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Battery

Portland General Electric Brings 475MW of Battery Storage Online

Portland General Electric (PGE) has activated 475 megawatts (MW) of battery energy storage systems to improve grid reliability and maintain affordable energy co…

Oil Refinery

India Approves $3.4 Billion Payout to State-Run Refiners for Cooking Gas Losses

India’s government approved a 300 billion rupee ($3.4 billion) compensation package for state-owned oil marketing companies to cover losses from providing…

SAF

Argentina’s YPF to Invest $400 Million in Sustainable Jet Fuel Venture

YPF, Argentina’s state-owned oil company, revealed plans to invest approximately $400 million in a new joint venture to produce and distribute sustainable…

Spain

Port of Bilbao Advances Shore Power Project With €11.4m Deal for Solar PV Plants

The Port Authority of Bilbao in Spain has awarded a €11.48 million contract for the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, which will be integrate…

United States

NCDOT Awards $182M Contract for Hampstead Bypass Completion

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded a $182 million contract to S.T. Wooten for the construction of the final section of the Hamp…

Norway

World’s First Zero-Emissions Quicklime Plant Underway in Norway

Thyssenkrupp Polysius will supply the kiln system for SMA Mineral’s upcoming pilot plant in Mo i Rana, Norway, which is designed to produce quicklime with…

Electricity Trade

Adani Power Secures Major Power Supply Contract in Bihar, India

Adani Power, India’s largest private thermal power producer, received a letter of intent from the Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited (BSPGCL) to…

Metal

Rio Tinto Says No Economic Incentive for Green Steel in Australia

Rio Tinto, a major mining company, expressed concerns about the feasibility of establishing a "green iron" sector in Australia to support decarbonization effort…

China

China Wants Fewer Pigs

Next week, representatives from China’s pig industry will meet in Beijing to discuss reducing the breeding sow population by about one million, according …

South Korea

LG Chem and Enilive Break Ground on Korea’s First HVO/SAF Plant

LG Chem Ltd., based in Seoul, South Korea, and Enilive, a biorefining subsidiary of Eni S.p.A. from Rome, Italy, have initiated construction of South Korea&rsqu…

Japan

IQM and TOYO Team to Boost Quantum Computing Adoption in Japan

TOYO Corporation, a leading Japanese firm specializing in measurement technology, has entered into a distribution agreement with IQM Quantum Computers, a Finnis…

Energy Storage Project

Maxvolt Launches Smart Inverter With Inbuilt Lithium Battery

Indian battery manufacturer MaxVolt Industries Energy Limited, based in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has expanded its product lineup with the introduction of a Sma…

Nuclear Reactor

Third Korean Reactor Taken Offline as Licence Renewal Decision Awaited

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has paused operations at Kori unit 4, located at its nuclear power plant in South Korea, as it awaits a government decision o…

Geothermal Power Project

Germany Moves to Fast-Track Geothermal Energy Projects

On Wednesday, Germany’s cabinet approved a draft law to accelerate the development of geothermal energy projects, supporting the country’s ambition …

Japan

Asahi Kasei Demonstrates Biomethane Production Using Novel Biogas Purification System

Asahi Kasei Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan, completed a demonstration trial of an innovative biogas purification system at the Kojima Sewage Treatment Plant…