Envision Installs 8MW Turbine in Philippines
Envision Energy installed its first 8 MW turbine on Alabat Island, marking the largest wind turbine it has delivered internationally. The turbine, part of the 64 MW Alabat Wind Power Project, features a 182‑metre rotor, 105‑metre hub height and anti‑typhoon technology. Developed under the Philippines’ Green Energy Auction Program Round 2, the project will be among the inaugural wind assets delivered through the auction scheme. Direct barge delivery from China and a segmented tower highlight new logistical approaches for the region’s wind market.
Vestas Secures 1.4GW Vanguard East Order with RWE
Vestas has landed a firm 1.38 GW contract to supply 92 V236‑15.0 MW turbines for RWE’s Vanguard East offshore wind farm off Norfolk. The deal includes delivery, commissioning and a five‑year service package, followed by long‑term operational support. Vanguard East follows a...
Drone Strike Sparks Fire at ADNOC’s Ruwais Industrial Complex
Abu Dhabi’s state oil company ADNOC shut its Ruwais refinery after a fire broke out following a drone strike on the complex. The facility, which can process up to 922,000 barrels of oil per day and hosts major chemical, fertilizer...
Turning Farms Into Jet Fuel Factories Won’t Fix Aviation Emissions
The aviation sector is betting on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to cut emissions, but crop‑based SAF may negate carbon gains due to indirect land‑use change and water use. Waste‑oil SAF offers high reductions but lacks scalability, while corn, soy and...
NERC Overstates Reliability Risks in Long-Term Assessment: Grid Strategies
Grid Strategies contends that NERC’s 2025 Long‑Term Reliability Assessment exaggerates U.S. grid risks by inflating demand forecasts, especially the 90 GW data‑center load projected for 2030. The consulting firm argues the LTRA underestimates supply, ignoring projects in interconnection queues and non‑firm...
IPP Econergy’s Head of Energy Storage Talks Pipeline, Financing, Germany, Procurement and Pricing
IPP Econergy’s head of energy storage outlined an ambitious pipeline of projects aimed at delivering roughly €2 bn of storage capacity by 2028. The company secured about €500 m in financing from European green banks to fund the rollout. In Germany, Econergy...
Strata Clean Energy Signs 1-GW FTC Solar Tracker Supply Agreement
FTC Solar has inked a five‑year, 1‑GW supply agreement with U.S. developer Strata Clean Energy, extending a prior 500‑MW deal that began in September 2024. The contract will see the first new project break ground in 2027 and includes delivery...
Scots Still Support Windfall Tax
A new Survation poll of over 2,000 Scottish adults shows 41% support for the Energy Profit Levy, while only 19% oppose it. Backing cuts across party lines, with Liberal Democrat voters at 59% and Labour at 54%, and even 37%...
Base Power Launches 100MW VPP Programme in Texas
Base Power announced a 100 MW virtual power plant (VPP) programme with Denton County Electric Cooperative (CoServ) in North Texas, its largest deal to date. The initiative will install interconnected residential battery‑energy‑storage systems (BESS) that provide dispatchable capacity during peak demand...
West Asia Conflict Disrupts Gas Supply to Maharashtra Industry; MNGL Invokes Force Majeure
Escalating conflict in West Asia has halted LNG vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd. (MNGL) to invoke a force majeure clause. The disruption is forcing industrial consumers in Maharashtra to curb gas draw‑downs and seek...
‘Scale Is How You Win’: Macquarie’s Ed Northam on Green Investing
Macquarie Asset Management’s global head of green investments, Ed Northam, emphasized that scale is the decisive factor in winning the green‑investment race. He highlighted abundant opportunities in U.S. renewable power despite a slowdown in project delivery timelines. Northam noted that...
SRM Institute of Science and Tech Licenses Its Cell Encapsulation Technology to Anabond
SRM Institute of Science and Technology has licensed its five‑year‑developed cell‑encapsulant technology to industrial adhesive maker Anabond Ltd. The agreement provides SRMIST with an upfront ₹1 crore and royalties for seven years, while the encapsulant promises up to a 50 percent increase...
Netherlands Hits Record Electricity Production and Exports in 2025
The Netherlands set a new electricity production record in 2025, generating 132 billion kWh – a 10% increase over 2024. Renewables accounted for 49% of output, driven by a 17% jump in solar generation and the first full year of offshore wind...
Enduring Storage Deficits in Key Regions Could Further Bolster Natural Gas Forward Prices
Natural gas inventories in major consuming regions ended February in significant deficits despite robust production and near‑normal overall storage. The East is 17% below its seasonal average, the Midwest 16% short, and the South Central also lagging. These regional shortfalls...
New Proteins, Biomanufacturing & Green Energy: China Charts Path to 2030 in 15th Five-Year Plan
China’s draft 15th Five‑Year Plan (2026‑30) places new protein sources, biomanufacturing and green energy at the core of its climate and food‑security strategy. The plan calls for expanding grain output to 725 million tonnes, advancing AI‑driven seed innovation and commercialising gene‑edited...
Viridien Starts Seismic Reprocessing Initiative for India’s Offshore Basins
Viridien has launched a regional multi‑client seismic reprocessing initiative targeting India’s offshore basins, beginning with a Phase 1 reimaging of roughly 9,000 sq km of 3D data in the Mahanadi Basin. The project will deliver fast‑track results by June 2026 and complete datasets by...
DRC Boosts Oil Revenue and Fights Fraud with Innovative Fuel Traceability Program
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a molecular marking program for petroleum products, using invisible chemical tracers to track fuel from import to retail. Partnering with Authentix Inc., the initiative aims to curb smuggling and improve tax compliance. Early...
Nordex Wins Order for 40 Turbines From Wpd for German Wind Farms
Nordex Group landed a 40‑turbine order from developer wpd, delivering roughly 279 MW across nine German sites. The contract mixes 36 N163/6.X units with four larger N175/6.X turbines, each mounted on hybrid towers and slated for 2027 installation. A 15‑year premium...
Market Sentiment Improves Further on Saudi Oil Rerouting, Dollar Stays Soft
Global markets rallied as Saudi Aramco activated the East‑West pipeline, restoring roughly 70% of its crude exports—about 5 million barrels per day—despite Gulf shipping disruptions. The move eased fears of a major oil supply shock, keeping WTI near $90 and lifting...
Net Zero Won’t Fail if We Miss 1.5C Target
New research from the Euro‑Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, published in Nature Climate Change, finds that a temporary overshoot of the Paris 1.5°C limit does not derail the global net‑zero goal, but it reshapes how climate policy is crafted. Scenarios...
Hydrogen vs Batteries on Norway’s Lofoten Route: An Engineering Reality Check
Investigative reports suggest PowerCell’s marine fuel cells may only last about 3,000 operating hours, far short of the 33,000‑hour durability claimed in tender documents. The Vestfjord Lofoten hydrogen ferry project therefore faces not only uncertain propulsion reliability but also massive...
1-GW Solar Project Planned for Utah Hyperscale Data Center
Creekstone Energy received zoning approval from Millard County to develop a more than 1 GW solar farm on 13,000 acres of state trust land in Utah. The project, tied to a long‑term lease with the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration,...
Can Sweden’s Green Industry Dream Rise From the Ashes?
Swedish town Skellefteå, once booming thanks to Northvolt’s gigafactory, saw a sharp decline after the battery maker filed for bankruptcy in March 2025, shrinking the population by 3,000. The collapse follows other stalled green projects, including Fertiberia’s ammonia plant and...
Constrained Egress, Enduring Demand: Why Canadian Oil Markets Will Rely on Brownfield Expansion Through 2030
Canadian crude producers face a looming egress bottleneck as pipeline capacity is projected to be fully utilized by the end of 2026. To keep the WTI‑WCS price differential from widening, the industry is counting on brownfield expansions, chiefly from Trans...
Malaysia: Tesla Begins Opening Its Charging Network to Other EVs
Tesla has begun allowing non‑Tesla electric vehicles to use its Supercharger network at four sites in the Kuala Lumpur region. The stations—Pavilion KL, i‑City Finance Avenue, IOI City Mall, and Gamuda Cove—offer up to 250 kW charging and charge other EVs...
VDE Hail Risk Model Updated to Reflect Increasing Wind Speeds During Hailstorms
VDE Americas has upgraded its proprietary Hail Risk Model by integrating newly analyzed wind‑speed data from hailstorms across the contiguous United States. The research shows wind speeds can more than double previous estimates, increasing hail impact force on solar panels....
One New and One Converted Trenching Support Vessel to Enrich Jan De Nul’s Fleet
Jan De Nul is adding two trenching support vessels to its fleet: a brand‑new Ulstein‑design ship built at China Merchants Heavy Industry, and a converted water‑injection dredger, Henry Darcy. The newbuild will operate on biofuel and green methanol, feature ultra‑low‑emission technology, and carry...
Oil Surged Past $100 Before Coming Back to Earth. Wall Street Is Bracing for What Comes Next.
Oil prices surged past the $100‑a‑barrel benchmark over the weekend as tensions escalated in Iran, prompting panic across markets. G7 nations quickly pledged to tap strategic reserves and President Trump’s reassurance helped pull prices back, allowing major indexes to close...
TU Braunschweig Strengthens Battery Research Centre
TU Braunschweig’s Battery Labfactory (BLB) has opened three new pilot systems—a 3D‑printing line for solid‑state electrodes, a dry‑coating pilot, and a tandem wet‑coating line for circular battery production. The €10 million investment, funded by the Federal Ministry’s ForBatt programme, completes a...
South Africa’s Energy Future Hinges on Getting Wheeling Right
South Africa’s renewable sector is poised for rapid expansion as regulators prepare a competitive wholesale market, potentially launching in 2026. Central to this growth is energy wheeling, which uses existing transmission lines to move power from private generators to end‑users,...
Tunisia Issues Call for 300MW/150MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project
Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy has opened a tender for a 300 MW solar plant paired with a 150 MW/540 MWh battery storage system near Bazma, covering 440 ha in the south. The bid deadline is 14 October 2026. This follows earlier initiatives, including...
Market Spinning After 'Most Epic Price Reversal in Oil History'
Oil prices surged past $100 per barrel before reversing sharply, marking what analysts call the most epic price reversal in oil history. The swing was driven by mixed signals about the U.S.–Iran conflict, including President Trump's comments and hopes of...
Solar on New Builds More Attractive to House Buyers
A new E.ON UK survey of 2,500 adults reveals that 75% of potential homebuyers are more likely to choose a newly built house equipped with solar panels, making solar the most desired low‑carbon feature at 72% preference. Support for mandatory...
Chinese Launch Next-Gen Deepwater Multi-Purpose Offshore Engineering Vessel
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has launched a 126‑metre deepwater multi‑purpose offshore engineering vessel for China National Offshore Oil Corporation’s Shenzhen Offshore Engineering Technology Service. The ship features a 400‑ton crane, a 3,000‑ton cable reel, a 1,600‑HP trencher, a 12‑person...
X1 Wind Gets DNV Certification for Floating Wind Platform Design
X1 Wind has secured a DNV Statement of Compliance for the basic design of its X100 floating offshore wind platform. The certification confirms the platform meets international standards for structural integrity, stability and hydrodynamic performance over a 25‑year service life....
Southeast Asian Gas Drilling Ops Edging Closer with ‘Major Milestone’ Reached
UK‑based, AIM‑listed Sunda Energy has secured a Category A environmental licence for its Chuditch‑2 appraisal well in Timor‑Leste’s offshore Chuditch field. The licence, issued on 9 March 2026 and valid until March 2028, follows the submission and endorsement of a detailed environmental impact statement...
“Ironic Twist of History:” Offshore Wind Developer Solves 150-Year Old Mystery of Sunken Coal Ship
Offshore wind developer Iberdrola’s Aurora Green survey off southern Victoria uncovered two shipwrecks, confirming the long‑lost 1853 iron steamer City of Hobart alongside the known SS Vicky. The 3 GW wind farm, slated to power about 2.25 million homes, is part of...
Eskom Tariffs to Surge on 1 April as Nersa Blunder Hits Home
Nersa has approved an 8.76% electricity tariff increase for Eskom direct customers and a 9.01% rise for municipalities for the 2026/27 financial year, after correcting a major calculation error that originally set rates at 5.36% and 6.19%. The regulator admitted...
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GROUNDUP: Joburg Residents Dispute Massive Electricity Bills as City Power Tackles Broken Billing System
Johannesburg’s City Power assumed municipal electricity billing in July 2025 to address a decade‑long broken system and a R20‑billion deficit. The handover uncovered widespread meter errors, tariff misclassifications and unbilled accounts, prompting a city‑wide audit that recovered about R1.1 billion and...
EU’s Dream of Energy for the People Is Far Away
The European Court of Auditors reports that the EU’s citizen‑led energy community programme is lagging dramatically behind its original timetable. While Brussels envisioned these schemes supplying 17‑21% of the bloc’s wind and solar capacity by 2030, the number of active...
'Quality' Coal Rallies as LNG Spikes
LNG spot prices in Asia surged to a two‑year high of $22.50 per mmBtu after strikes closed the Strait of Hormuz, cutting Qatar’s supply. The spike lifted high‑quality 6,000 kcal/kg thermal coal to $129.62 a ton, a 14‑month peak, while European...
Italy Opens New LNG Chapter with FSRU Ticking Off First Small Scale Cargo
Italy’s OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, a Snam subsidiary, has begun commercial small‑scale LNG operations at its FSRU Toscana off Livorno. The inaugural cargo of 4,000 cubic metres arrived on the Green Zeebrugge carrier, marking the first SSLNG service in the country....
Scrapping North Sea Windfall Tax Would Not Reduce UK Energy Bills, Say Experts
The UK government is weighing a reduction or removal of the North Sea windfall tax, a levy introduced in 2022 after the Ukraine war drove oil prices higher. Economists argue that scrapping the tax would not translate into lower household...
Mantle8 Awarded €2.06M EU Grant for Natural Hydrogen Platform
Mantle8, a European natural‑hydrogen exploration startup founded in 2024, has secured a €2.06 million grant from the EU’s Just Transition Fund. The funding will be used to expand its technology platform in Grenoble, including the HOREX pilot, a new geochemistry lab,...
Data Centres Should Provide Flexibility Services to the Grid
Data centres are poised to become active flexibility assets for the UK grid as AI-driven demand grows. Research shows that if new data centres operate flexibly just 1 % of the time, they can be integrated without additional power plants, reducing...
Asia’s Fuel Crunch Forces Four-Day Weeks and School Closures
Asian nations are tightening fuel policies as the Middle East war curtails global oil supplies. Vietnam responded by lowering import tariffs on select petroleum products and mandating that uncommitted oil be sold to domestic refineries. The civil aviation authority warned...
Mega Heat Pumps for Industry and District Heating: New Projects Across Europe Show Potential
Large‑scale heat pumps are moving from pilot to commercial scale across Europe, with projects in Austria, Finland and Germany showcasing industrial and district‑heating applications. Turboden’s 12 MW pump for Delfort paper mill cuts 19,000 t CO₂ per year, while Everllence’s 20‑33 MW air‑to‑water...
GridStor Secures $120m for Gunnar Reliability Project in Texas
GridStor has secured a $120 million financing package from NORD/LB and Siemens Financial Services for its 150 MW/300 MWh Gunnar Reliability Project in Hidalgo County, Texas. The funding includes construction and tax‑equity bridge loans as well as letters of credit, marking Siemens’ first...
Hammertech AS Signs Three-Year Frame Agreement for AquaFieldTM Mud Meters
Hammertech AS, a subsidiary of Nordic Technology Group, has secured a three‑year frame agreement with a leading international oil‑and‑gas services company to supply its AquaField™ Mud multiphase meters. The customer projects an outtake of roughly 90 meters across the contract...
China’s Energy Defences Ease Sting of Iran War Instability
China is strengthening its energy security framework to offset volatility caused by the Iran‑related conflict. The government has expanded strategic petroleum reserves, accelerated domestic renewable projects, and secured new long‑term contracts with alternative suppliers. These moves aim to insulate the...