European Commission approves French State aid to support offshore wind energyThe European Commission has approved a €11 billion French State aid scheme to support offshore wind energy under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), adopted in June 2025. The 20-year programme will…
Exxon Mobil might return to Sakhalin-1 projectRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new decree that could allow foreign investors, including Exxon Mobil, to regain stakes in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project, which Russia seized in October 2022. Exxon,…
Supercomputers will contribute to the development of the European energy sectorSupercomputing is rapidly transforming Europe’s energy sector. Once limited to oil and gas exploration, high-performance computing (HPC) is now driving advances in renewable energy, battery development, carbon capture,…
First steam generator installed at Hinkley Point CThe first of four massive 520-tonne steam generators has been installed in Unit 1 of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in southwest England. This marks a key milestone in the plant’s construction. The generator,…
China fights smuggling of strategic mineralsChina has pledged to intensify its crackdown on the smuggling of strategic minerals, which it deems essential to national security and economic development. The Ministry of Commerce emphasized stricter law…
EU and Indonesia reach a political agreement on CEPAPresident von der Leyen of the European Commission and President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia have reached a political agreement on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), aiming for its finalization by…
Oil Cartel OPEC+ Increases ProductionThe oil cartel OPEC+, which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, has agreed to increase its oil production by 548,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August. This decision is based on…
SMR considered for construction in southern SwedenThe Swedish company Blykalla, which develops lead-cooled small modular reactors (SMRs), has signed a letter of intent with Hörby Municipality in Skåne County, southern Sweden, to explore the possibility of building a…
Slovakia near deal with the USA to build a new reactorSlovakia is close to finalizing a major agreement with the United States that would see the U.S. company Westinghouse build a new nuclear reactor at the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Robert Fico…
European Commission presents its eight nuclear illustrative programme PINCThe European Commission’s latest nuclear illustrative programme (PINC) estimates that achieving EU Member States’ nuclear energy plans will require around €241 billion in investments by 2050. This funding will support…
Environmental NGOs paid by the EU Commission allegedly targeted GermanyA recent report by German media claims that the European Commission paid environmental NGOs up to €700,000 in 2023 to lobby against German companies and, in some cases, to initiate legal action. The NGOs involved include…
Searching for geothermal resources in North Rhine-WestphaliaThe state government of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) sees great potential in geothermal energy for the heating supply. To identify the most promising locations, the Geological Service of NRW is conducting research…
