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The 1.2 GW / 4.8 GWh Hanworth battery has entered federal environmental assessment alongside the New South Wales planning process. The
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August 26, 2026
Eni and BP expect to decide within months whether to develop the Denise West discovery, targeting first gas in under two
Saudi Arabia turns 8 GWh battery procurement into long-term grid contracts
August 25, 2026
Saudi Arabia has awarded four standalone battery projects totalling 2 GW of power and 8 GWh of energy capacity. Each 500
Beetaloo first gas to test Australia’s shale ambitions
August 25, 2026
Tamboran expects to begin selling 40 terajoules of gas a day from Shenandoah South in September, with Beetaloo Energy targeting another
Small UK generator cyber attack exposes system-wide security gap
August 24, 2026
A reported cyber attack forced a small British generator offline for four days in July, although no customers lost power and
China readies up to 8 billion yuan for demand-led hydrogen clusters
August 24, 2026
Five as-yet unselected Chinese city clusters could each receive up to 1.6 billion yuan over four years, creating a maximum national
US clean power additions head for record despite Trump policy assault
August 20, 2026
S&P Global Energy expects approximately 45 GW of US clean power additions in 2026, 25% above the previous record. Strong electricity
Climate change makes extreme heat commonplace across European seas
August 19, 2026
Human-caused climate change added about 2°C to the Mediterranean event and 1.3°C around Britain and Ireland. Marine heatwaves covered 80% of
BP takes full control of Trinidad’s 3.5 Tcf Calypso gas discovery
August 7, 2026
BP will acquire Woodside Energy’s 70% interest in Calypso, giving it complete ownership of the deepwater gas project. Trinidad’s government has
Russia expands shadow LNG fleet ahead of EU import ban
August 5, 2026
At least eight second-hand LNG carriers have reportedly entered Russian service in six months, taking Moscow’s unofficial fleet to about 25
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