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Serbia to get Europe's largest agro-solar plant
Fintel Energija and MK Group signed a memorandum of understanding with PowerChina on the €340mn Agrosolar project in Kula.
Hungary says it would veto EU’s Russian oil embargo in current form
Budapest still blocking EU consensus despite being offered extension until end of 2023.
Czechs join Slovakia and Hungary in demanding exemption from EU embargo on Russian oil
Heavily-dependent states will be allowed to buy Russian oil exports until the end of 2023, while other states have to cease crude deliveries in six months.
TotalEnergies reports first-quarter profit
France’s TotalEnergies has posted a profit for the first quarter of 2022, despite a $4.1bn impairment that was attributed to its business in Russia.
India reportedly angling for steep discount on Russian oil
India is reportedly putting pressure on Russia to lower the price of its crude oil to make up for the extra challenges that buyers have encountered in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine in late February.
Russian senator says embargo will lead EU countries to buy Russian oil via third parties
A Russian legislator has said that he expects Europe to continue buying crude oil from Russia even if it imposes an embargo on imports.
Rapid progress continues at Kursk-II NPP
A pressure compensator for the VVER-TOI reactor plant has been installed at unit 1 of the Kursk-II NPP under construction in Russia. This is a key element of the main equipment of the reactor.
Russia refutes CNN report about Chernobyl
Russia has sent the IAEA a refutation of disinformation about the irradiation of soldiers at the Chernobyl NPP.
Drainage system installation begins at Turkey’s Akkuyu NPP
Akkuyu Nuklear has completed the connection of the discharge channel and the siphon well at the construction site of unit 1 at the Akkuyu NPP in Turkey.
Ramboll contracted by Enefit Green to design wind farm in Estonia
Enefit Green, part of the Eesti Energia Group, has contracted Denmark’s Ramboll to prepare a preliminary design for the Hiiu offshore wind farm in Estonia, with the technical analysis of the project scheduled to be completed in August.
Europe invested €41bn in new wind farms in 2021, says WindEurope
Europe invested €41bn ($43bn) in 2021 in new wind farms, says WindEurope. But the market is only half the size it should be for Europe to reach its new climate change and energy security targets, says the trade group.
REM: Europe invested €41bn in new wind farms in 2021, says WindEurope
Europe invested €41bn ($43bn) in 2021 in new wind farms, says WindEurope. But the market is only half the size it should be for Europe to reach its new climate change and energy security targets, says the trade group.
Russian reactor pressure vessel installed at India’s Kudankulam 3
The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at unit 3 of India’s Kudankulam NPP (a VVER-1000 reactor) in Tamil Nadu.
Ørsted’s profits surge, but Vestas reports major losses
Offshore wind leader Ørsted’s profits have surged in the first quarter, but wind turbine maker Vestas reported major losses in large part due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Both companies are Danish.
Three Norwegian companies to collaborate on hydrogen factory linked to offshore wind
Three Norwegian companies – Moreld, Arendals Fossekompani and Kongsberg – are to collaborate on a combined floating offshore substation and hydrogen factory off Norway. The Hydepoint project will be linked to offshore wind farms.
Free residential solar panels proposed in Mexico
Mexico's main opposition party has proposed installing free solar panels with a focus on low-income residences, reports Reuters. The party is seeking to challenge the ruling party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
US utility PacifiCorp seeks 1.345 GW of renewables
The US utility PacifiCorp is seeking 1.345 GW of new wind and solar generation resources, combined with 600 MW of co-located energy storage resources, within the next six years. The projects must be online by year-end 2025 until the end of 2027.
Senators urge Biden to end solar tariff probe soon
A bipartisan group of senators has asked President Joe Biden to wrap up an investigation into solar panel imports as soon as possible.
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