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Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian has concluded the acquisition of the American cables producer Encore Wire.

The US Department of the Interior has approved the 2.8GW Atlantic Shores offshore windfarm off the coast of New Jersey.

French state-owned utility EDF is planning to make a strategic shift in the development of its small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).

Avangrid has secured federal approval for the construction and operations plan of its New England Wind 1 and 2 offshore projects.

OPEC's crude output has remained constant, hitting an average of just under 27 million barrels a day in June, 80,000 a day less than May.

Northland Power has completed the sale of its La Lucha solar facility in Mexico to Cometa Energía, a subsidiary of Saavi Energía.

ACWA Power has achieved the financial closure for the $533m Tashkent Riverside project in Uzbekistan, which has Asia's largest BESS.

Most of the European Union’s energy production so far this year has come from sources free of CO2 emissions.

SSE and Equinor, partners in developing the Dogger Bank D offshore wind project, have submitted a scoping report.

Google has purchased a stake in New Green Power (NGP), a Taiwanese solar power company owned by a BlackRock fund.

The US Senate starts investigation into suspicions of collusion between several oil producers and OPEC over possible price coordination.

Iberdrola has announced the progression of its €1bn Windanker offshore wind project into its delivery phase.

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has secured a 144MW wind turbine order from the African Clean Energy Developments (ACED).

The US Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office has opened a $5m fund help support the commercialisation and adoption of water power systems.

The leading UK parties have shown variations in their energy policies, and Power Technology delves into their commitments to renewables.

Dutch surveyor Fugro has secured a contract for site characterisation of a wind farm development offshore Murakami and Tainai, Japan.

Infinity Power has entered an MoU with the Cameroon West Regional Council to establish 4GW of renewable energy capacity by 2035.

The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines has granted an Acciona-led consortium three new power transmission concession projects in Peru.

Generac Power Systems has expanded its energy storage capabilities with the acquisition of PowerPlay Battery Energy Storage Systems.

“In terms of energy storage, we're just scratching the surface of the scaling challenge,” Stephen Crosher, RheEnergise CEO, told Power Technology at the Reset Connect conference in London.

Megha Engineering & Infrastructures (MEIL) has secured a $1.53bn contract for the construction of two 700MW nuclear reactors in India.

The Saud Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has signed PPAs for three solar photovoltaic projects with a capacity of 5.5GW in Saudi Arabia.

A new report has recommended the US simplifies its hydrogen legislation to increase production.

Malta Inc has signed an agreement with Spanish banking group BBVA for long-duration energy storage in Iberia.

The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia has granted planning approval for the Central-West Orana REZ transmission project.

Russia are set to install another floating nuclear power plant which will be used to power mining activities.

Enel Green Power has started operations at a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with an installed capacity of 87MW in northern Italy.

Avangrid and CIP commissioned ten turbines at the Vineyard Wind 1 project in the US, delivering over 136MW to Massachusetts' electric grid.