Wednesday, 30 September 2026

MidOcean Energy will take part in Phase 2 of the LNG Canada project through its partnership with PETRONAS after the joint venture partners reached a final investment decision, according to World Oil.

Phase 2 adds two liquefaction trains at the Kitimat, British Columbia facility, World Oil reported. The expansion doubles annual production capacity to 28 million tonnes from 14 million tonnes.

MidOcean Energy's associated LNG volumes will rise to 1.4 million tonnes per year from about 0.7 million tonnes per year under the expansion, according to World Oil.

World Oil reports Monumental Energy Corp. picked out two gas-condensate targets after reworking subsurface data across acreage covered by its Tirua Petroleum Exploration Permit application, still pending in New Zealand's Taranaki basin.

The shallower target, Mauku NE, could hold recoverable resources of 200 PJ on the company's own estimate, according to World Oil. It sits in the Mangahewa Group at a depth of roughly 2,000 m.

Mangatoa, the deeper of the two, carries an estimated potential of more than 1,000 PJ per the company, World Oil reported.

Tesla opened USD 30 billion in lines of credit, according to a regulatory filing reported by Electrek. Electrek reported that the loan facilities came from Citi and Wells Fargo.

The loans carry terms ranging from one to five years, according to Electrek. The facilities replace a previous USD 5 billion credit line that Tesla had filed for but held no current debt from, per Electrek.

The US will offer to loan energy producers up to 40 million barrels of oil, according to Semafor Net Zero. That volume is what remains of a 172 million-barrel government commitment made in March.

The White House is also urging the European Union to draw down emergency diesel inventories to lower global prices, Semafor Net Zero reported.

Energy analyst Patrick De Haan, who runs GasBuddy, said neither the US oil-loan offer nor the proposed European diesel drawdown would likely "move the needle much" on prices.

Talen named Terry Nutt as its next chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2027, according to a GlobeNewswire release. Nutt, currently Talen's president, will also join the board upon his appointment.

Mac McFarland will remain CEO and a board member through December 31, 2026, the release said. He will then serve as a senior adviser until his retirement in March 2027.

Talen's board also increased the remaining capacity under its share repurchase program to USD 3.0 billion through December 31, 2028, according to GlobeNewswire.

Offshore wind developers, vessel owners and supply-chain companies are putting money into new projects, infrastructure and technologies as the sector expands, according to Offshore Magazine.

That spending runs across the value chain, from installation and support vessels to cable manufacturing, grid infrastructure and project execution, Offshore Magazine reported.

Developers advanced projects through wind farm milestones, operations bases, power purchase agreements and grid connection initiatives, according to the outlet.

Technology remains a focus. New floating wind platform designs and maintenance solutions are intended to improve project economics and long-term performance, Offshore Magazine reported.

Ultium Cells, GM's joint venture with LG Energy Solution, will produce GM's new lithium manganese rich (LMR) battery cells at its Spring Hill, Tennessee facility, the company announced on Tuesday.

The Spring Hill plant is expected to be the first in the world to mass-produce prismatic LMR battery cells, according to Ultium Cells.

Ultium Cells says LMR batteries could deliver 33% higher energy density than lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells at a comparable cost.

GM plans to use the batteries in upcoming electric trucks and full-size SUVs, targeting more than 400 miles of range.

Eversource and Dartmouth Engineering have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity under its Speed to Power (SPARK) program for an initiative to improve grid reliability and keep costs low for customers, according to GlobeNewswire Energy.

The collaboration, named the Dynamic Rating Enhancement Advancements and Modernization (DREAM) initiative, will use grid-enhancing technologies to increase capacity on the existing electric grid, improve system resiliency and help lower customer costs.

The initiative will deploy dynamic line rating technology across approximately 4,000 miles of Eversource's transmission network in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, giving operators real-time visibility into system conditions and enabling more efficient use of existing infrastructure, according to GlobeNewswire Energy.

Subject to successful negotiations and execution of a final award agreement, the award could provide approximately USD 47.7 million in funding for the initiative, which would be expected to begin in 2027.

A final investment decision has cleared the way for the Ima gas field in shallow waters offshore Nigeria, jointly developed by TotalEnergies and Nigerian independent AMNI International Petroleum Development Company, according to Offshore Magazine.

Under the partnership, AMNI holds 60% while TotalEnergies takes the operator role with a 40% interest.

Offshore Magazine reported that the field targets first gas in 2028.

Output from Ima is set to cover roughly one-third of the gas required for Nigeria LNG's Train 7 expansion, according to Offshore Magazine.

LNG Canada's Phase 2 export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, reached a final investment decision on September 29, 2026, and its investment case differs significantly from Phase 1, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

IEEFA said Phase 2 should be judged on its own terms rather than as an extension of the first phase.

As it approaches the decision, Phase 2 potentially has 50% of the combined project for sale and may see new ownership, according to IEEFA.

IEEFA said Phase 2 faces greater uncertainty than Phase 1, citing construction costs, economic inflation, potential global oversupply, divestments and a turbulent trade environment.

The U.S. Department of Energy issued a request for proposals to exchange up to 40 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, according to a DOE release.

The crude will originate from the reserve's Big Hill and Bryan Mound sites, the department said.

Under the department's exchange authority, participating companies will return the 40 million borrowed barrels along with additional premium barrels, increasing the reserve's long-term inventory at no cost to taxpayers, according to the DOE.

The exchange continues the department's execution of a 172-million-barrel U.S. release, coordinated with an overall 400-million-barrel commitment by International Energy Agency member nations, the release said.

Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela remain the focal points for future Caribbean gas supply growth, even with delays to Shell's Aphrodite project, according to Offshore Magazine.

Gas developments across the region have advanced through cross-border projects, new offshore discoveries and LNG infrastructure investments, Offshore Magazine reported. Operators are pursuing gas developments, exploration opportunities and cross-border partnerships.

Exploration is expanding offshore Colombia, Jamaica and Honduras.

Sunrun and Tesla pooled 580 MW of home battery capacity across California for a single grid dispatch, which Solar Builder reported as the largest residential virtual power plant (VPP) event to date.

Of that total, 517 MW came from Tesla Powerwall units and 63 MW from other batteries in the fleet, according to Sunrun.

The companies said the dispatch ran for three hours in the evening, called by the California Energy Commission and several utilities.

Boston has filed suit against the Trump administration after the US Department of Transportation pulled a USD 20 million federal infrastructure grant, electrive reported.

The money reached the city in 2022 under the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, a detail electrive attributed to Reuters.

The department scrapped the award in September 2025, saying the project clashed with administration priorities because part of it funded EV charging infrastructure.

The city has taken the matter to the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, contending the department had no authority to rescind the grant on that ground.

Sodium-ion batteries are due for commercial rollout in South Korea by 2030 under a government target that names energy storage among the markets in view, ESS News reported.

Energy density goals sit at the center of the plan. A battery industry roadmap issued on September 22 seeks cells reaching 160 Wh/kg by 2027, then climbing to 220 Wh/kg by 2030, according to ESS News.

Under the roadmap, sodium-ion cells become a focus for both energy storage systems and cheaper electric vehicles, ESS News reported.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a new publicly owned grid company, Great British Grid, set up to challenge private-sector energy network operators, according to pv magazine.

The UK government says the move will increase competition, drive down costs and speed up grid connections, pv magazine reported.

Alongside the new company, the government committed to reforming self-build connection rules, pv magazine reported. The change would let developers and businesses build their own connections where appropriate, rather than waiting for network companies.

The government also said it will accelerate competitive tendering for transmission projects, according to pv magazine. That would allow a wider range of organizations, including GB Grid, to compete to deliver network infrastructure.

ExxonMobil has picked OneSubsea to deliver subsea production systems for the opening phase of the offshore Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique, Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported. OneSubsea operates as a joint venture between SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7.

Work under the award spans subsea trees, manifolds, umbilicals and the control systems tied to production from the deepwater field, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital. The contract was placed on behalf of the Area 4 partners ENH, CNPC, Eni, KOGAS and XRG.

OneSubsea will also handle engineering, procurement, manufacturing and installation for the development.

A solar farm in County Cork has started generating power, the first project in Ireland to run under the Small-Scale Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (SRESS).

Meadhill Solar Farm sits in Meadstown, Kildorrery, and carries a generating capacity of 650 kW.

The site holds more than 1,000 panels spread over 1.5 acres, with output that could supply around 150 local homes each year.

Flogas, part of DCC Energy, agreed a 15-year power purchase agreement with the farm to buy its electricity.

Brent crude climbed to USD 107 per barrel on Monday, near two-week highs, after US President Donald Trump rejected a Middle East peace deal, according to GMA News. Iran said it would not soften its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz following the rejection.

Philippine financial markets opened the week weak, dragged down by the rising crude prices and the unresolved Middle East conflict after Trump rejected the deal, GMA News reported.

Stocks fell as Treasury yields rose at the start of the week, according to CNBC. CNBC's Jim Cramer said investors should not abandon the market as oil prices and interest rates add pressure, but should focus instead on companies with strong demand, pricing power and scale.

Ørsted and infrastructure investor Nuveen have inaugurated the 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, according to Maritime Journal. The project ranks among Germany's largest offshore wind developments.

The inauguration lands alongside new research on how offshore turbines affect maritime navigation. Researchers found that wind turbines can impair marine radar detection, according to a study reported by GlobalSecurity. At a range of 5 km, effective radar coverage fell 6.9% while blind spots grew 14.9%.

Tensions rose at a public participation meeting in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, as residents debated the benefits, risks and turbine locations of the proposed Governors Kop Wind Energy Facility, according to Bizcommunity and Pressportal.

The project would have 296 MW of capacity across 37 turbines on a 9,386-hectare site about 17 kilometres from the city.

The developer's own specialist consultants identified the site as having high to very high environmental sensitivity, according to the two outlets.

The project will stop if South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) denies its scoping report. Approval would advance the facility to a full environmental impact assessment (EIA).

Turkey, host and president of COP31, has centered its agenda on electrification rather than making the transition away from fossil fuels a priority for the conference, according to Dialogue Earth.

WindEurope CEO Tinne Van der Straeten backed that focus. She said Turkey's emphasis on electrification at COP31 comes at a particularly important moment as countries face global energy challenges, according to Anadolu Agency.

Policy adviser Paola Yanguas Parra said the country's electrification target has to proceed alongside a fossil fuel transition, and that she had not yet seen that coordination, according to Dialogue Earth.

AI infrastructure companies can no longer self-fund their pace of expansion and are turning to debt, structured financing and GPU-backed collateral to bridge the gap, according to a Mondaq report on the sector's financing problem.

The report identifies a timing gap between when capital is deployed and when cash flow is generated, and describes this as creating real risk even if the most bullish assumptions about AI demand prove true.

The strain on capital coincides with rising power demand from the sector. European data-centre electricity consumption stands at about 70 TWh and could reach around 115 TWh by 2030, according to European Commission forecasts cited by Euronews.

BNP Paribas warned that rising crude prices, broader commodity inflation and slowing rural and industrial activity could create fresh headwinds for India's growth in the coming months, according to a new report from the bank.

The warning lands as Brent crude has crossed the USD 100 per barrel mark, according to Open magazine, a level policymakers watch for its impact on inflation, imports and household spending.

India relies on imports for roughly 90% of its crude oil consumption, according to FXStreet. That exposure ties domestic prices closely to global crude moves.

Inflation is already climbing. India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) accelerated to a provisional 4.82% year on year in August, according to data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) cited by FXStreet.

European natural gas prices moved higher as traders weighed QatarEnergy's extended supply force majeure against mixed signals on talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Moneycontrol.

QatarEnergy extended its force majeure on liquefied natural gas supplies to Italy's Edison SpA until December, the Italian company said in a remit notice cited by Moneycontrol.

Dutch front-month futures, Europe's gas benchmark, traded 2.2% higher at EUR 73.67 per MWh by 9:39 a.m. in Amsterdam, according to Moneycontrol.

Consumer oil-change and motor oil costs have risen sharply, according to reporting from The Drive and Motor1.

At a New Jersey Costco club store, 10 quarts of Kirkland motor oil now sell for $58, up from $22 in May, according to The Drive.

One dealership oil change cost $245, according to Motor1.

Decade Energy signed a supply framework agreement with Sungrow to provide up to 200 MWh of battery energy storage equipment for projects across France, according to SolarQuarter.

In a separate deal, US second-life energy storage firm B2U Storage Solutions formed a strategic partnership with South Korea's LG Energy Solution (LG ES), according to Energy-Storage.news. Announced September 24, the arrangement allows B2U to repurpose battery energy storage system cells from LG ES for grid-scale solutions.

A study by Lloyd's Register puts 200,000-cubic-metre LNG carriers forward as a fleet-renewal option, with the classification society finding the larger ships need only minor terminal changes to enter service.

Across the world, 88 LNG terminals can already handle the 200,000-cubic-metre design, against 97 that can berth the conventional 174,000-cubic-metre carrier, the analysis found.

Infrastructure in Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and the Middle East can accommodate the bigger vessels, according to Lloyd's Register.

Beam, draft and displacement drive terminal compatibility more than how the cargo tanks are arranged, the study found, with three-tank and four-tank layouts showing no material difference.

Belgium's annual inflation rose to 4.69% in September, its highest level since May 2023, as energy prices continued to climb, according to Anadolu Agency citing official data released Tuesday.

The consumer price index climbed 4.69% year-on-year, up from 3.97% in August, dpa reported.

Energy inflation accelerated to 24.4% from 16.5% in August, according to dpa.

Motor fuel prices were 33.9% higher than a year earlier, Anadolu Agency reported.

A tariff-reduction framework covering US coal imports has not taken effect, and both countries must complete their domestic legal procedures before the cuts apply, according to Hellenic Shipping News.

The White House said China will import at least 10 million metric tons of US coal in 2027 and again in 2028. Beijing has not confirmed that purchase figure, according to Mint.

Kondinin Wind Farm reached financial close on the 130 MW first stage of the project in Western Australia's Wheatbelt, securing AUD 430 million in debt financing to begin construction, according to Foresight.

Foresight acquired Shell Energy's 50% interest in Kondinin Energy Pty Ltd, taking full ownership of the broader 370 MW Kondinin Energy Project, according to Foresight.

Synergy entered into a seven-year power purchase agreement in March to buy 100% of the renewable energy generated by Stage 1, establishing a contracted revenue profile for the project, according to Foresight.

Stage 1 also holds a 15-year Australian Government Capacity Investment Scheme agreement, which Foresight said provides long-term revenue support.

Africa Energy, Arostyle Investments and Main Street 1549 have signed addenda to their definitive binding agreements to restructure Africa Energy's and Arostyle's investment in Main Street, according to a PR Newswire release carried by CRWE World and Investing News.

The addenda extend the agreements' long stop date from September 30, 2026 to December 31, 2028.

Under the contemplated steps, the withdrawing parties will first transfer their aggregate 90% participating interest in South Africa's Block 11B/12B to Main Street. Africa Energy will then acquire Arostyle's 51% ownership interest in Main Street, after which Main Street will transfer a 25% participating interest in the block to Arostyle.

Once the structure is complete, Africa Energy, through its interest in Main Street, will hold a 75% participating interest in Block 11B/12B, with Arostyle holding the remaining 25%.

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 1.019 million barrels, according to American Petroleum Institute (API) data reported by Investing.com.

The build ran counter to market expectations. Analysts had forecast a decrease of 1.900 million barrels, per Investing.com, a shift the outlet described as suggesting weaker-than-anticipated demand.

The latest increase was smaller than the prior week, when API data showed inventories rose by 1.786 million barrels.

Colorado's Amendment 82 would amend the state Constitution to give Coloradans a right to natural gas, according to Complete Colorado.

The measure would create a constitutional right for consumers to buy natural gas for cooking and heating, and for distributors and utilities to sell it to homes and businesses, CBS News reported.

Because it is a constitutional amendment, the measure needs 55% of the vote to pass rather than a simple majority, according to CBS News.

The EIA survey put the U.S. national average diesel price at $6.529 per gallon by September 21, according to natlawreview.com. That reading cleared the old nominal record of $5.8159 per gallon set in June 2022.

Earlier in the month AAA had the national average at $5.85 per gallon on September 4, per natlawreview.com.

At the state level, AAA Texas reported a Texas average of $5.93 per gallon, sitting just under the state record set September 19, according to oaoa.com.

Nigeria's federal government is seeking increased private and development-finance investment through partnerships to close funding gaps in the country's gas infrastructure, according to Businessday.

The government said it cannot finance the infrastructure and projects required to develop the gas industry on its own.

Ekpo said gas infrastructure requires substantial upfront investment and long development timelines, which makes private capital indispensable to expanding the sector.

Kenya's consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) grew 14.62% during the period covered by the 2025/2026 Energy and Petroleum Statistics Report from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Kenya's energy regulator.

LPG consumption reached 475,943 tonnes over the period under review, according to EPRA. Per-person consumption rose from 7.9 kilograms to 8.9 kilograms.

EPRA attributed the increase to expanded LPG importation, storage and distribution infrastructure, improved availability of the product and government efforts to promote clean cooking.

Plug Power signed a strategic partnership with Arcadia eFuels covering more than 1 GW of potential electrolyzer projects, according to Benzinga. The company's stock gained Tuesday following the announcement.

The agreement includes a 280 MW electrolyzer supply deal for Arcadia's Project ENDOR in Denmark, according to Benzinga. Project ENDOR is planned for the Port of Vordingborg on Denmark's south coast.

The partnership positions Plug Power as the preferred electrolyzer supplier for four additional projects in Europe and the Americas, according to Benzinga.

Former Greens leader Adam Bandt said grassroots members would push the party's next leader to stop the Labor government approving any new coal and gas projects "by whatever means", according to The Brief.

Bandt set out three decisions in Australia that he said would test the incoming leader, The Brief reported. The first is whether the government approves Woodside's Browse gas project in Western Australia. The second is whether it allows fracking in the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory. The third is whether data centres are permitted to use fracked gas.

Waga Energy has won a contract from FCC Medioambiente to upgrade landfill gas at the Ecocentral site in Alhendín, in the province of Granada, Spain.

The unit is set to begin operating in 2028, with annual output of about 80 GWh of renewable natural gas, according to Waga Energy.

The agreement runs for ten years, over which Waga Energy will finance, build, own and operate the installation.

Waga Energy estimates the unit will cut roughly 19,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions each year.

General Motors and LG Energy Solution plan to invest USD 1 billion to convert their battery facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee, into what they describe as the world's first plant dedicated to mass-producing prismatic lithium manganese-rich cells, according to World Today Journal.

GM has set up a pilot production line in Warren, Michigan, that can make 2,500 test cells per day to refine the chemistry before volume production begins in Tennessee, according to World Today Journal.

Kurt Kelty, GM's battery chief, said the lithium manganese-rich chemistry offers about 33% higher energy density than the best-performing lithium iron phosphate cells at an equivalent cost, according to World Today Journal.

Commercial oil stocks at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub remain below their five-year average, according to MLex, citing an EU task force. EU emergency stocks are at high levels and available in case of disruption.

The European Commission said it would continue monitoring the market amid the risk of further supply disruptions.

Westinghouse Electric Company and the University of South Carolina announced support for the U.S. fleet deployment of AP1000 reactors and the creation of a nuclear workforce development program, according to WSPA. The commitment opened the third South Carolina Nuclear Summit in Columbia, South Carolina.

Leaders from across the country gathered in Columbia for the event, WSPA reported. All 600 tickets for the summit at Colonial Life Arena were sold, according to WSPA.

Participants also discussed how to build an accelerated timeline for the V.C. Summer plant in Fairfield County, South Carolina, WSPA reported.

The Ogun State Government and DP World signed memoranda of understanding to develop the Gateway Deep Seaport and the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone in Nigeria, according to Railways Africa.

Separately, the Ogoni Peoples' Assembly rejected any proposed memorandum of understanding on the resumption of oil production in Ogoniland, according to National Network Online. The assembly said it would not accept such an agreement unless an Ogoni Congress first considers and ratifies it.

New York now has 28 planned data center projects in development, together adding up to 9.74 GW of potential new electrical demand, based on a September 2026 count from energy-infrastructure tracker Cleanview.

Cleanview put the annual draw of that pipeline at roughly 85 TWh, the figure the projects would reach if the full capacity ran around the clock.

Against that pipeline, Cleanview counts just 264 MW of data center capacity currently running in the state under its methodology, leaving the proposed total almost 37 times larger than the operating fleet it tracks.

State officials reported in July that data center load requests in the New York Independent System Operator interconnection queue had reached nearly 12 GW, with more than 8 GW of that filed during 2025.

Bobby Charles proposed using USD 207 million of Maine's USD 1 billion rainy day fund to offset high fuel and heating oil prices, according to the Bangor Daily News.

Charles called on Democratic Gov. Janet Mills to temporarily suspend Maine's 30-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax. He also urged the state to match USD 42 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding.

Charles proposed providing Maine schools with an additional USD 100 million to cover heating costs.

National Grid, owner of England and Wales's high-voltage electricity network, sits at the centre of a policy discussion about opening transmission to competition, according to Kalkine Media.

The proposed reforms would introduce independent transmission owners that mirror the distribution model, breaking regional monopolies, Kalkine Media reported. Competitively appointed transmission owners would see project-specific licences tendered by the system operator. The reforms would also allow developers, especially data centres, to build their own high-voltage links.

NIPCO is assessing locations in Delta State's Escravos region and in Akwa Ibom for a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility with capacity of roughly 3 million tonnes a year, according to Businessday.

The Lagos-based company said it is evaluating the two sites for the project.

A final investment decision remains pending regulatory approval and the completion of feasibility work, according to Businessday.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) identified inadequate investment as a major challenge to Nigeria's efforts to meet rising energy demand, improve electricity access and expand clean cooking solutions.

In a separate assessment, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that Iraq had about 25 GW of available peak electricity supply in 2024, against roughly 48 GW needed to meet summer peak demand.

Leapmotor outsold Subaru and Mitsubishi in the global vehicle market for the first time in the April-June quarter, according to goauto.com.au, as the Chinese EV maker expanded in China and Europe.

Leapmotor recorded quarterly sales of 240,000 vehicles, per goauto.com.au. That figure rose 84% from a year earlier.

TotalEnergies and its joint venture partners in Azerbaijan took a final investment decision to fully develop the Absheron gas and condensate field in the Caspian Sea. The company said the added output should supply Azerbaijan's domestic market and reach Turkey through existing pipelines that link the country to the European gas market.

The second development phase would come onstream by 2029, lifting total capacity to 211 billion cubic feet of gas per year and 47,000 barrels per day of condensate, according to TotalEnergies.

Data from Industrial Info Resources put the total investment value of the associated projects at just over USD 2 billion, of which USD 550 million covers pipelines and umbilicals.

TotalEnergies said the increased production from offshore Azerbaijan is expected to help support European Union energy security.

Declining rainfall is lowering river levels and narrowing shipping channels across Indonesia, sometimes leaving them impassable, according to FashionNetwork. Shallow water is forcing coal barges to shrink their cargoes to avoid grounding, raising costs and slowing movements.

Export volumes in August were the lowest in five years, FashionNetwork reported. A local employers' group estimated the disruption may affect about 3.9 million metric tons of production per month.

Forecasts point to further strain. Rainfall through November was projected to run as much as 80% below normal levels across the Indonesian archipelago, according to FashionNetwork.

The Jaipur Development Authority plans to install 5 MW of solar power at six sewage treatment plants along the Dravyavati River and two gardens in Jaipur, according to EQ.

The initiative is intended to increase renewable energy use across public infrastructure while reducing dependence on conventional electricity, according to EQ.

Global financial markets faced pressure Tuesday as government bond yields stayed near multiyear highs and crude oil remained above USD 100 per barrel, according to STL.News. The combination increased concerns that inflation and elevated interest rates could remain major obstacles for investors.

The benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was hovering near 5.27%, according to STL.News.

Crude oil prices have emerged as a major pressure point for global markets, weighing on emerging markets, currencies and investor sentiment.

The Spanish government was set to approve caps on regulated gas tariffs and bottled butane prices to prevent further increases in household energy bills, according to TodoAlicante. The measure forms part of a crisis response decree that TodoAlicante linked to conflict in the Middle East.

Under the plan, increases in the regulated Last Resort Tariff (TUR) will be limited to a maximum of 15%, TodoAlicante reported. Ministers will also set a maximum price of EUR 19.55 for bottled butane gas, holding until June of the following year, according to the same report.

Cyprus is moving on a parallel track. The Finance Ministry said it was preparing additional cost-of-living measures for approval as the Middle East conflict pushed up international energy prices and threatened to add pressure on family budgets, according to Kathimerini.

Meadhill Solar Farm in Co Cork has become the first project to begin operating under Ireland's Small-Scale Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (SRESS), according to ThinkBusiness. Flogas has partnered with the farm on the project.

Farmer Sean Keating developed the 650 kW facility on his dairy farm in Meadstown, Kildorrery, according to the Irish Post. The site features more than 1,000 solar panels across 1.5 acres.

Flogas will provide a long-term route to market for the electricity generated by the farm through a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA), the Irish Post reported.

The farm can generate enough clean electricity to power 150 local homes each year, while still allowing livestock to graze on the land beneath the panels, according to the Irish Post.

Five major oil sands producers, alongside Canada and Alberta, are working on a framework that ties future production growth and export capacity to the Pathways carbon capture and storage (CCS) project and wider emissions cuts, according to World Oil.

The framework pairs production growth with a proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline to move over 1 million barrels per day toward global markets, per World Oil.

On emissions, the deal sets a goal of a further 10 million tonnes per annum of reductions by 2045, lifting the framework's total target to 16 million tonnes per annum, World Oil reported.

The parties want binding definitive agreements finalized by Nov. 15, 2026, according to World Oil.

World Oil reported the memorandum of understanding does not amount to final investment decisions on the proposed projects, with commitments still conditional on definitive agreements between the governments and individual producers targeted by that date.

Tullow Oil Plc shares fell by half after the company lost an arbitration case over taxes on its fields in Ghana, which account for the bulk of its production, according to World Oil.

The stock fell as much as 52% following the decision, World Oil reported.

The International Chamber of Commerce ruled that a corporate income tax assessment of USD 196.5 million did not breach Tullow's petroleum agreements, according to World Oil.

The assessment related to proceeds Tullow received during the financial years 2016 through 2019, World Oil reported.

Replus Engitech and Indus Towers Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on battery energy storage system (BESS) solutions for telecom infrastructure in India, according to ESS News.

Under the agreement, Replus intends to make 1.5 GWh of dedicated BESS production capacity available over a two-year period to support the energy requirements of telecom infrastructure, ESS News reported.

Daimler Buses plans to build four public chargers at Hamburg's Central Bus Terminal, with potential expansion to eight charging points later, according to electrive.

The stations will offer power output of up to 600 kW, electrive reported.

The site is intended to serve electric buses regardless of brand, giving operators a location to charge e-buses on longer routes, according to electrive.

Daimler Buses aims to commission the Hamburg site next year, electrive reported.

Ørsted's 90 MW Barrow Offshore Wind Farm has marked 20 years of commercial operations, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital, a milestone that also marks two decades since the company began generating power in the UK.

Barrow sits 7 km southwest of Walney Island in the East Irish Sea, per Offshore Engineer OEDigital. The site comprises 30 turbines rated at 3 MW each and entered commercial operation in 2006.

The project was Ørsted's first UK offshore wind farm, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital, and was originally developed as a joint venture between Centrica and DONG Energy, which later became Ørsted.

Since Barrow started operating, Ørsted's UK wind farms have generated more than 180 TWh of electricity, Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported.

William D. Magwood, IV is anticipated to join newcleo's Board of Directors as Vice-Chairman, effective January 1, 2027, according to a GlobeNewswire announcement from the company.

newcleo describes itself as a company working in advanced modular reactor technology and nuclear fuel manufacturing.

Magwood will step down as Director-General of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency at the end of 2026, according to the release.

Before the NEA, he served as a Commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 2010 to 2014, a period during which he was called on to advise the Japanese government, agencies, universities and industry after the Fukushima Daiichi accident.

Earlier, Magwood ran the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy from 1998 to 2005, according to the company. During that time he established the Idaho National Laboratory, launched the "Nuclear Power 2010" program credited with restarting U.S. reactor construction, and set up the multinational Generation IV International Forum.

Geely has begun rolling out 2.25 MW chargers in China, according to electrive. The fast-charging stations have reportedly appeared in five Chinese cities under the name Smart Charging C12.

Geely says each charging connection delivers a peak power of 2,250 kW.

The chargers reportedly enable EVs from Geely's Zeekr and Lynk & Co brands to charge from 10% to 97% in less than nine minutes, according to electrive.

Vattenfall has signed long-term marketing agreements for four battery energy storage systems in Germany with a combined power capacity of 285 MW, according to ESS News. Three of the four projects are already under construction.

All four systems have reached financial close, ESS News reported. Commercial operation of the first system is scheduled to begin in January 2027, with the agreements running through 2036.

The batteries will trade in wholesale electricity and balancing markets depending on market conditions, according to ESS News.

Hitachi has signed a memorandum of understanding with Linxon and FTC Solar to pursue acceleration of the utility-scale solar and battery storage market, according to Solar Builder.

The MOU aims to establish a strategic collaboration framework as the companies work to pursue projects across North America and beyond, Solar Builder reported.

Under the partnership, Linxon will serve as the primary EPC integrator, according to Solar Builder. FTC Solar will provide tracking, racking and other balance-of-system solutions for the projects. Hitachi will contribute the utility-scale inverters and power conversion systems for the solar and battery projects.

Civil society groups have petitioned the South African Human Rights Commission over limited public awareness of how much water data centers consume in South Africa, according to Semafor Net Zero. The country hosts 60 data centers and is contending with climate-change-induced drought.

Concerns about the potential water use of data centers are rising across Africa, Semafor Net Zero reported.

Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons of water per day, according to Semafor Net Zero. A study modeling water use in African data centers found that ChatGPT-4 used up to 60 liters of water to produce a 10-page paper, Semafor Net Zero reported.

Vår Energi has completed its acquisition of selected assets and licenses from Pandion Energy, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

The deal was first announced on June 18 for cash consideration of USD 110 million, Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported.

The transaction gives Vår Energi a 10% interest in the Nova field, a 20% stake in the Ofelia development and a 49% interest in the Sierra Solberg discovery, along with a portfolio of exploration licenses in the Gjøa area, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

Federal prosecutors have charged 19 defendants in an alleged interstate criminal enterprise built around stolen used cooking oil, according to The Conversation. The mid-September 2026 announcement described clandestine warehouses, money laundering and stolen goods moved across state lines.

Two of the defendants had already pleaded guilty, with the rest slated for trial in April 2027, The Conversation reported.

Prosecutors alleged that members of the group drove trucks to restaurants in 10 states, siphoned used cooking oil from collection tanks and hauled it to depots for resale, according to The Conversation.

The alleged motive was the value of the material itself. Used cooking oil can be refined into biodiesel, The Conversation reported.

EnergyPathways will put its Irish Sea compressed air energy storage (CAES) project into the second round of the UK's long-duration energy storage (LDES) support scheme, CEO Ben Clube told pv magazine. Clube said the bid enters that round in a more developed form.

The opening phase of the MESH project in England is designed as a 300 MW/55.2 GWh CAES plant that can hold full output for more than seven days, according to pv magazine.

pv magazine reported that MESH ranks as the largest CAES project currently under development in the United Kingdom.

EnergyPathways is aiming for a final investment decision in 2028 and for operations to begin by the end of 2031, subject to consents and Ofgem cap-and-floor support, according to pv magazine.

Hoymiles, a Chinese microinverter manufacturer, is expanding sales of commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) into European markets, ESS News reported.

Storage products supplied 78.3% of what the company took in during the first half of 2026, according to ESS News.

Over the same period the firm reported a net loss of CNY 164 million, or USD 24.5 million. Executives tied part of that shortfall to a shift in the company's product mix.

Over Easy Solar released a new version of its vertical PV system for rooftop applications, according to pv magazine.

The xM-3 Quattro-256S is a 256 W bifacial PV unit built for flat rooftops, including green and gravel roofs, pv magazine reported. The product uses silicon heterojunction solar cells and carries a bifaciality factor of 95%, according to pv magazine.

The unit comes with a 15-year product warranty and a 25-year power-output warranty, pv magazine reported.

The first commercial Sicharge Flex charging park by Siemens is operational in Kufstein, Austria, according to electrive.

At launch, the site offers four charging points for passenger cars and two for trucks, each delivering up to 400 kW, electrive reported.

A later expansion phase will add four Megawatt Charging System points for electric trucks, providing power between 600 and 1,200 kW, according to electrive.

OMV has already ordered additional Sicharge Flex systems for locations in Austria, with delivery and commissioning scheduled for the coming months, electrive reported.

India's expanding battery energy storage system (BESS) market is opening manufacturing opportunities beyond the cell, according to ESS News. The growth is creating a parallel opening in battery management systems, power electronics, sensing, controls, testing and system integration.

ESS News reported that the country's localization effort should reach further than cells and battery-pack assembly. It should increasingly cover printed circuit board assemblies, BMS electronics, power-management systems, control boards, communication modules, testing equipment and complete electronic assemblies.

China Three Gorges Corporation has begun feeding power to the grid from the opening set of turbines at its Yangjiang Qingzhou V and VII offshore wind development off Guangdong Province, Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported. The milestone starts electricity output from the site.

Power travels to shore over a ±500 kV direct-current transmission system spanning roughly 70 kilometers from the coast of mainland China, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

The development holds 163 turbines, each rated above 12 MW, for a total installed capacity exceeding 1.95 GW, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

A research group in China has simulated a heating system that combines a hydrogen fuel cell, a CO2 heat pump and phase-change thermal storage, according to pv magazine.

In the model, cathode inlet temperature had a stronger effect on system performance than either ambient temperature or anode inlet temperature, pv magazine reported.

As cathode inlet temperature increased, the hydrogen-to-heat factor rose by 29.4%, according to pv magazine.

The researchers said the phase-change material (PCM) tank in the model proved capable of meeting domestic hot water demand, pv magazine reported.

Fox ESS has introduced Power Beast, a modular commercial and industrial battery whose capacity on a single inverter runs from 28 kWh up to nearly 1,000 kWh, pv magazine reported.

The system made its debut at a Fox ESS event in Wenzhou, China. Its design pairs the company's 125 kW H3 Plus hybrid inverter with CQ series high-voltage batteries, according to pv magazine.

Stacking the units extends that range far higher. On-grid, Fox ESS rates a maximum of 100 units in parallel at 96 MWh, while the off-grid ceiling is 30 units at 28.8 MWh, pv magazine reported.

Rezolv Energy has signed a financing package of up to EUR 561 million for its planned 1.3 GW solar plant, according to pv magazine.

The independent power producer put the package at USD 637.3 million.

According to pv magazine, Rezolv said the Romanian project will now move into construction, with commercial operations expected in the second half of 2028.

Aker Solutions has widened its support work for BP from the west of Shetland assets to assets in the central North Sea, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital. The agreement carries options for two additional one-year extensions.

The scope covers engineering, integrity management, project support and operational services, Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported.

Aker Solutions will manage the contract through its Life Cycle segment in Aberdeen, Scotland, and expects it to support about 50 positions, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

A federal judge blocked New York's climate superfund law last week, according to Grist. The law sought to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate-related damages linked to their activities.

Two court decisions found that the New York law was preempted by the federal Clean Air Act, Grist reported.

The law sought $75 billion from fossil fuel companies to help cover costs associated with climate change, according to Grist. Those costs included recovery from extreme weather and adaptive infrastructure projects such as upgraded stormwater drainage systems and new cooling systems in public buildings.

New York is expected to appeal both cases, per Grist.

A 40 MW solar power plant has been developed near the Saryu River in Ayodhya, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, according to EQ Magazine.

The city's development includes more than 2,500 solar-powered streetlights, EQ Magazine reported, alongside solar-powered taps and other installations.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath described Ayodhya as India's number one solar city, according to EQ Magazine.

Ayodhya's development as a solar city is linked to the Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Policy 2022, which identified the city as a pilot model solar city before the concept expanded to other urban areas, EQ Magazine reported.

South African motorists face fuel price increases of around ZAR3 per litre for both petrol and diesel in October, according to Central Energy Fund (CEF) data cited by NOW in SA.

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) was expected to announce the official October adjustments before they take effect on October 7, 2026.

International oil prices were identified as a major factor behind the projected increases, according to inboundsa.com.

A bipartisan Senate permitting reform package aimed at speeding federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects has drawn backing from U.S. oil and gas industry groups, which want Congress to act on it quickly, according to World Oil. The bill would rework federal permitting and environmental review procedures that govern energy and other large infrastructure development.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) said the package would modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), cut duplicative reviews and litigation, and give energy projects more certainty.

The measure has not yet cleared Congress. Industry groups are pushing lawmakers to build on earlier House permitting work and move the bipartisan package through both chambers.

Drillers across the US oil patch pumped more oil and natural gas in the third quarter of 2026 even as they paid higher costs and waited longer for supplier deliveries, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Energy Survey found.

The headline business activity index came in at 38.8, off from 46.1 the prior quarter, signaling growth at a slower pace.

Both output gauges climbed. The oil production index moved to 20.7 from 15.0, and the natural gas production index jumped to 14.8 from 3.7.

Costs told the opposite story. Firms reported a finding and development costs index of 41.5 and a lease operating expenses index of 43.9.

Gateway Fleets has ordered 200 medium-duty electric box vans from Workhorse, following an earlier order of 100 vans placed earlier in 2026, according to Electrek.

The sale was made by Kingsburg Truck Center, the Workhorse dealer, according to Electrek.

Vans from the new order are expected to begin deploying to customers in the second half of 2027, with deployments continuing through 2028, Electrek reported.

Dozens of U.S. states, cities, counties and tribes have sued major oil companies over climate-related damage, according to The Conversation Energy.

The lawsuits seek reimbursement for recovery, reconstruction and measures to protect people and property from climate-related damage, The Conversation Energy reported.

The fossil fuel companies generally argue that federal laws and the U.S. Constitution preclude claims to recover costs borne by taxpayers, according to The Conversation Energy.

Brava Energia has begun production from the PPT-52 well at the Papa-Terra Field offshore Brazil, according to Offshore Magazine, after receiving authorization from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama).

The well is one of four new production wells in a drilling campaign spanning the Papa-Terra and Atlanta fields across the Campos and Santos basins, Offshore Magazine reported.

Production from PPT-52 remains under stabilization, the company said.

Amplitude Energy has reached a final investment decision on its East Coast Supply Project, according to Offshore Magazine, advancing development of multiple offshore gas fields intended to bolster gas supply to Australia's East Coast.

The project will add offshore wells and subsea infrastructure as Amplitude moves forward with development plans offshore Australia, Offshore Magazine reported.

Work will include subsea installations in the offshore Otway Basin and modifications to the onshore Athena Gas Plant during 2028, according to Offshore Magazine.

Windward Offshore held the official naming of its Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) Windward Munich in Hamburg on September 22, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

The vessel is the third in the Windward Offshore fleet, the outlet reported.

Windward Munich was built by VARD Vung Tau in Vietnam and is the first of two vessels in the fleet to feature a helicopter landing deck, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

Godmother Claudia Haindl christened the vessel at the ceremony.

Eni secured a 100% participating interest in the deepwater Sapukala Block offshore Indonesia, according to Offshore Magazine.

The company identified the Sapukala acreage's exploration potential through a joint study conducted with an Indonesian academic institution, in accordance with local regulatory requirements. Eni has since completed a new seismic acquisition campaign covering the block.

Under the initial three-year work program disclosed by Indonesia, Eni is expected to acquire and process 1,500 square kilometres of 3D seismic data at Sapukala and conduct geological and geophysical studies, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

EV charging infrastructure firm OBE Power has closed an equity investment from North Sky Capital, the company announced on September 22, according to Solar Builder.

The investment will complement OBE Power's existing credit facility with investment management firm Gresham House, company representatives told Solar Builder.

OBE Power said the funding will accelerate its ability to deploy EV charging infrastructure, with a focus on multifamily housing, hospitality, healthcare, commercial applications, and other destination-based properties.

BYD is enlarging its cheapest electric vehicle and adding higher-end features, according to Electrek. The second-generation Seagull moves upmarket in both size and cabin equipment.

The redesigned model gains a cabin with ambient lighting and power-adjustable front seats that include massage functions, Electrek reported.

On dimensions, the second-generation Seagull is 425 mm longer than the current model and rides on a wheelbase extended by 150 mm, according to Electrek.

BYD said the new Seagull carries a 94L front trunk, described by Electrek as rare for its class, along with up to 1,380L of trunk space and additional storage compartments.

The share of exploration and production (E&P) companies planning to raise capital spending in 2027 rose to 22% from 10% in June, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey reported by Oil & Gas Journal.

Only 5% of surveyed E&P leaders expected to trim capital spending next year, while 73% said they would hold spending level, the Dallas Fed Energy Survey found.

Current spending also moved higher. In the latest survey, 46% of E&P leaders said their capital spending this quarter was up from the second quarter, according to Oil & Gas Journal.

India's federal Ministry of Mines said it would launch an auction of offshore mineral blocks in the Andaman Sea on Thursday, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

The sale covers two blocks in the Andaman Sea for the grant of a composite licence, Offshore Engineer OEDigital reported.

The auction follows changes to the law in 2023 that allowed the ministry to auction offshore mineral blocks, according to the same report.

Apex Clean Energy and Meta signed a power purchase agreement tied to a solar project in Gonzales County, Texas, according to Inside Climate News. The deal lets the technology company financially benefit from the energy the project generates.

The 144-megawatt project, called Starling Solar, would not have been built without Meta's backing, the developer told Inside Climate News. Under the agreement, Meta will claim all environmental attributes from Starling Solar's output.

That accounting lets Meta offset some of the gas-fired energy powering its data centers when it tallies its electricity use, according to Inside Climate News, though the gas plants carry climate and local air-pollution impacts regardless.

Meta plans to power a new data center in El Paso, Texas, with a 366-megawatt gas-fired plant, Inside Climate News reported.

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) awarded more than USD 40 million to 36 energy projects across the state, according to Solar Builder.

The funding came through the DOER's Advancing Massachusetts Power Energy Storage Grant Program and aims to strengthen the state grid through distributed energy resources, Solar Builder reported. The awards went to 36 projects, Solar Builder said.

Each of the funded projects targets one or more of three focus areas: community resilience, safety and education, and long-duration energy storage, according to Solar Builder.

Together, the projects will add about 10 MW and 44 MWh of storage across Massachusetts, Solar Builder reported.

Xiaomi Auto unveiled its Sky Nomad series in China, its first entry into the extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) segment, according to electrive.

The launch lineup covers three models, electrive reported: the five-seat N70 Pro and N70 Max, plus the seven-seat N90 Max.

Pricing starts at CNY 209,900 for the N70 Pro, according to electrive.

The N70 Max is stated to offer up to 505 km of electric CLTC range from a 76 kWh ternary-cell battery, with a combined range of 1,461 km, per electrive.

Sodium-ion battery chemistry functions but remains unproven at scale, according to ESS News. The technology works in principle, but its performance across large deployments has yet to be demonstrated.

ESS News reported that sodium-ion has no field-validated degradation curve at scale. Every cycle-life claim on a sodium-ion spec sheet currently rests on laboratory data and manufacturer projections rather than operating history.

Warranty structures, state-of-health protocols and cycle-life guarantees all lack independent third-party verification at the scale lenders and offtakers require, according to ESS News.

The outlet framed sodium-ion as a potential long-term response to flattening lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cost curves and tight supply chains. But its lack of field-validated performance data transfers technology and bankability risks directly onto developer balance sheets, ESS News reported.

ArcLight Capital Partners said its fund completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in IATP, according to Power Magazine.

IATP is a 5.4-GW portfolio of 11 power infrastructure assets across North America, Power Magazine reported.

Invenergy will retain its existing 50% ownership interest and operational role in IATP, according to Power Magazine.

The UK avoided the need for GBP 5.9 billion of gas imports since the start of the Hormuz crisis because of record wind and solar generation, according to Carbon Brief analysis.

Wind and solar output rose 14% year-on-year, Carbon Brief found, while gas prices climbed to levels not seen since the 2022 energy crisis. That clean-power generation cut demand for gas-fired electricity, which fell by nearly 10% year-on-year in 2026 to date.

Wind and solar supplied a record 41% of the UK's electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas, according to Carbon Brief's analysis.

The avoided imports were equivalent to more than 100 additional tanker deliveries of liquefied natural gas, Carbon Brief said.

In September 2026 to date, the gas-import saving reached GBP 1.3 billion, the result of nearly 10 TWh of combined wind and solar output alongside surging gas prices, according to Carbon Brief.

IONNA now operates more than 180 DC fast-charging sites across the US, according to Electrek. The automaker-backed network says it has more than doubled its footprint since the start of 2026 and describes itself as the largest 400 kW charging network in the US.

The network uses Alpitronic hardware and software developed in-house, according to Electrek.

More than 40 IONNA Rechargeries have opened at Circle K locations since the company announced its partnership with the convenience store chain in April, Electrek reported.

As of October 1, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz have joined BMW in offering 10% IONNA charging discounts through their automaker apps and Plug & Charge, according to Electrek.