Policy & Regulatory
The US announces US$7bn grant allocation for residential solar projects
The United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a US$7bn grant competition aimed at the deployment of more than 4 GW ...
Infrastructure & Investments
OW starts construction of the 882 MW Moray West wind project off Scotland (UK)
Ocean Winds (OW), a 50:50 joint venture between Portugal’s EDP Renewables and France’s Engie, has installed the first turbine of the 882 MW ...
Infrastructure & Investments
Chinese firms begin construction of two solar projects (300 MW) in Algeria
The Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has started building a 220 MW solar PV power plant in the Biskra wilaya (northern A...
Energy & Climate Markets
The Finland-Estonia Balticconnector gas pipeline resumes operations
The Finnish state-owned natural gas transmission system operator Gasgrid has announced that the 2.6 bcm/year Balticconnector subsea gas pipe...
Companies
TotalEnergies will acquire 100% of the Malaysian gas producer SapuraOMV
The French oil and gas company TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Sapura Upstream Assets to acquire its 50% stake in the Malaysian u...
Policy & Regulatory
Hungary offers loans to double geothermal energy use by 2030
Hungary’s Ministry of Energy Affairs has announced the National Geothermal Strategy to boost geothermal energy use from the current 6.4 PJ t...
Policy & Regulatory
China unveils new draft energy law for the development of nuclear power
China has unveiled a draft nuclear energy law to promote the development of nuclear power in the country. The amended law intends to clarify...
Companies
BASF acquires 49% stake of 1.6 GW Nordlicht offshore wind projects in Germany
The Swedish energy group Vattenfall has signed a deal with BASF to sell 49% of Vattenfall's 980 MW Nordlicht 1 and 630 MW Nordlicht 2 wind p...
Policy & Regulatory
Denmark initiates tender for 6 GW of offshore wind capacity
The Danish Energy Agency has launched a tender for at least 6 GW of offshore wind capacity, to be completed in 2030. The auction is divided ...
Energy & Climate Markets
Portugal’s Galp discovers more than 10 Gbl of oil in Namibia
The Portuguese energy group Galp has made a discovery in the Mopane exploration block offshore Namibia, detecting more than 10 Gbl of oil. T...
Infrastructure & Investments
The UK greenlights the 560 MW Green Volt floating wind project
Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have secured offshore planning approval for their Gr...
Infrastructure & Investments
A 600 MW storage project in Belgium secures construction permit
GIGA Storage has secured a permit for the construction of a battery project of 600 MW/2,400 MWh in Belgium, the GIGA Green Turtle project. T...