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Power Construction

New England Grid Demand Hits Record Low as Rooftop Solar Kicks In

On April 20, 2025, power demand in the far northeast United States reached a historic low of 5,318 megawatts, according to ISO New England, the regional grid op…

Rooftop Solar

California Proposes Break to Rooftop Solar Contracts, Raising Average Bills $63

A new legislative proposal in California, AB 942, aims to modify existing rooftop solar net metering contracts, affecting approximately two million customers. I…

Crude Oil

Chevron and TotalEnergies Flow First Oil & Gas From Gulf of America Project

Chevron, a U.S.-based energy company, and TotalEnergies, headquartered in France, have initiated oil and gas production at the Ballymore deepwater project in th…

Energy Storage Project

Northern Colorado Utility to Build 100-MW Battery System

Platte River Power Authority, a Colorado-based utility, has partnered with NextEra Energy Resources to develop a 100-MW/400-MWh lithium iron phosphate battery e…

Tidal Energy

UK’s Porpoise Power Exits Stealth Mode With €1.3m for Its Scalable Tidal Energy System

Porpoise Power, a UK-based startup focused on tidal stream technology, has emerged from stealth and raised £1.2 million (approximately €1.39 million)…

Carbon Capture

US Energy Expands Carbon Capture Assets With New Acquisition

U.S. Energy Corporation has expanded its industrial gas and carbon capture platform in Montana by acquiring a privately held company for $0.2 million. The acqui…

Smart Meter

E.ON Next Warns York Over Radio Teleswitch Service Meter

E.ON Next is urging approximately 800 customers in York with Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters to upgrade to smart meters before the radio signal powering t…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany’s PV Installations Down Sharply in March

In March, Germany added approximately 787.2 MW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, according to data from the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). T…

Hydropower Plant

Poll Shows Strong Support Among Canadians for Expanding Hydropower

A recent national survey, commissioned by WaterPower Canada and conducted by Abacus Data, reveals that over 90% of Canadians favor the expansion of both new and…

Crude Oil

U.S. Crude Production Rose by 2% in 2024, Mostly From Permian, EIA Finds

In 2024, U.S. crude oil production increased by 270,000 barrels per day (bpd), reaching an average of 13.2 million bpd, according to the U.S. Energy Information…

Solar project

Grenergy Launches Chilean Solar, Battery Auction

Grenergy, a Spanish clean energy company, has initiated a reverse auction in Chile to sell approximately 1.7 terawatt hours of energy annually from its solar an…

Tidal Energy

UK Firm Raises Almost $1.6m to Scale Dolphin-Inspired Tidal Energy Tech

Porpoise Power, a tidal energy startup from the University of Oxford, has raised £1.2 million (approximately $1.58 million) in pre-seed funding. The inves…

FLNG

Inaugural Cargo Lifted From FLNG at BP’s African Deepwater Project

BP, a UK-based energy company, has successfully loaded its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 project, locate…

Solar Inverter

Sungrow Releases Modular Inverter for Utility-Scale Solar

Sungrow, a leading Chinese renewable energy company, has introduced an advanced inverter solution for large-scale solar power projects. Named the 1+X 2.0 Modula…

Offshore Wind Power

Trump Administration Halts Construction of Equinor’s NY Offshore Wind Farm

The U.S. Department of the Interior has ordered a halt to construction on Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind farm, a decision announced late on Wednesday, Apr…