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Electricity Transmission

Trump Orders Strengthening of US Grid as Electricity Demand Surges

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to strengthen the reliability and security of the nation’s electric grid, responding to growing el…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Duke Energy Applies to Extend Robinson Nuclear Plant’s Licence

Duke Energy has applied to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a subsequent licence renewal for its Robinson nuclear plant near Hartsville, South Car…

Gas turbine engine

Musk’s XAI Increased Tennessee Gas Turbines Without Permits, Community Groups Say

Elon Musk’s xAI has significantly increased the number of gas turbines at its Tennessee data center, nearly doubling the previously known count and exceed…

Oil Price

Oil Falls to Lowest Since February 2021 as Trump’s Tariffs Take Effect

Oil prices declined for a fifth consecutive day on Wednesday, April 09, 2025, reaching their lowest levels since February 2021. The drop stems from growing conc…

Crude Oil

India’s Reliance Shuts Crude Unit for 21 Days’ Maintenance, Sources Say

Reliance Industries, a major player in India’s energy sector, has initiated a 21-day maintenance shutdown at its refinery focused on the domestic market, …

Thermal Coal

Caution Grows in Thermal Coal Market Amid US-China Tariff Tensions

China has proposed a 34% tariff on all US imports starting April 10, 2025, in response to new US tariffs introduced on April 2. This move has sparked caution in…

Electric Vehicles

LI Auto See Cumulative Deliveries of LI L6 Surpass 240,000 Units

Li Auto revealed on April 8, 2025, that its Li L6 model has achieved over 240,000 cumulative deliveries. This milestone follows closely after reaching 220,000 u…

SAF

Tidewater Expects to Make Final Investment Decision on Proposed SAF Project During Second Half of 2025

Tidewater Renewables Ltd. shared its fourth-quarter financial results on March 27, revealing that its biorefinery in Prince George, British Columbia, ran at 88%…

SMR

ČEz Selects Amentum to Support SMR Programme

Amentum, a U.S.-based engineering firm, has been chosen by Czech utility ČEZ to assist in developing two small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of its new nucle…

Solar Cell

Chinese Scientists Improve Carbon Perovskite Solar Cell Performance via Dual-Solvent Process

Researchers at the East China University of Science and Technology have developed an innovative dual-solvent method to enhance the stability and efficiency of p…

Power Construction

TenneT’s Flexible Contracts to Provide 9GW Capacity, Easing Grid Access

TenneT, a Dutch power grid operator, has introduced a new initiative offering over 9 gigawatts (GW) of capacity on its high-voltage grid through flexible, time-…

Offshore Wind Power

Blaze Secures Fire Safety Contracts for Baltyk 2 and 3 Offshore Wind Farms

Blaze Manufacturing Solutions has been awarded contracts by steel company Iemants to provide fire safety systems for the Baltyk 2 and 3 offshore substations in …

Green Hydrogen

BPCL, Sembcorp Ink JV to Develop Green Hydrogen, Renewables in India

On Tuesday, Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL), an Indian state-owned refiner, entered into a joint venture with Sembcorp, a Singapore-based company supported by Tema…

Wind Power Project

Wood Mackenzie Cuts 5-Year US Wind Energy Outlook 40% on Trump Policies

The U.S. wind energy sector is facing a tough outlook, with a five-year projection for new projects being cut by 40%. This significant reduction is attributed t…

Dam

USBR Awards $115.9 Million Contract for Hyrum Dam Spillway Replacement

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has granted a $115.9 million contract to AMES Federal Contracting Group, based in Burnsville, Minnesota, to replace the sp…