SLB Capturi Completes First Industrial-Scale CCS Facility

SLB Capturi, a JV between SLB and Aker Carbon Capture, said it had reached a milestone with the world’s first industrial-scale carbon capture plant at a cement facility.

Total Close to $2.1B Acquisition of Germany’s VSB—Report

TotalEnergies is close to acquiring vertically-integrated renewable developer VSB Group from private equity firm Partners Group for about 2 billion euros, Bloomberg News reported.

US Plans $7.5B Loan for Stellantis, Samsung JV for Battery Factories

If given the final go-ahead, Stellantis and Samsung’s StarPlus Energy joint venture will use the financing for lithium-ion battery cell and module manufacturing plants in Indiana.

BLM Sets Aside Land for Solar Project Review in Utah

The project proposed for development by Hanwha Energy Corp.’s 174 Power Global could generate an estimated 600 megawatts of solar electricity.

New US Solar Tariffs on Southeast Asia to Raise Prices, Cut Profit Margins

A new round of U.S. solar panel import tariffs on Southeast Asian producers is expected to raise consumer prices and cut into producer profit margins. 

Despite Big Oil’s SAF Ramp Up, Concerns Linger as Trump 2.0 Nears

Concerns remain about the scaleup of sustainable aviation fuel under a Trump administration, even as some see progress continuing as the world demands cleaner fuels and Big Oil steps up.

Spruce Power Buys Solar Residential Portfolio in New Jersey

Spruce Power bought the 91-megawatt residential portfolio from New Jersey Resources’ Clean Energy Ventures in a $132.5 million deal.

Japan’s Toyo to Buy Houston Area Solar Module Production Facility

Toyo says it plans to start production of 1 GW of annual module capacity by mid-2025 and reach 2.5 GW by the end of 2025.

Oxy Aims to Expand Lithium Tech to Arkansas

Occidental Petroleum CEO Vicki Hollub confirms the Arkansas leases with its TerraLithium subsidiary that could expand its joint venture with Warren Buffett’s BHE Renewables.

Air Liquide, TotalEnergies Partner to Produce Hydrogen

The hydrogen will be produced and used at Air Liquide and TotalEnergies' La Mède biorefinery in France to produce biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel.