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Geopolitics

US energy secretary will travel to Venezuela to unveil oil arrangement

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Venezuela's National Assembly voted to back the 65-billion-barrel oil deal, despite no details being publicly released.

Startups

Yuma Energy raises $35M in Series A from Magna International

Your Story · India

Yuma Energy said it will primarily utilise this capital for the expansion of its battery as a service network across the country.

AI / Deep Tech

How to sign up for a virtual power plant—and decide whether you should

MIT Technology Review · Global

MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done.  Your thermostat may not look like a power plant. Neither does your electric vehicle, hom…

Startups

India's EV market to reach Rs 20 lakh Cr by 2030: Nitin Gadkari

Your Story · India

India currently has 57 lakh electric vehicles registered and this represents 7% market penetration.

Tech & Startups

The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem

Wired · Global

The UK’s energy regulator is using a variety of tricks to keep speculative data center projects from plugging into the power grid. The country’s AI ambitions h…

Startups

Karetic Energy is building iron-air batteries to store power for days rather than hours

Your Story · India

The company is developing long-duration storage using iron and air, aimed at the multi-day gaps that solar and wind leave and that lithium cannot economically …

Startups

e-TRNL Energy is redesigning the battery cell itself rather than its chemistry

Your Story · India

The Bengaluru-based company has developed a cell architecture that it says works with lithium and sodium chemistries alike and has built the machinery to manuf…

Startups

Pranos Fusion is building the machinery India would need to generate power from fusion

Your Story · India

The Bengaluru-based company develops plasma control software, superconducting magnets and a compact tokamak, aiming at the engineering rather than the physics.

Geopolitics

Why Germany's gas storage levels are so low

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Germany's gas storage facilities are only 50% full as traders bet that wholesale prices will fall if the Iran war ends. With around three months until winter, …

Tech & Startups

Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries

TechCrunch · US

Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in Washington state.

Geopolitics

India diversifies energy sourcing; taps 15 countries for LNG, 41 for crude

Times of India – World · India

India is expanding its energy import portfolio for both LNG and crude oil, striving to diminish reliance on any singular market or transport path. Additionally…

Tech & Startups

SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels

TechCrunch · US

SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.

Tech & Startups

Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers

Wired · Global

Chevron and Williams are big winners in the race to power artificial intelligence as they build out gas-fired power plants and pipelines.

Geopolitics

CLP posts HK$5.73 billion underlying profit in first half of 2026

South China Morning Post – World · China

CLP Holdings, the parent company of Hong Kong’s largest energy firm, has posted an underlying profit of HK$5.73 billion (US$730.49 million) in the first half o…

Engineering

IEEE Course Teaches How to Use AI to Modernize Power Grids

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Today’s U.S. electrical grid, among the largest, most complex systems ever built, is operating at its limit. The combination of rapid industrial growth, more f…

Geopolitics

A glowing future for nuclear power? Mini reactors explained

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Mini reactors are seen as a flexible energy source. Their promise: abundant energy, cheap, clean and climate-friendly with lower water use. But do the numbers …

Geopolitics

Chris Bowen vows to override Queensland and NT to force renewables-powered AI datacentres

The Guardian – World · Europe

Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation Energy minister Chris Bowen says the federal gov…

Geopolitics

Peter Lee’s family office signs Kazakhstan deal on green energy projects

South China Morning Post – World · China

The family office of Henderson Land Development co-chairman and managing director Peter Lee Ka-kit has signed a deal with Kazakh authorities to advance a range…

Geopolitics

France offers nuclear expertise as Philippines weighs energy security options

South China Morning Post – World · China

France’s offer to share nuclear expertise with the Philippines could potentially boost Manila’s long-term energy security, as analysts say any push to revive n…

Startups

Meine Electric is building fast-charging iron-air batteries to store solar power overnight

Your Story · India

The Chennai-based company is developing long-duration storage using iron, air and water, aimed at grids that need to hold daytime solar generation until the ev…

Tech & Startups

Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries

TechCrunch · US

Base Power’s $1 billion round will help the startup ramp production of its home batteries.

Geopolitics

Hungary to shut sole nuclear plant for first time on Sunday

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Record-low water levels on the Danube forced the Paks plant offline, leaving Hungary facing a potential power crunch.

Geopolitics

Petrol would've hit Rs 125/litre in Delhi without ethanol blend, says govt

Times of India – World · India

The petroleum ministry defended ethanol blending, stating it saved consumers nearly thirty rupees per litre. Consumers paid ninety-four rupees seventy-seven pa…

Geopolitics

Ethanol kept petrol prices lower: Govt

Times of India – World · India

Ethanol blending saved consumers nearly thirty rupees per litre on petrol. Global crude prices reached one hundred thirty-five dollars a barrel recently. The…

Startups

VoltSeal installs batteries at factories and offices to replace diesel generators

Your Story · India

The Delhi-based company puts lithium-iron-phosphate battery systems on commercial and industrial sites, paired with software that decides when to charge and wh…

Tech & Startups

When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?

TechCrunch · US

There are fresh signs that fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems will list in the next two to three years.

Geopolitics

Mooted WA oil refinery ‘dinosaur technology’ amid clean energy transition, experts say

The Guardian – World · Europe

A feasibility study for the Western Australian project will show the project is uneconomic and requires government subsidies, experts sayFollow our Australia n…

Geopolitics

Turkiye takes ‘historic step’ on energy alliance with Iraq

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Ankara could receive 1 million barrels per day of Iraqi oil after Turkish Petroleum stake in BP-run Kirkuk oilfield.

Tech & Startups

Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid

TechCrunch · US

The decision arrives as the breakneck pace of data center construction has grid operators scrambling to generate power.

Tech & Startups

Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors

TechCrunch · US

Fusion power startup Thea Energy snagged a $20 million award from ARPA-E to scale production of its high-temperature superconducting magnets.

Tech & Startups

Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military

TechCrunch · US

Antares has raised $470 million to build small modular reactors — 100 kW to 1 MW — for U.S. Air Force bases.

Startups

Enerzolve is building Indian silicon and power electronics for the country's electricity grid

Your Story · India

The Bengaluru-based startup makes hardware for smart grids and battery storage. It raised $5.1 million in a seed round co-led by Jungle Ventures and Kae Capita…

Tech & Startups

The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway

Wired · Global

More electric vehicles are becoming capable of providing backup power at a time when the US is increasingly in need of more electrons.

Geopolitics

Energy security: What India’s crude, LPG & LNG strategic reserves strategy should look like

Times of India – World · India

Once completed, the total strategic petroleum reserves capacity will increase to 11.88 MMT, enabling India to move significantly closer to the 90-day reserve t…

Geopolitics

China and Asean eye closer energy cooperation as fighting flares up again in Middle East

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China have called for a lasting settlement to the war in the Middle East, while pledging further cooperation on …

Geopolitics

Trump expands voluntary pledge to blunt AI-driven utility bill surges

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

White House hails pledge that seeks to shield consumers from the cost of energy for data centres as 'historic'.

Tech & Startups

Meta drops out of a major clean energy pact as its natural gas buildout accelerates

TechCrunch · US

Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.

AI / Deep Tech

The Download: energy transmission and US threats against Chinese AI

MIT Technology Review · Global

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The power…

AI / Deep Tech

The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags

MIT Technology Review · Global

On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet about 9% of its total el…

Geopolitics

Philippines plugs into Indonesian power link to shockproof energy supply

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Philippines’ push to establish a cross-border grid with Indonesia marks an increasing urgency to secure energy security amid soaring electricity costs and …

Startups

Ather Energy raises Rs 1,300 Cr through QIP

Your Story · India

Electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy has raised Rs 1,300 crore through an oversubscribed QIP, with the proceeds earmarked for manufacturing expansion and pr…

Geopolitics

No decision on ethanol blending beyond 20%: Govt

Times of India – World · India

The government has stated no decision exists to raise ethanol blending beyond twenty percent. Lower-blended fuel or pure petrol will not be available at selec…

Geopolitics

Algeria seeks larger EU energy role amid regional tensions

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Algeria and Germany agreed to deepen energy ties during President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's recent visit to Berlin. But Algiers is still grappling with tensions a…

Geopolitics

Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy

The Guardian – World · Europe

From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialling innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challengeIn the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawl…

Geopolitics

Changzhou says it is building China’s first city-level clean-power token factory

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Chinese city of Changzhou is building what it claims will be the country’s first city-level “green token factory”, as local governments race to answer Beij…

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