GRS Wins 50MWp Dintel Solar Job
GRS has secured a 50 MWp photovoltaic contract for the Dintel Solar plant in Wamba, Valladolid, partnering with Millennium Green Investment Group. The project is the second under construction in Castilla y León and will contribute to a 275 MWp pipeline, pushing GRS's Spanish portfolio beyond 900 MWp across roughly 50 projects. GRS will handle engineering, construction, hardware—using AxoneDuo Infinity trackers—and later O&M, marking its first collaboration with Millennium GIG. The award bolsters GRS’s foothold in the Iberian solar and storage market.
WisdomTree : Why the Market’s Excitement Around Uranium Is Justified
WisdomTree’s latest blog argues that uranium’s rally is rooted in solid fundamentals as nuclear power re‑enters the global energy agenda. Thirty‑one countries have pledged to triple nuclear capacity by 2050, while the United States targets a four‑fold increase. Major tech...
Zelestra Advances Klevenow Solar Build
Zelestra is advancing construction of its 27 MWdc Klevenow solar plant in Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern, targeting commercial operation by the end of Q2 2026. The project, secured through Germany’s EEG tenders, will generate roughly 28,700 MWh annually and avoid about 9,500 tonnes of CO₂ each year....
Long-Distance Objectors and Whale Worries Send Another Two Wind Farms Into State Planning Purgatory
Two of the four projects selected for New South Wales’ South West Renewable Energy Zone have been sent to the Independent Planning Commission after a wave of long‑distance objections. Spark Renewables’ 1.2 GW Dinawan wind project received 86 objections, while BayWa RE’s...
RWE Doubles Italy Build to 235MW
RWE has more than doubled its renewable construction portfolio in Italy, reaching 235 MW after launching 123 MW of new wind and solar projects for 2026. The expansion builds on a 112 MW build‑out started in 2025, together enough to power over 190,000...
Pressure Mounts for Mandatory Disclosure of Home Energy Efficiency Ratings
The Royal Automobile Association is urging South Australia to require energy‑efficiency ratings on every home at sale or lease. Around 70% of the state’s housing stock predates the 2003 minimum standards, leaving the average Australian home at a meagre 1.7‑star...
Renewables Industry Sets Out Clean Power Plan Ahead of Welsh Election
RenewableUK Cymru has released the Cymru Clean Power plan ahead of the 2026 Senedd election, urging the next Welsh Government to adopt a bold clean‑power strategy. The proposal outlines a £10 billion economic opportunity, 8,000 secure jobs and up to £183 million...
Drax Earned Less in 2025
British power producer Drax reported lower 2025 earnings, with adjusted EBITDA falling to £947 million from £1.064 billion, driven by weaker power prices. The company improved its balance sheet, cutting net debt to £784 million and raising earnings per share to 137.7 p, enabling...
Carbonova Advances C$13.6 Million Project in Canada with New Funding
Carbonova secured C$13.6 million to build its first commercial demonstration unit (CDU‑25) in Calgary, converting captured CO₂ and natural gas into 25 tonnes of carbon nanofibres per year. The financing blends a recent C$4.38 million grant from Emissions Reduction Alberta with strategic cash...
Fire Horse Freight Frenzy: VLCC Markets Smash Records in Supertanker Anniversary Year
The 2026 Year of the Fire Horse marks the 60th anniversary of the world’s first VLCC, Idemitsu Maru, and has sparked a surge in supertanker charter rates, with spot prices topping $200,000 per day and rumors of a one‑year deal...
Balcony Solar Is Taking State Legislatures by Storm
Balcony‑mounted plug‑in solar panels are gaining legislative traction, with bills introduced in 28 states and Washington, D.C. that would legalize permission‑less, up‑to‑1,200‑watt devices on renters' and owners' balconies. Utah remains the only state with an explicit law, but lawmakers across...
MGA Thermal Secures AU$3.25 Million ARENA Funding for Thermal Energy Storage FEED Studies
MGA Thermal has secured AU$3.25 million from ARENA to fund up to five front‑end engineering design (FEED) studies for its patented MGA Block thermal energy storage system. The studies will produce detailed designs, cost estimates and risk assessments for industrial partners...
Statkraft Reaches Milestone in the United Kingdom: Statkraft and Emsys VPPFfocus on Flexibility with 300-MW Battery Storage System “Thurrock”
Statkraft and Emsys VPP have successfully connected the 300‑MW Thurrock battery storage system to the UK grid, marking a major milestone for the partnership. The connection enables the virtual power plant to manage a gigawatt‑scale portfolio of Statkraft batteries across...
Thailand’s Gulf Energy Seeks More April LNG
Thai private‑sector importer Gulf Energy announced a new tender for two additional April LNG cargoes, targeting delivery windows of 22‑23 April and 25‑26 April. The offers are to be priced against the northeast Asian spot LNG index, with the tender closing on...
This Nuclear-Powered Battery Could Last 50 Years Without A Single Recharge
BetaVolt unveiled the BV100, a coin‑sized nuclear battery that leverages nickel‑63 beta decay to generate 100 microwatts at 3 volts and promises a 50‑year lifespan without recharging. The company claims mass production began in 2025 and a higher‑output 1‑watt version is slated...
“Do It Once, Do It Well:” Battery Installers Warned Not to Cut Corners as Rebate Demand Notches Up
Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has topped 235,000 installations, approaching the 250,000 mark and roughly 6 GWh of storage. Demand is set to spike before the May 1, 2026 deadline when the rebate shifts to a tiered model that sharply reduces discounts for...
Hephae Energy Appoints Andy Bruce as President to Support Geothermal Drilling Commercialization
Hephae Energy Technology has appointed industry veteran Andy Bruce as president to drive the commercialization of its ultra‑high‑temperature geothermal drilling and robotics solutions. Bruce brings more than three decades of leadership in downhole drilling, energy services, and M&A across companies...
Wind Farm Barnaby Loves to Hate Sent to IPC with 550 Objections, but Even More Submissions in Support
The 730 MW Winterbourne wind farm in New South Wales has been referred to the Independent Planning Commission after attracting over 550 public objections and 770 supportive submissions, giving it a 56 % approval rate among 1,371 total entries. The project, championed...
5 European Oil Stocks To Buy As Iran Risk Premium Boosts Oil Prices
Geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran have added a sizable risk premium to oil, pushing Brent into the low‑70s and sparking forecasts of $100 per barrel if conflict escalates. The surge has lifted the STOXX Europe 600 Oil...
Yancoal Hits Stride with Record Coal Production
Yancoal posted record 2025 coal production, lifting run‑of‑mine output to 67 million tonnes and saleable production to 50.8 Mt, despite a 13% revenue decline driven by lower coal prices. Operating EBITDA reached $1.44 billion, delivering a 24% margin, while cash operating costs fell...
Cat on How Field Experience Is Powering the Future of Electrification
Caterpillar’s Electrification + Energy Solutions Division has created a Product Support Field Engineering team to back its first‑generation battery‑electric mining equipment. The team troubleshoots hardware in real‑world sites, trains dealers on high‑voltage safety, and channels field observations back to engineers....
Willdan Group, Inc (WLDN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Willdan Group reported its strongest quarter ever in Q4 2019, with contract revenue jumping 49.7% to $129.4 million and net revenue rising 51.8% to $61 million. The Energy segment led the surge, posting an 84.5% increase in net revenue, while adjusted EBITDA more...
Nuscale Power Corp (SMR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Fluor Corporation reported $12 billion in new awards for 2025, with 87 % structured as reimbursable contracts, while deploying $754 million in share repurchases and receiving $2 billion from its NuScale Power investment. The Energy Solutions segment posted a $414 million loss, driven primarily by...
Kimbell Royalty Partners LP (KRP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Kimbell Royalty Partners reported Q4 2025 production of 25,627 BOE per day and adjusted EBITDA of $64.8 million, while proved reserves rose 8% to a record 73 million BOE. The company declared a $0.37 per unit distribution, a 6% increase, classified entirely as return of...
Sempra (SRE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Sempra reported adjusted Q3 2025 EPS of $1.11, a 25% year‑over‑year rise, while GAAP earnings fell to $0.12 per share because of a $514 million non‑recurring tax charge. The company reaffirmed its 2025‑2026 adjusted EPS guidance and highlighted a $10 billion sale...
Talen Energy Corp (TLN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Talen Energy reported adjusted EBITDA of $1.035 billion and adjusted free cash flow of $524 million for 2025, with Q4 cash flow surpassing the entire 2024 level. The company reaffirmed its 2026 guidance, targeting $1.75‑$2.05 billion EBITDA and $980‑$1.18 billion free cash flow, while...
Turkey and BP Reshape the Balance of Power in Northern Iraq
Turkey’s state‑owned TPAO and Britain’s BP have signed a comprehensive oil and gas cooperation agreement targeting Iraq’s Kirkuk basin. TPAO aims to lift 500,000 barrels per day by 2028, while BP’s initial target is 328,000 barrels per day, with plans...
Eos Energy Enterprises Inc (EOSE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
DMC Global reported Q4 2025 consolidated sales of $143.5 million, a 6% YoY decline, and a negative adjusted EBITDA of $1.6 million. Net debt fell 67% to $18.7 million, the lowest since the 2021 Arcadia acquisition, while cash stood at $32 million. All three...
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Pacific Gas & Electric reported full‑year 2025 core earnings of $1.50 per share, a 10% increase over 2024 and the midpoint of its guidance range. The company raised its 2026 core EPS outlook to $1.64‑$1.66, signaling another 10% growth year...
Daqo New Energy Corp (DQ) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Daqo New Energy reported a 39.7% drop in annual polysilicon production to 123,652 metric tons, staying within its guided range, while sales outpaced output at 126,707 tons. Revenue fell 35% to $665 million and average selling price slipped 7.2%, yet the...
3ME Technology Eyes Arctic-Ready Battery Systems Under South 8 LOI
3ME Technology and South 8 Technologies have signed a Letter of Intent to develop lithium‑ion batteries for extreme cold‑weather and Arctic defence use. South 8 will supply its LiGas‑enabled cells, which operate from –60 °C to +60 °C, for integration into 3ME’s EdgeVOLT Cold...
Hawthorn FC Names Anker SOLIX as Official Home Battery Partner
Hawthorn Football Club announced a premier partnership with Anker SOLIX, naming the global home‑battery leader its Proud Official Home Battery Partner. The deal coincides with Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program, which offers rebates to spur residential energy‑storage adoption. Hawthorn members will...
Pulsenics Launches AccelaGrade, Lithium-Ion Battery-Testing Solution
Pulsenics, a Toronto‑based tech firm, unveiled AccelaGrade, a rapid quality‑control platform for lithium‑ion battery remanufacturers. The solution combines partial‑discharge cycling, temperature monitoring, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to assess cell health and assign letter grades. AccelaGrade delivers a full state‑of‑health readout...
AI-Enabled Tool for Enhancing Storm Response and Grid Operations
IFS unveiled Resolve for Utilities, an AI‑enabled field service solution designed to boost storm response, crew coordination, and daily grid operations. Built on IFS's existing FSM platform, the tool incorporates IFS Nexus Black AI to automate crew callouts, enhance mutual‑aid...
Power Generation Lifts Meralco’s 2025 Profit by 12%
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) posted a record 2025, with consolidated core net income rising 12% to P50.57 billion, surpassing its P50 billion profit target. The boost came primarily from its power‑generation arm, which grew its share of profit to 33% and contributed...
Atombeam and Trilliant Announce Partnership to Expand Utility Network Data Capacity
Atombeam and Trilliant have partnered to combine Atombeam’s Neurpac data‑compression software with Trilliant’s AMI communications platform, offering utilities a way to transmit more grid data without new hardware. Neurpac’s “Data‑as‑Codewords” encoding claims up to 75% reduction in data size, effectively...
Ethanol Numbers Mixed on Week, Year, but Do Show some Positives
U.S. ethanol production held steady at 1.113 million barrels per day, slipping 5,000 barrels from the prior week but climbing 32,000 barrels year‑over‑year as plants chase demand. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development reported improved operating margins...
Small Components, Big Consequences: How Component-Level Insights Reduce Catastrophic Grid Risks
Component-level inspections give utilities granular data to improve hazard modeling, risk forecasting, and targeted mitigation. By focusing on small hardware such as cotter pins, connectors, and splices, utilities can markedly reduce outage risk during wildfires, storms, and other extreme events....
ENGIE Buys UK Power Networks in £15bn Deal
ENGIE announced a £10.5 billion equity purchase of UK Power Networks, valuing the distribution operator at a £15.8 billion enterprise value. The acquisition gives ENGIE its second‑largest market globally and adds 192,000 km of mostly underground network serving 8.5 million customers across London and...
North Sea Oil Signals Weakness
North Sea crude spreads fell to a two‑month low after Vitol and TotalEnergies halted a heavy buying spree, pushing the WTI Midland spread to just $1.70 above Brent. Derivative indicators turned bearish as weekly Brent CFDs entered contango and the...
Solar Company to Install Microgrid at Roanoke High Schools
Roanoke City Public Schools will install a solar‑powered microgrid with battery storage at Patrick Henry and William Fleming high schools, funded by a $450,000 state grant and $2.1 million from Secure Solar Futures. The $2.55 million project, the first public‑school solar microgrid...
Boulder Airport Sets Timeline For Phasing Out Leaded Avgas
Boulder Municipal Airport aims to start offering unleaded aviation fuel by late 2026, ahead of Colorado’s 2030 statewide leaded‑avgas phase‑out. The draft transition plan, due by Jan. 1, 2026, outlines annual reviews but omits specifics on fuel type, infrastructure, and financing. To...
Heron Power Snares $140 Million Series B
Heron Power announced a $140 million Series B round to launch gigawatt‑scale production of solid‑state transformers for data centers and the electric grid. The round, led by Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism Fund and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, follows a $38 million Series A raised in...
DOE Delivers $26.5 Billion in Loans to Southern Co. For 16 GW in Projects, Including New Nuclear
The U.S. Department of Energy is finalizing a $26.5 billion loan package for Southern Company that will support more than 16 GW of baseload projects, including 5 GW of new gas, 6 GW of nuclear upgrades, battery storage, and over 1,300 miles of transmission. The...
GEESE and ATM: Wake Energy Retrieval Collaboration Achieves New Milestones
Airbus and a coalition of airlines completed the GEESE wake‑energy retrieval trials, demonstrating that two A350s can rendez‑vous over the North Atlantic while maintaining vertical separation. The Pairing Assistance Tool coordinated flight paths in real time, achieving a 75% success...
Venezuela's US Crude Flows Far Shy of Trump's Claims
President Donald Trump claimed the United States received over 80 million barrels of Venezuelan crude, a figure far exceeding reality. Vortexa ship‑tracking data shows U.S. imports of Venezuelan oil totalled about 17.7 million barrels, roughly 300,000 barrels per day, in January and...
US to Allow Resale of Venezuelan Oil to Cuba
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced it will approve third‑party applications to resell Venezuelan crude and refined products to Cuba. Transactions must follow the same conditions as U.S.-authorized sales to Venezuela's state oil firm, including depositing...
Eidesvik Wins PSV Extension From Aker BP
Eidesvik Offshore has secured an additional contract extension from Aker BP for its 2012-built platform supply vessel Viking Prince. The extension adds roughly two months to the vessel’s hire, pushing the end‑date to the end of April 2026. This follows...
Nordex Achieves Record Figures in Q4/2025 - Share Jumps 19 Percent to Over €41
Nordex SE posted record Q4 2025 results, with order intake rising 9.2% to €3.2 billion and revenue up 16% to €2.5 billion. EBITDA surged to €307 million, delivering a 12.1% margin, while net profit jumped to €184 million. Full‑year 2025 figures also broke records,...
Why Venture Capital Is Moving Into African Solar Microgrids
Venture capital in Africa is pivoting from fintech to solar microgrid projects as investors chase more predictable, asset‑backed returns. After a fintech boom between 2016‑2021, market saturation, rising customer‑acquisition costs and tighter regulation have eroded margins. Solar microgrids, backed by...