July 1 – Siemens has launched Building X, a modular building suite with AI infrastructure, designed to enable net zero emissions. Build on the design principles of Siemens Xcelerator, these zero-emission buildings are meant to create value in the industrial, transport and housing sector as well as for operators of electric power grids.
June 30 – Triumph Power Generating, an Independent Power Producer (IPP) located in Kenya, has sealed a 5-year extension of its operation and maintenance (O&M) contract with MAN’s after-sales brand PrimeServ. The contract covers Triumph’s 83 MW power plant in Kitengala and is powered by ten Himsen 18H32/40 engines and an additional steam turbine.
June 28 – Howden, provider of air and gas handling technology, has been contracted to supply hydrogen-rich reciprocating gas compressors for MSB Unit for the Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP) in India. The capacity of the refinery will be expanded from currently 3 million to 9 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) by installing 6 new […]
June 27 – Italy’s Ansaldo Energia has won two awards for Intellectual Property: “Best EMEA IP Department –Patent Silver Award” at The International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards and “Best IP Department” at The Innovation & IP Forum and Awards. The honours were handed over in the context of a conference on worldwide in patent, trademark, […]
June 24 – The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rebuked calls to extend nuclear power plants, saying the phase-out had been decided a long time ago, and fuel supply and maintenance interval had been aligned accordingly. “The nuclear fuel rods currently last only until the end of the year,” Scholz told reporters, suggesting to buy […]
June 23 – Crusoe Energy Systems has acquired Denver-based Easter-Owens, maker of modular data centers and specialized electrical systems. The takeover comes after years of cooperation between the companies as Crusoe has optimized and scaled its fleet of modular data centers that eliminate natural gas flaring and related emissions.
June 22 – US government analyst expect nine oil and natural gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to come into operation in 2022, which are projected to account for 5% of gas production and 14% of oil production in the US by the end of 2023. GOM natural gas production will average 2.1 […]
June 20 – Russia’s state-owned Gazprom and independent gas company Novatek have signed a cooperation agreement on the sustainable development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. Novatek, founded in 1994, owns oil and gas fields and license areas primarily in the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous area – the world’s largest natural gas production region, home […]
June 17 – Russian gas giant Gazprom has signed a technical agreement with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) on the Far East route for a new gas pipeline carrying Chinese supplies, the so-called China-Russian Far East Gas Supply project. The document signed contains the main technical parameters for the cross-border section of the gas pipeline, including […]
June 16 – Wärtsilä will supply its Puregas CA50 biogas upgrading plant for the Green Gas Mill project in the U.K, headed by the British green energy firm Ecotricity. When operational in 2023, it will be the first Green Gas Mill in in Britain, capable to process gas with the help of a digester into a methane-rich […]
Aug 31 – The number of gas-fired power plant projects, linked to US data centres, has nearly doubled in the first half of 2026. According to Global Energy Monitor, 378 MW of gas capacity is currently under development in the US, one-third of total projected capacity worldwide, led by Texas with 122 MW.
Aug 27 – GE Vernova has been chosen by Laing O’Rourke to deliver a new 400 kV Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation at Chesterfield, UK. The new substation is part of National Grid’s Brinsworth-to-Chesterfield and Chesterfield-to-High Marnham project, with the upgrade using SF₆-free technology to strengthen grid resilience in a sustainable manner. The projects form part of The Great Grid Upgrade, the largest overhaul of the electricity grid across England and Wales in generations.
Aug 26 – Net Power has agreed to purchase 123 MW of new power generation equipment to increase the installed capacity of its Project Permian to nearly 200 MW. The gas-fired power project in West Texas is being gradually scaled up to 1 GW.
Aug 24 – Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) has provisionally allocated 200 MW of new data centre capacity to Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centres and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, with each receiving 50 MW for facilities on Jurong Island. All sites will be developed within JTC’s planned low‑carbon data centre park on Jurong Island, and operators must source more than 50% of their capacity from green or low‑carbon energy such as biomethane, low‑carbon ammonia or hydrogen.
Aug 21 – Germany’s underground gas storage facilities are only about 50% full as of mid-August, well below last year’s roughly 67%. To achieve the targeted 70% filling levels by November, the government is preparing additional intervention options although traders remain cautious amid elevated prices and geopolitical uncertainty.
Aug 19 – A Russian air strike has damaged one of DTEK’s thermal power plant, forcing the Ukrainian operator to shut down one unit. DTEK’s thermal power fleet had an installed capacity of about 13.3 GW as of early 2022, spread across eight plants, though repeated attacks since then have destroyed much of that installed capacity, jeopardising regional electricity supply security.
Aug 17 – Wärtsilä is preparing to deliver an off-grid power solution for a new data center, under construction in Texas. The 790 MW power plant will operate with 42 Wärtsilä 50SG engines running on natural gas.
July 29 – Electricity demand in India is on course to rise 4-5% year-on-year in 2027, Fitch Rating reckons, referring to the country’s higher cooling needs and economic growth. Coal remains king in the Indian energy mix, fuelling more than 70% of power stations, while gas-burn fell to 15% in June 2026, down from 22% a year earlier amid supply constraints and higher LNG prices.
July 27 – The Japanese government is considering foreign debt finance for gas-fired power projects in the United States that form part of its $550 billion U.S. investment pledge. “If financing from foreign banks materialises, it should further facilitate the procurement of foreign-currency funding needed to implement the investment initiative,” the finance ministry said on the platform X late on Sunday.
July 24 – EU Carbon Emission Allowances are expected to continue their mean-reversion trading around €80/t for the rest of this month, as the Commissions adjustments leave supply-demand balances for carbon credits tight through 2035. Further out, Energy Aspects reckons there may be 250 Mt more allowances in the market through 2040 as the pace of how fast the ETS cap falls has been slowed down for 2036 onwards.
July 22 – Nigeria’s Index Thermal Power has invited engineering firms, infrastructure developers and institutional investors to join the development and financing of its proposed 1,800 MW gas-fired independent power plant in Rivers State. The project is planned for the Onne Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone in Port Harcourt.
July 20 – Utilita Energy has become the third energy supplier to join WattsWatt – the national energy information service – alongside Outfox Energy and Home Energy in bid to help households gain affordable warmth by comparign tariffs and improving access to energy efficiency grants.
July 17 – Hitachi Energy and Eve Air Mobility, an Embraer-backed aircraft manufacturer, are looking to advance the electrical infrastructure needed to support urban air mobility. The agreement brings together Hitachi’s Grid-eMotion charging infrastructure with Embraer-backed electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft technology.
July 15 – The global market for hydrogen (H2)-compatible gas turbines will grow to nearly $3.5 billion by 2032, expanding at an annual rate of over 10% during the forecast period. According to DataM intelligence, hydrogen is emerging as a strategic and sustainable alternative to fossil fuelled power generation as nations strive to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and stabilize their power grids,
July 13 – Japan’s largest power generator JERA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung C&T of Korea to collaborate on hydrogen and ammonia. JERA is developing Japan’s first low-carbon ammonia value-chain, and is targeting start of operations around fiscal year 2029. Samsung C&T focused on low-carbon ammonia infrastructure and supply chain initiatives in Korea, and by combining their capabilities both companies aim to strengthen value chain resilience across Asia.
July 8 – GasHub has finished an LNG storage and regasification facility at Rolls-Royce’s Seletar Campus in Singapore and begun LNG deliveries, with the system designed to support the campus’s long-term energy requirements, including reliable electricity demand. The setup is part of a shift away from compressed natural gas and aims to reduce fuel deliveries, emissions, and operating costs.
July 6 – Swiss energy storage operator BW ESS has started construction on the 1GW Klostermansfeld project, one of Europe’s largest battery storage projects to date. Situated in the southern Harz region, the battery is designed to supply around three million German households with electricity for at least four hours.
July 2 – Siemens is investing €300 million to expand the production of high-efficiency power distribution systems for data centers, e-mobility and industrial automation. To that end, Siemens is expanding its switchgear factory in Frankfurt and a new supplier facility in Offenbach, creating 700 new jobs by the end of 2030
June 29 – IGM, a specialist engineering company, has supplied a 2 MW electrolyser to Industria Gas Tecnici (IGAT), marking the company’s entry into green hydrogen production under Italy’s national Hydrogen Valley programme.
June 26 – PJM Interconnection expects peak summer load will grow at an average of 5.4% per year over the next decade driven by electrification of road transport and the concentration of data centers. Summer peak load in PJM’s Dominion zone was 23,905 MW last year, 23% higher than in 2019, while winter peak load in PJM’s Dominion zone was 25,413 MW in the 2025–26 winter season, 45% higher than five years ago.
