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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

India Oks NPCIL, NTPC Joint Venture to Develop Nuke Plants

Photo from NTPCThe Government of India has approved the Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd. (ASHVINI), a joint venture of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (N…

Distributed energy

Joint Venture to Deploy Infrastructure Projects in Four Phases Across U.S., Europe and Middle East

EarthGrid, a Bay-area plasma tunnel-boring technology and infrastructure development company, has signed a joint venture agreement with EnerTech, a Kuwait Inves…

Energy Transition

Newly Signed California Bill Will Transition Some Neighborhoods From Gas to Electric

(Map of California coastline. Image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay)In addition to a bill requiring utilities to evaluate grid enhancing techno…

Energy Transition

Britain to Become First G7 Country to End Coal Power as Last Plant Closes

A drone view of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, Britain September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo Purchase …

Oil & Gas Supply

Death Toll in Russia Petrol Station Blast Rises to 13

Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia September 27, 2024. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing RightsThe death toll from an explosion at …

Oil & Gas Trade

Exxon Director Joins Elliott Group Seeking to Acquire Citgo Petroleum

A sign of Citgo Petroleum is seen at its headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsExxon M…

Electricity Transmission

Avangrid Shareholders Approve $2.55bn Buyback by Iberdrola

Spanish utility Iberdrola has announced that shareholders of Avangrid have approved its proposal to acquire the remaining 18% stake in the company for $2.55bn.

SMR

South Korean SMR Design Approved by Regulator

The SMART100 small modular reactor design has been granted standard design approval by South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.The layout of a …

SMR

GE Hitachi, Holtec, Rolls-Royce Smr and Westinghouse Enter UK SMR Negotiations

Great British Nuclear has announced that there are four companies remaining in the contest to select technology for the UK's proposed small modular reactor …

Hydropower Plant

EPCG and EDF Sign Memorandum for Hydropower Development

Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and Electricité de France (EDF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to outline a long-term partnership in en…

Hydropower Plant

MoU Signed to Boost Sustainable Hydropower Development in Nepal

Image courtesy of the Hydropower Sustainability AllianceAmemorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the FMO – Dutch entrepreneurial develop…

Energy Storage Project

CIP Acquires 255MW/1020MWH Battery Storage Project in Arizona

The fund aims to invest in a diverse range of renewable technologies. Credit: Es sarawuth / Shutterstock.Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its f…

Electricity Transmission

UNEZA Members to Invest $116BN per Year in Clean Power and Grid Infrastructure

UNEZA members have published recommendations to policymakers. Credit: IRENA/UNEZA.Members of the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) have announced a joint …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Brennilis NPP Dismantling Reaches Final Phase

The Brennilis plant (Image credit: EDF)France’s Brennilis NPP in the Monts d’Arée in Brittany, which has been shut down since 1985, is expect…

LNG

China to start up Guangdong LNG terminal, ExxonMobil has 20-yr access

China's Guangdong Energy Group is expected to start commercial operation of a new LNG receiving terminal in south China next week which U.S. major ExxonMobi…