Friday, 7 August 2026

Tennessee voters removed Rep. Andy Ogles in Thursday's primary, according to Semafor, even though President Donald Trump had endorsed him.

Ogles' challenger, Charlie Hatcher, drew a $2 million lift from the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, Semafor reported. The group has aimed its spending at Republicans who unwound green energy credits.

The defeat makes Ogles the second House Republican to lose renomination in a redrawn seat this year, per Semafor, following Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas.

RWE said it had struck a deal with the Trump administration under which the administration will pay the company USD 1.22 billion in return for cancelling three offshore wind projects and doubling down on LNG, according to CleanTechnica.

The payment figure of USD 1.22 billion and the count of three cancelled offshore wind projects were both reported by CleanTechnica.

CleanTechnica described the arrangement as the fifth time Donald Trump has paid off energy companies.

The outlet framed the deal as part of a broader pattern of payments directed at energy companies, with the RWE agreement the latest in that sequence. Under the terms as reported, the cancellation of the three offshore wind projects is paired with an expanded commitment to LNG.

South Africa's National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) and the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on advanced nuclear waste disposal technologies, SAnews reported.

The agreement came as Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa led a South African delegation to the South Africa-China Electricity and Energy Investment Conference in Beijing, according to SAnews.

On the industrial side, Sasol has commissioned Envision to design a green hydrogen system for its Sasolburg operations, SAnews reported. The project will examine producing green hydrogen for eMethanol and, at a later stage, sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF).

Both items sit inside the same Beijing engagement, pairing a state-to-state research arrangement on back-end nuclear fuel management with a corporate design contract aimed at hydrogen-derived fuels.

Saudi Arabia is assembling a maritime coalition tasked with defensive operations to keep shipping moving through the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Semafor reported.

The push follows direct pressure on Saudi vessels. According to Semafor, Yemen's Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi shipping last month and attacked Saudi oil tankers this week, while threatening to impose tolls on traffic through the waterway.

The kingdom's exposure runs through its own export routing. Semafor reported that Saudi Arabia diverted much of its oil exports to the Red Sea during the war, tying a large share of crude flows to a corridor now contested.

The coalition described by Semafor is being built as a structure for defensive operations rather than a one-off escort arrangement, with the stated purpose of securing passage along the route.

The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs and setting minimum import prices on polysilicon and products derived from it, CleanTechnica reported.

The measures cover ingots, wafers, solar cells and modules, according to CleanTechnica.

Tim Pawlenty, chief executive of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), issued a statement responding to the new Section 232 tariffs on solar, CleanTechnica reported.

ADNOC said 15 of its vessels have been struck by missiles and drones while transiting the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began, with three of those attacks occurring in a single week, according to World Oil.

The attacks have killed one crew member and injured 20 others, the company said. ADNOC described the casualties as tragic in the statement carried by World Oil.

The statement was issued Friday and addressed the impact of the recent attacks on ADNOC vessels and operations amid continued disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, World Oil reported.

ADNOC said it is working in close coordination with the relevant authorities and taking all necessary measures to protect its people, assets and operations. The company added that it aims to meet customer requirements as much as possible.