Energy
New Study Maps Nuclear Fusion’s Economic Viability
Fusion energy promises a future with virtually unlimited energy, generated with next to no pollution. This is because, contrary to classical nuclear energy, nuclear fusion does not use or produce heavy radioactive elements like uranium, plutonium, or thorium. Instead, it…
Jonathan Schramm
First Solar Sues JA Solar and American Panel Solutions Over TOPCon Patent
First Solar, Inc. said on October 1, 2026 that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., JA Solar International, Ltd., JA Solar Vietnam Co., Ltd.,…
Nuclear Fuel Services Lands $189M Navy Reactor Fuel Deal
BWX Technologies announced on October 1, 2026, the award of a contract totaling approximately $189 million for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel. The announcement carried a Lynchburg, Virginia, dateline. Under the contract, BWXT subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.,…
Iberdrola Completes GIC Transmission Alliance Expansion in Brazil
Iberdrola announced on October 1, 2026 that it has completed, through its Brazilian subsidiary Neoenergia, the expansion of its strategic alliance with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, in the electricity transmission network business in Brazil. The transaction adds seven Neoenergia…
Rio Tinto Secures Bell Bay Aluminium Operations Through 2031
Rio Tinto , the Tasmanian Government and the Australian Government have reached an agreement to keep the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter in northern Tasmania operating through the end of 2031, Rio Tinto announced in a release dated 1 October 2026.…
CFS Orders Over 10,000 Kilometers of Superconducting Tape From Fujikura
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced on September 30, 2026 that it agreed to purchase more than 10,000 kilometers (3 GA-m) of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape from Fujikura Ltd. under a long-term supply agreement, an order the company described as the…
SLB OneSubsea Lands Rovuma LNG Subsea Production Systems Contract
SLB’s OneSubsea joint venture has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil Moçambique, Limitada, on behalf of Area 4 partners ENH, CNPC, ENI, KOGAS and XRG, to deliver subsea production systems for the first phase of the offshore Rovuma LNG project…
LNG Canada Partners Approve Phase 2 Expansion to 28 Mtpa
LNG Canada announced on September 28, 2026 that its five joint venture participants, Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and KOGAS, have taken a final investment decision on the Phase 2 expansion of the liquefied natural gas export facility in Kitimat,…
Iberdrola to Acquire Contigo Energía’s Spanish Electricity Retail Arm
Iberdrola announced on 28 September 2026 that it has reached an agreement to acquire the Spanish electricity retail business of Contigo Energía, a portfolio of more than 100,000 customers. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and Iberdrola did…
Eaton to Acquire COL Group for €810 Million Enterprise Value
Eaton announced on September 25, 2026, that it has signed an agreement to acquire COL Group, an Italian industrial group specializing in the development of electrical power distribution solutions, from Oaktree’s Power Opportunities strategy for an enterprise value of 810…
Why Distributed Energy Is Forcing the Grid to Evolve
Solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, and microgrids are changing electricity from a one-way delivery business into a real-time coordination problem. The companies that solve that problem may become some of the energy transition’s most important infrastructure providers. The clean-energy transition…
BWX Technologies Secures Inaugural BBB Rating From Fitch
BWX Technologies, Inc. announced on September 23, 2026 that it has received an inaugural investment grade credit rating of BBB with a Stable Outlook from Fitch Ratings. Fitch assigned the company’s revolving credit facility a BBB+ rating and its 4.125%…
Bechtel-Westinghouse and PEJ Set Main EPC Terms for Polish Nuclear Plant
The Bechtel-Westinghouse consortium and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) have agreed on the main commercial terms of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for Poland’s first nuclear power plant, both parties announced on September 23, 2026. The plant will be…
SLB Wins OQEP Contract to Lift Bisat-B Capacity to 548,000 Bpd
SLB has been awarded a contract by OQ Exploration & Production (OQEP) to deliver the Bisat-B Expansion Production Facility in Oman, SLB announced on September 23, 2026. Under the contract, SLB will provide design, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services…
Shell Closes Gulf of America Asset Sale With $840 Million Proceeds
Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced on September 22, 2026, that it has completed the previously announced sale of its 50% non-operated working interest in the Na Kika platform and associated fields in the Gulf of America,…
