Saturday, 26 September 2026

Cheyenne officials are weighing a lease of part of the city-owned Belvoir Ranch for a proposed 140 MW solar generation project paired with battery storage.

The developer, Hanwha Renewables, presented the preliminary plan, called Project Wrangler, to the Cheyenne City Council at a work session. Associate development manager Tyler Nokelby said the company is looking to build a 140 MW generation facility alongside a 140 MW battery energy storage system.

Hanwha is seeking to lease approximately 3,300 acres of the 18,800-acre ranch while it carries out environmental, engineering and other feasibility studies.

Three grid-scale battery storage facilities in Nova Scotia, each rated at 50 MW and 200 MWh with four-hour duration, are now operational, according to SaltWire. One of the sites is in White Rock, with the other two located in Bridgewater and Waverley.

The White Rock facility began operating on Sept. 3 after performance testing and commissioning in August, McLellan told SaltWire.

McLellan said the sites are transmission connected, and their main purpose is to draw renewable energy from the transmission grid and feed it back as needed. He added that the batteries could also serve as a backup in the event of a power outage.

The Tennessee Valley Authority logged 12 all-time power demand peaks for fall months during September, according to reporting by WHOPAM.

A heat dome pushed temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit across the Tennessee Valley in September, driving electricity demand to unprecedented levels and forcing the utility to break multiple regional power records.

TVA delivered more than 30,000 MW of electricity on 17 separate days during the month, WHOPAM reported, with the utility crediting its diverse energy mix for meeting the sustained load.

The Department of Energy has launched a $5.25 billion grid program covering 26 states, combining $1.9 billion in direct federal funding with $3.3 billion in utility matching contributions, according to reporting by WIBC on the agency's new SPARK initiative.

The wider federal package will rebuild more than 1,500 miles of transmission lines and roll out grid-enhancing technologies across close to 21,000 miles, per Ideastream. WIBC reports the plan leans on high-capacity conductors, smart sensors and advanced software to lift transmission capacity by 2,000 to 4,000 MW.

In Ohio, the federal government said at a Columbus event that it will put $130 million toward upgrading existing transmission lines, matched by an equal amount of private investment from companies including FirstEnergy and American Electric Power, according to Ideastream.

The Henry Hub natural gas spot price averaged $2.93 per million British thermal units from June through August, 6% lower than the same period a year earlier, according to reporting carried by Hellenic Shipping News.

Several supply and demand factors capped the market. Increased renewable electricity generation, record natural gas production, and ample inventories helped limit upward pressure on prices, per the same reporting. Maintenance at liquefied natural gas terminals moderated demand growth from that sector over the summer.

SolarSub, a UK-based solar technology company spun out of the University of Edinburgh, has closed a GBP 1.34 million funding round, according to Scottish Business News.

The proceeds are earmarked to accelerate development and commercialisation of the company's passive cooling systems for photovoltaic modules.

Per Scottish Enterprise, Sustainable Ventures led the round. Zinc VC, Scottish Enterprise, Old College Capital, SFC Capital and the British Business Bank participated, alongside Innovate UK's Investor Partnership programme.

JPMorgan's commodities team has told clients it can no longer reliably model where crude prices go from here, according to reporting by Fox Business's Teuta Dedvukaj cited by The Financial News.

The bank abandoned its "baseline view" on oil prices as the White House's on-again, off-again Iran negotiations dragged into their seventh month, per the same reporting. The baseline represents the benchmark targets weighing various factors that influence oil markets.

A JPMorgan executive said the team continues to publish estimates but wanted to acknowledge that the endgame has become hard to model given ongoing volatility and a wide range of potential outcomes.

German logistics company Reinert Logistics has placed an order for 500 gas-powered Volvo FH Aero trucks, the largest order Volvo Trucks has recorded for its LNG-powered range, according to Sustainable Truck & Van.

Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2027, per trans.info.

The expansion follows Reinert's operation of an initial fleet of 50 Volvo gas-powered trucks. Sustainable Truck & Van reported that the company cited day-to-day operating results and fuel prices among the factors behind the decision to scale up.

The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) unveiled a dedicated "BESS for C&I" initiative at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, targeting the commercial and industrial storage segment, according to Scoopearth.

Commercial and industrial battery storage capacity in India has climbed from 40 MWh to 650 MWh and is projected to approach 4 GWh by FY2027, Scoopearth reported.

The platform will run monthly sessions starting October 2026, convening industry participants, developers and policymakers to work through deployment, economics and best practices.

Truckers rolled through a go-slow convoy on a north-central Portugal motorway on Friday, Lusa reported.

The column stretched 150 km (93 miles) from Paredes down to Coimbra. The drivers want access to the same partial refunds on the tax on petroleum products that freight and passenger transport companies already collect.

Lisbon commuters joined the day of action by sounding horns on the capital's main bridge, protesting fuel prices. Aristides Teixeira of the Ponte 25 de Abril Users' Association told Lusa the group is pushing to bring back remote working, first used during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to suspend both bridge tolls and the 23% value-added tax on fuel.

South Eastern Coalfields Ltd, a unit of state-run Coal India Ltd, has hired banks for an initial public offering in Mumbai that could raise as much as USD 800 million, NDTV Profit reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The report did not name the mandated banks or set a firm timetable for the listing.

Separately, India's chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said balance of payments pressure is likely to remain a challenge, citing rising imports, dependence on key commodities, high global interest rates and competition for capital as weights on the external account, according to IPA Newspack.

Brent crude futures climbed back above USD 104 a barrel in early Thursday trading after Iran threatened to widen the Middle East conflict into the Indian Ocean and optimism around U.S.-Iranian talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly faded, according to Gulf Insider.

The move reversed later in the session. The November ICE Brent contract settled down USD 1.85 at USD 104.75 a barrel.

Continuing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz were affecting oil and gas exports and the wider global economy, with the conflict approaching its seventh month.

Aon has launched a Global Onshore Renewables Facility aimed at developers, owners and contractors working on renewable energy infrastructure projects, according to Business Insurance.

The facility offers policy limits of up to USD 300 million per location, Business Insurance reported. Coverage can extend across both the construction and operational phases of a project.

Nigeria's Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has started defining the measurable conditions that would move the country's domestic gas market to a willing-buyer, willing-seller commercial framework, according to Nigerian News Direct.

The regulator's approach ties the shift to market maturity rather than a fixed switch-on date, according to Prime Business Africa.

Umar said the framework will assess gas supply, market participation, infrastructure access, contract performance, payment discipline, reliable market data and credible price signals, Prime Business Africa reported.

The Scottish Emergency Heating Oil Scheme, originally due to close at the end of this month, will continue into the winter, according to the Herald Scotland.

The Scottish Government has issued more than 6,700 payments under the scheme since its launch, aimed at helping households in the greatest need cover the cost of keeping their homes warm.

The German parliament approved a fuel tax cut aimed at easing the burden on motorists as pump prices climbed, according to dpa international.

Taxes on petrol and diesel are to be reduced by a combined 17 cents per litre, with the measure running from October 1 to December 31, dpa international reported.

The second fuel discount is set to cost the federal and state governments around EUR 2.5 billion, according to Sonnenseite.

The Philippines' Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) and Huge Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue a renewable energy project. The site will sit within the economic zone in Casiguran, Aurora.

The agreement targets up to 1GW of total renewable capacity delivered through a multi-phase rollout.

The project is structured in three phases. The first phase targets approximately 100MW and combines a solar photovoltaic plant, a battery energy storage system, and a substation to be built by Huge Energy. A second phase would add 350MW using a mix of solar and waste-to-energy technologies. The final phase is expected to contribute a further 550MW, bringing the planned total to 1GW.

Fuel oil inventories at the world's main bunkering hubs are running about 30% below their three-year seasonal averages, according to data compiled by Reuters covering Singapore, Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp and Fujairah. The drawdown reflects a growing squeeze on the residual fuel used by ships and power plants as refiners tilt output toward diesel and other higher-value products.

The reallocation is being driven by war-related disruption to crude processing and tanker traffic, which is pushing refiners to prioritise middle distillates at the expense of fuel oil, according to the TELS Global report.

On the diesel side, Russia's withdrawal from export markets is amplifying the strain. Russia normally runs an annual diesel surplus of more than 30 million tonnes, and its absence, combined with disruption in the Gulf, has sent diesel prices to record levels from Iowa to Paris, according to Intellinews.

Russian refining outages remain substantial. Seala AI estimated that as of September 24, about 477,000 tonnes per day of Russia's primary refining capacity was idle for unplanned repairs, according to Intellinews.

Crude oil and long-dated US government bond yields rose in tandem Thursday, tightening financial conditions across risk assets. Brent settled up 3.4% at $106.60, according to Benzinga, while WTI gained about 2.7% to $94.61.

The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.18%, Benzinga reported, rising seven basis points on the day and 17 basis points from the previous Friday. The S&P 500 slipped 0.02% on the session.

The move at the long end extended further out the curve. Per Investing.com, 30-year Treasury yields pushed to their highest levels since 2004, with the selloff spreading across the US, Europe and Japan.

The Department of Energy hosted G20 counterparts in Houston from September 14 to 16, 2026 for the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial, the department said.

Participants agreed on four deliverables: expanding energy access and narrowing the clean cooking gap, securing supply chains, building infrastructure and strengthening water resilience.

Ministers signed a declaration supporting affordable, reliable and scalable options to close the clean cooking access gap, including liquefied petroleum gas. LPG has driven roughly 75% of global gains in clean cooking access since 2010, the department said.

The German government has drawn up a plan to phase out coal, oil and gas by 2045, with electrification prioritised for vehicles and heating systems, according to idnfinancials. In the buildings sector, heat pumps are expected to become the country's main heating system in the coming years, the outlet reported.

The strategy lands against a global energy balance in which heat remains the largest and least decarbonised segment. Citing REN21 and IRENA, mexicobusiness.news reported that heat accounts for roughly 48% of final energy consumption worldwide, compared with 23% for electricity and 29% for direct fossil fuels. Only about 10% of that heat currently comes from renewable sources, according to the same outlet.

Saudi-led coalition air defenses shot down all six projectiles aimed at the kingdom, with the intercepts recorded over Yanbu and Taif, according to Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition, in remarks reported by Eastern Herald.

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, mediators from Qatar, Pakistan, and Egypt were relaying an Iranian framework proposing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports, paired with a 60-day regional ceasefire, Eastern Herald reported.

No US-Iran truce had been agreed, according to International News and Views.

Interoperability remains a central challenge for the charging industry in 2026, according to electrive.

A high-power charging demonstration took several attempts before the Mercedes-AMG and charging station communicated, electrive reported.

CharIN CTO Michael Keller said customers cannot be assured of successful charging at an unfamiliar station without 100% interoperability.

Publishing a standard is insufficient unless vehicle, charger and component manufacturers implement it so different products work together, according to electrive.

JUNA announced the deployment of its 110th battery-electric truck, Electrek reported.

The company's Scania fleet has traveled more than 3.9 million emissions-free kilometers, or approximately 2.5 million miles, according to Electrek.

JUNA routes include international transport across Germany, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands, Electrek reported.

JUNA plans to add as many as 40 electric semi trucks before the end of the year, according to Electrek.

Dandelion Energy and Lennar completed nearly 100 homes at the base of Colorado’s Front Range, each fitted with a ground-source heat pump, according to Inside Climate News.

The systems use less electricity than highly efficient air-source heat pumps and could help Colorado reduce peak energy demand and avoid new gas pipelines.

Dandelion CEO Dan Yates said ground-source heat pumps consume a quarter as much electricity as air-source systems during cold snaps.

The Ken Caryl Ranch development forms part of an initiative launched by Dandelion and Lennar in 2025 to install geothermal heating and cooling in more than 1,500 Colorado homes over two years.

Zhejiang province will allow independent grid-side storage projects to trade in its electricity spot market, according to ESS News.

The notice came from provincial regulators and the Zhejiang office of China’s National Energy Administration.

An attached project list covers 40 projects with 2.54 GW of power capacity and 5.1 GWh of energy capacity.

Of those, 28 projects totaling 2.13 GW and 4.27 GWh are commercially operating and centrally dispatched. They are eligible for the energy and frequency-regulation markets.

Final PV system prices in Brazil ranged from BRL 2.02 per watt for 30 kW and 50 kW systems to BRL 3.62 per watt for 2 kW systems, according to PV Magazine.

The average price for a 2 kW system reached BRL 3.62 per watt in June 2026. Average PV kit prices for 4 kW systems rose 18.3% between January and June 2026.

Gujarat has deployed 30 electric buses for public transport in Gandhinagar, its state capital in western India, electrive reported.

According to electrive, Gujarat procured the buses through India's PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme, launched by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs in 2023.

The outlet said the deployment is Gandhinagar's second phase under the scheme, following 40 buses commissioned in the first phase in June and bringing the total to 70.

The 30 new vehicles are Ecolife e9 nine-metre electric buses supplied by JBM Buses, according to electrive.

Diesel prices reached a nationwide record of USD 8.4387 per gallon, Event Registry reported.

Southern California diesel prices in September were about USD 3.27 per gallon above the California average a year earlier, according to AAA Fuel Prices.

The high prices have burdened truckers and added to the financial strain on smaller trucking companies in California, Event Registry reported.

Independent Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Robert C. Vick said data center decisions should be made locally by each county.

Misam Abidi, also an independent candidate for Tennessee governor, supported making Tennessee an artificial intelligence leader while ensuring the industry does not simply take the state's resources.

Separately, Evans described the approval process for Van Buren Township data center incentives as rushed and said it lacked proper public input and independent analysis.

Peabody Energy, Union Pacific and Ferromex shipped coal from Peabody's North Antelope Rochelle surface mine in Wyoming through Mexico to Vietnam in a pilot project, Event Registry reported.

According to Event Registry, the test shipments traveled by rail from Gillette to Nogales and then to Guaymas, where the coal was loaded onto ships bound for Vietnam.

Union Pacific and Peabody described the shipments as a feasibility test, while future runs will depend on market conditions, Event Registry reported.

Power Electronics has broken ground on a manufacturing campus in Houston, Texas, Event Registry reported.

Once fully operational, the campus is expected to provide up to 40 GW of annual production capacity and create more than 400 jobs, according to Event Registry.

The facility is designed to become Power Electronics' most automated inverter production factory to date.

Event Registry said the campus would bring the company's worldwide annual production capacity to as much as 105 GW.

NIPCO Group plans to develop a floating LNG facility in Nigeria valued at more than USD 3 billion, according to Energy Focus Report and Majorwaves Energy Report.

The proposed facility is envisaged to produce approximately 3 million tonnes of LNG per year, subject to studies, project economics, approvals and final investment decisions, the outlets reported.

Its final location will depend on an ongoing feasibility study, with the Escravos region of Delta State and the Akwa Ibom region under consideration.

NIPCO is also exploring a strategic partnership with NNPC to develop the project, according to the reports.

Mercuria's agreement marks its entry into the regional power market and represents a major private capital commitment to Zambia's electricity sector, Event Registry reported.

Subject to regulatory approvals, the financing will support projects developed by Exergy subsidiaries Lunzua Power Company and Lusitu Transmission and Distribution Company.

Event Registry said Exergy's project pipeline will support Zambia's target of reaching 10,000 MW of electricity supply by 2031.

Navitas Solar plans to invest Rs 10,000 crore over five years in an integrated clean energy operation across Gujarat and Maharashtra, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry said the expansion will cover solar cells, ingots, wafers, modules, battery energy storage and renewable power generation.

The company is developing a 2.4 GW solar cell manufacturing facility at Sisodara in Gujarat, with around Rs 1,200 crore allocated to the first phase, Event Registry reported.

Navitas Solar also plans a 5 GWh battery energy storage facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that Brent crude moved back toward $106 per barrel as Iran threatened to expand the conflict toward the Indian Ocean.

The source said Saudi Arabia reported intercepting six Houthi ballistic missiles.

India's economy is vulnerable to the Strait of Hormuz closure because most of its oil is imported through the strait, according to Event Registry.

Higher crude oil prices put pressure on India's inflation, current account deficit, corporate margins and currency, the source reported.

Event Registry reported that Italy's parliament passed legislation establishing a legal framework for the country's return to nuclear power generation.

The law does not immediately authorize construction of new nuclear plants, and the government has 12 months from its entry into force to adopt implementing decrees, according to Event Registry.

Environment Minister Murray Watt approved the Bungaban wind and solar farms on Queensland's Western Downs, Event Registry reported.

The wind farm has a planned capacity of 1,400 MW, while the solar farm is planned at 500 MW, according to Event Registry.

The wind project is expected to begin construction in 2027 following federal environmental approval, Event Registry reported.

Power from the wind farm is intended for Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter in Gladstone, according to Event Registry.

San Francisco approved the final environmental impact report for its proposed acquisition of the local PG&E power grid despite the utility's appeals, according to Event Registry.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors also unanimously rejected a PG&E maneuver to delay the takeover effort, Event Registry reported.

PG&E must publish its estimate of the value of its San Francisco assets by Oct. 20.

San Francisco valued the utility's infrastructure at USD 3.4 billion in April, according to Event Registry.

Squamish council voted 5-2 on Sept. 22 to withhold three readings from a proposed financial arrangement with Woodfibre LNG, Event Registry reported.

The rejected arrangement would have provided the Squamish community with at least $142 million over a decade, according to Event Registry.

Woodfibre LNG expressed disappointment after the council declined the agreement.

The company said it was reviewing the decision and considering its next steps, including a standstill agreement related to existing litigation.

Weld County commissioners approved the USD 1.67 billion Chalk Bluffs Energy Project, according to Event Registry.

The county board backed the development in a 3-2 vote.

The project in northern Weld County is expected to include 79 wind turbines and more than 2,200 acres of solar panels, Event Registry reported.

Expected generation capacity is 805 MW, enough to power 600,000 homes.

Scientists, environmentalists and community activists oppose large-scale wind development on Polonyna Runa in the Ukrainian Carpathians because of the meadow’s unique soils, plants and wildlife, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that the project’s roads, foundations and power lines are being assessed separately, leaving its full environmental impact unknown.

In a separate wind-power debate, Baden-Württemberg Environment Minister Thekla Walker told energate that expanding wind generation in the south can significantly reduce system costs.

A shipment of 5,000 solar photovoltaic panels donated by the Chinese government arrived in Cuba, according to Event Registry.

The panels are intended to electrify public facilities and homes in remote regions of Cuba, Event Registry reported.

Event Registry also reported that China's imports increased 21.7% year on year in August. Imports grew faster than exports for a sixth consecutive month, according to the same source.

Russia's ZiO-Podolsk manufactured the second RITM-200S reactor unit for the PEB-106 floating power unit, Nuclear Engineering International reported.

Completion of the second reactor finished the two-reactor power pack for PEB-106, according to Interesting Engineering.

The reactor passed hydraulic tests and a trial assembly that verified its components fitted the technical specifications, Nuclear Engineering International reported.

PEB-106 is intended to supply a large copper cluster in Chukotka.

The first reactor was manufactured in May and transported to the Baltic Shipyard in St Petersburg for installation, according to Nuclear Engineering International.

Rystad Energy models Venezuelan crude production reaching around 1.6 million barrels per day by 2028 and 1.8 million barrels per day by 2030, provided capital deployment, rig availability and oilfield services scale as required.

Venezuela's upstream oil sector is attracting its broadest pool of international operators and capital in decades, Event Registry reported.

Baker Hughes reported two active drilling rigs in Venezuela as of August, compared with the Hydrocarbons Ministry's target of around 93 rigs by 2028.

Rystad estimates that supporting its modeled production pathway would require around 50 rigs by 2028 and nearly 80 by 2030.

Kazakhstan is allowing crypto miners to generate their own electricity with excess associated gas from oil fields, according to Euronews.

Electricity from autonomous generation systems may be allocated to digital miners when the underlying resources are not required by the state, TokenPost reported.

The framework is intended to shift crypto mining toward autonomous generation at production sites rather than greater reliance on the national grid, according to TokenPost.

Samsung C&T agreed to provide up to USD 100 million in direct investment and in-kind engineering services for the Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, subject to regulatory approvals, according to Neutron Bytes.

Neutron Bytes reported that Kairos Power and Samsung C&T will collaborate on commercial deployment of Kairos Power's KP-FHR reactor technology.

Samsung C&T also agreed to join Kairos Power's integrated engineering, procurement and construction team, supporting Hermes 2 and future KP-FHR plants, according to Neutron Bytes.

Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center expanded Subsea7's Sakarya Phase 3 role offshore Türkiye to cover floating production unit towing, mooring installation and commissioning support, Offshore Magazine reported.

Under the latest award, Subsea7 will tow the unit, install mooring lines and carry out connection work for commissioning in 2028, according to Offshore Magazine.

Offshore Magazine said Subsea7 will manage engineering for the expanded scope from its Istanbul office.

Seatrium completed its seventh floating storage and regasification unit conversion for Karpowership, according to Offshore Magazine.

Offshore Magazine reported that Seatrium confirmed the sailaway of LNGT Türkiye after converting the LNG carrier at Admiralty Yard.

The companies also signed a letter of intent covering three more LNG carrier-to-FSRU conversions, including the subsequently awarded LNGT Karadeniz project, according to Offshore Magazine.

Kempower signed a framework agreement to supply EV charging infrastructure and related services across all DP World terminals in Canada, according to Electrek.

The first two Kempower charging sites serving DP World’s Canadian terminal operations are online, Electrek reported.

The Canada-wide agreement followed a successful high-speed charging installation at Global Container Terminals in Vancouver, British Columbia, according to Electrek.

More than 100 oil-bearing communities protested in Port Harcourt, Niger Delta, demanding alleged ground-rent arrears of NGN 87 billion from Renaissance Africa Energy Company, according to Event Registry.

Chief Ayiba Job, speaking for the communities, alleged that Renaissance Africa Energy had refused to settle the claimed payments.

Renaissance executive Igo Weli said the company had met its agreed obligations and held signed confirmation from the landlords.

An expert appraisal committee of India’s Union Environment Ministry recommended environmental clearance for the 1,605 MW Subansiri Upper hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh, Event Registry reported.

Final clearance depends on in-principle forest clearance because the project requires the diversion of 2,733 hectares of forest land and the cutting of 1.35 lakh trees, according to Event Registry.

The panel said the proposed tree felling could affect forest structure, biodiversity, habitat continuity and wildlife movement.

Electricity production in Armenia increased 5.3% in January-August 2026 from the same period in 2025, Event Registry reported, citing the Statistical Committee.

Total generation reached 6,268.4 million kWh during the period, according to Event Registry.

In August 2026, production fell 4% year on year but rose 3.6% from July, Event Registry reported.

Oil companies without previous investment agreements may sign new deals between January 1 and September 30, 2026, according to Event Registry.

The commissioning period under the new agreements has been extended through 2033, Event Registry reported.

The amendments do not apply to agreements concluded before the decree took effect, according to the source.

Gardaí in Cork warned that thieves were siphoning diesel directly from vehicle tanks as fuel costs soared, Event Registry reported.

According to Event Registry, diesel was priced at EUR 2.20 per litre at many forecourts across Cork.

The US national diesel price reached a record USD 6.53 per gallon in September 2026, driven by disruptions from the war in Iran and rising autumn harvest demand, Event Registry reported.

High diesel costs were shifting US freight from long-haul trucks to trains and driving record intermodal traffic volumes for major rail operators, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that Latvia's parliament approved temporary excise-duty reductions on diesel and unleaded petrol from 1 October through the end of 2026.

The three-month measure is forecast to reduce state general budget revenue by EUR 14.4 million, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that Bulgaria's Parliament approved zero excise duty on natural gas and LPG used as motor fuel from 1 October through 31 December 2026.

The measure is expected to reduce budget revenue by about EUR 20 million over three months, according to Event Registry.

GridStor secured USD 220 million in financing for its 100 MW/400 MWh White Tank battery energy storage project in Arizona, Event Registry reported.

ING Capital, KeyBank and Zions Capital Markets arranged the financing.

The Maricopa County project is expected to enter service in the first half of 2027.

The facility will operate under a 20-year tolling agreement with Arizona Public Service, which serves approximately 1.4 million homes and businesses, according to Event Registry.

Egyptian and Cypriot officials reviewed progress on an electricity interconnection project intended to connect Egypt’s power grid with the European electricity network, SEE News reported.

The talks also covered increasing renewable energy’s share in the electricity mix, promoting joint clean-energy investments and strengthening both countries’ grids to carry additional generation capacity, according to SEE News.

The Cypriot government considers the project important, while its ambassador cited its economic benefits and role in strengthening ties with Egypt, Egypt Gazette reported.

Daily FT reported that the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to withdraw or reconsider an Energy Ministry directive ending net metering and net accounting for rooftop solar.

Sri Lanka's rooftop solar sector contributes around 2,600 MW to the national grid and saves approximately Rs. 20.4 billion per month in imported fossil-fuel costs, according to the Chamber figures reported by Daily Mirror.

The Chamber warned that recent policy directives could threaten the sector's continued growth, Daily Mirror reported.

The Chamber also said Sri Lanka could face an electricity shortfall of up to 450 MWh by the first half of 2027.

Hyundai Motor Group launched a South Korean pilot project to reuse retired electric-vehicle batteries for stationary storage at fast-charging stations, according to Event Registry.

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution are testing a used battery energy storage system with E-GMP vehicle batteries at fast-charging sites. The first installation in Hwaseong, South Korea, has 200 kWh of storage capacity, Event Registry reported.

Event Registry also reported that Factorial and SK On will jointly assess the technical feasibility and manufacturing considerations for Factorial's FEST solid-state battery technologies.

Their memorandum of understanding is non-binding except for certain customary binding provisions.

More than 2,750 people responded to a consultation on the proposed Whitestone solar farm in South Yorkshire, which would be Europe’s biggest, according to Event Registry.

The project would span areas of Doncaster and Rotherham and have 750 MW of capacity if built as proposed, Event Registry reported.

Ambit Capital says India's solar manufacturing cycle has reached an inflection point, with profitability shifting from modules to cells and eventually to ingot-wafer manufacturing.

India has about 230 GW of module capacity, compared with Ambit Capital's estimated annual demand of 65-84 GW over FY27-32.

Ambit Capital expects solar PV return on invested capital to fall to 19-21% from more than 40% as cell and module spreads weaken, working-capital requirements rise and companies add capacity.

GRIDCo completed a 4-kilometre, 161-kilovolt transmission line connecting a solar power project in Yendi to the Tamale-Yendi transmission network, according to Event Registry.

The project is expected to facilitate the integration of the 50 MW Yendi Solar Farm into Ghana's national transmission system, Event Registry reported.

GRIDCo said its in-house technical teams executed the entire project, making it the company's longest internally completed transmission line project to date.

The company also integrated a 66-megavolt-ampere transformer into the transmission system as part of the project, according to Event Registry.

Event Registry reported that JCB brought its first hydrogen-fuelled backhoe loader and a 60 kVA generator to market in May.

The report said JCB is expected to replace diesel with hydrogen in a commercial line of Loadall telescopic handlers.

JCB is targeting the 2030s to introduce hydrogen into its tractor range, according to Event Registry.

The company has built more than 200 variations of its hydrogen engine over the past six years, Event Registry reported.

Petrobras and Mozambique's national oil company, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a framework for oil and gas cooperation, Event Registry reported.

The agreement was signed on 22 September in Rio de Janeiro during the ROG.e 2026 energy conference and has a two-year duration, according to Event Registry.

Under the memorandum, Petrobras and ENH will consider cooperation on studies, evaluation, development and commercialisation while sharing knowledge and technical expertise, Event Registry reported.

Swift Current Energy is proposing a USD 2 billion wind farm in southern Lonoke County, Arkansas, that is expected to generate about USD 100 million in county tax revenue over 35 years, according to Event Registry.

The proposed 650 MW project would place 140 turbines across about 3,200 acres, Event Registry reported.

The England School District would receive 70% of the projected tax revenue. Superintendent Judy Hubbell said the district's first priority for the additional funding would be boosting student achievement.

If the project proceeds, construction is expected to begin in 2028, followed by electricity generation in 2030.

Coal India plans to expand into battery storage, renewable and thermal energy, critical minerals, advanced materials, coal gasification and coal-to-chemicals, according to a government of India note published on September 20.

Event Registry reported that Coal India has commissioned about 550 MW of solar capacity.

A 187.5 MW/750 MWh battery energy storage project is under development for TGGENCO at Choutuppal in Telangana, Event Registry reported.

Coal India also intends to use graphite assets in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, along with rare-earth and rare-metal assets in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, according to Event Registry.

Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson called for House members to return to Washington immediately to address fuel prices, Event Registry reported.

Hinson said she texted House Speaker Mike Johnson and urged him to bring members back to Washington. Johnson told her that House leaders were discussing whether members would return, according to Hinson.

House members were not scheduled to return until after the midterm election, preventing Congress from quickly considering fuel-cost relief unless leaders recalled them.

Ukraine launched a Carpathian regional cooperation format linking eight countries across security, energy, transport, investment and cross-border trade, according to Event Registry.

The eight Carpathian Initiative countries prepared a portfolio of approximately 100 projects valued at nearly EUR 40 billion, with around 550 business representatives expected to participate, Event Registry reported.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed creating a Carpathian wind energy cluster with 1.5 GW of capacity, according to Event Registry.

Ivan Us said the Carpathian Initiative could support alternative routes for supplying energy resources and goods to Europe without Russia's involvement, Event Registry reported.

Guyana wants Venezuela to accept the forthcoming International Court of Justice judgment on Essequibo, while Caracas is demanding direct negotiations, according to Event Registry.

Guyana's President Irfaan Ali urged Venezuela to abide by the ruling and said Guyana would also comply, Event Registry reported.

Venezuela says it will not recognize the judgment, according to Event Registry.

Allentown-based PPL Electric Utilities will receive up to USD 71.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for a power-grid upgrade, the Associated Press reported.

The utility will modernize about 30 miles of high-voltage transmission line serving the Susquehanna Valley, Greater Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania, according to Pennsylvania Capital-Star.

PPL said the upgrades will improve reliability and help meet the region's growing energy needs.

China could lower fuel exports in October as domestic gasoline and diesel inventories have fallen to multi-year lows, Event Registry reported.

GL Consulting estimates that exports will decline as state-owned refiners prioritize domestic energy supply security.

China has not issued its October fuel export quota plan to refiners, according to Event Registry.

CRRC completed production of an internally developed 110-meter recyclable wind turbine blade in Sheyang, Jiangsu Province, according to Event Registry.

CRRC said the blade can recover more than 95% of its key raw materials.

Event Registry also reported that recyclable PECAN resin is made from bio-derivable sugars such as sorbitol recovered from plant waste, rather than petroleum.