Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has strengthened its presence in the Asia-Pacific region by winning a major battery energy storage system (BESS) project with Foxwell Power Co in Taichung. The contract, Saft’s eleventh in Taiwan, will see the company deliver a 356MWh lithium-ion battery system to Foxwell, which is part of Shinfox Energy. The Taichung BESS...
US company Oklo and Sweden’s Blykalla have announced a strategic transatlantic partnership to enhance advanced nuclear technology and its commercialisation. The collaboration focuses on tech sharing, supply chain coordination and regulatory knowledge exchange. The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialisation of advanced nuclear reactors, a key component in the clean energy transition. Read more in...
Uniper, Germany’s largest operator of gas storage facilities and hydropower plants, has signed an agreement to sell the Datteln 4 coal-fired power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia to ResInvest Group. In addition to the coal handling infrastructure, the transaction also includes the associated heat generation facilities. Datteln 4 is a modern hard coal-fired power station with...
Siemens Energy has begun the expansion of its transformer manufacturing facility in Nuremberg, Germany, in response to the rising global demand for large transformers essential for grid expansion. The company is investing approximately €220m ($256.2m) in the expansion, which is set to create 350 new jobs and enhance production capabilities at the Nuremberg factory. The...
EDF has announced a 12-month extension of the operational life for two of its UK nuclear power stations, Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside. Both the power stations will now generate electricity until March 2028. The decision aligns with the company’s commitment to ensuring energy security and follows a series of positive graphite...
China has logged an increase in coal power projects in the first half (H1) of 2025, suggesting a resurgence in coal dependency despite the nation’s clean energy advancements. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Global Energy Monitor’s latest review indicates a boom in commissioned coal projects, with the highest number...
Texas is renowned for its ranching industry, but this oldest of American vocations is fast becoming entwined with icons of modern life: solar and wind farms. Among the cattle, Texas is also home to more than 15,300 wind turbines across 239 projects and 197 utility-scale solar farms. “Solar and wind energy now frequently provide more than 45%...
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has renewed its four-year Embedded Engineering Resource Framework, valued at up to £9m ($12m), with seven companies. The renewal follows a four-year partnership in which engineers from seven specialised companies were supplied to UKAEA to support its mission to deliver fusion energy. Their collaborative effort not only facilitates the...
Ares Management (Ares) has announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) named Tango in collaboration with Savion Equity, a subsidiary of Shell. This JV will oversee 496MW of solar projects developed by Savion across Ohio, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Indiana in the US. The formation of this partnership is part of Shell’s strategy to develop...
The big oil and gas (O&G) industry players are relatively new entrants into the renewable energy world but are making serious moves into areas such as solar. In fact, solar power systems have become an essential addition to many remote O&G operations, providing a useful clean energy source for critical infrastructure. Renewable power generation is...
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