans can Return to Regular Electricity Use

"Grid operator says Texans can return to regular electricity use" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that inf…

Nuclear Power Plant

Iran’s Only Nuclear Power Plant Undergoes Emergency Shutdown

Official says temporary shutdown for repairs started on Saturday and could last up to four days, possibly causing power outages.

Energy Transition

Amara Raja Plugs into New Energy

The auto battery major gears up for electric mobility with new leadership

Electric Car

Japan’s Mazda Outlines Boost to EV Sales Ratio

Japanese auto producer Mazda has a strategy to boost the ratio of electric vehicles to 25pc of all sales by 2030, planning to launch three new all-electric cars…

China Belt and Road

China's Investment into BRI Countries Expands in Jan.-May

China's outbound direct investment into countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative increased in the first five months, official data showed.

Oil Price

Biden, Putin Did Not Discuss Oil Prices Or OPEC+ Deal

The leaders of the United States and Russia did not discuss oil prices or the OPEC+ deal at their summit in Geneva on Wednesday

Wind Power Project

Shell Plans to Bid in Norway’s Offshore Wind Energy Tender

Shell teamed up with Norwegian utilities BKK and Lyse to bid in the Nordic country’s first offshore wind power tender expected next year, the companies said on…

Hydrogen Project

UK Urged to Raise 5GW Hydrogen Target

Industry leaders believe ‘lack of a clear strategy’ has seen UK ‘miss out’ on valuable investments, reveals survey

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa Enters Mobile Floater Tech Partnership

Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding with mobile offshore wind outfit Odfjell Oceanwind.