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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards report two oil tankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz

Two oil tankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced Saturday, according to state media reports. Both vessels were said to be…

By Kelly Lippke · October 22, 2026

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Iran oil

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards report two oil tankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 22

Oil

Venezuela announces $76 billion in expected oil investment over five years under new foreign partnership agreements

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 22

Trump

Trump waives Russian oil and gas sanctions under Graham Act days before provisions were set to take effect

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 22

Hydrocarbon

Equatorial Guinea to pass new hydrocarbon law aimed at reversing 85% crude production decline

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 22

Drilling rig in Minnesota forest tied to new helium reserve discovery, nickel exploration crew

Near Babbitt, Minnesota, a nickel exploration crew struck gas carrying 8.1 percent helium, and the forest floor turned out to hold one of the richest untapped reserves in the country

By Hugo Rojas · Oct 22

Fuel

Oxford Economics warns India could raise fuel prices in November, pushing inflation above central bank target

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 22

Wind turbines

Oregon’s Biglow Canyon wind farm began adding 125 MW of solar beside its 217 turbines in July 2026

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 22

Solar array panels standing on former Sanford Maine brownfield site, 17 acre maine

On a 17 acre Maine lot once buried under circuit board waste for three decades, a 7 megawatt solar array now powers nearly 960 subscribers

By Hugo Rojas · Oct 21

Floating solar modules anchored across an Ohio village reservoir, 12 acre ohio

On a 12 acre Ohio reservoir, 9,222 floating solar modules feed the village grid, and officials found open water cheaper than clearing nearby farmland for the same array

By Hugo Rojas · Oct 20

Scientists crack a stubborn crystal flaw in kesterite solar cells

Scientists crack a stubborn crystal flaw in kesterite solar cells, unlocking a certified efficiency record of 15.3%

By Daniel Garcia · Oct 20

Solar

Standard Solar acquires two eastern Washington solar projects from OneEnergy Renewables to supply rural utilities with nearly 16 MW of clean power

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 20

Wind turbines were built to survive a monster gust that decades of real world data suggest almost never comes

Wind turbines were built to survive a “monster gust” that decades of real-world data suggest almost never comes

By Daniel Garcia · Oct 22

Worlds tallest wind turbine rising 1197 feet over former coal mine, 1 197 feet

At 1,197 feet above a shuttered coal pit in eastern Germany, one turbine spins blades where the wind behaves like an entirely different climate, and engineers say the extra height could double its output

By Hugo Rojas · Oct 22

Wind turbines have been blamed for rain damage they never actually suffered and a new study finally shows why

Wind turbines have been “blamed” for rain damage they never actually suffered, and a new study finally shows why

By Daniel Garcia · Oct 22

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Researchers flipped a 1.5 MW turbine backwards to measure something no one had captured at full scale before

By Daniel Garcia · Oct 21

Wind

A planned Alaska battery could let Shaktoolik’s diesel generators run 2,200 fewer hours annually as wind takes over

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 21

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Tilted fuel assembly inside the Palisades reactor vessel during recovery, inside michigan s

Inside Michigan’s Palisades reactor vessel, fuel assembly DD41 tipped to a 30 degree lean on August 30, and regulators approved a custom tool built to lift it out

By Hugo Rojas · Oct 22

Deep Isolation nuclear waste

Deep Isolation takes its nuclear waste work overseas with a Slovenian study focused on long-term disposal options for spent fuel

By Prince Sibanda · Oct 22

Scorched substation transformer after Seabrook transformer fire during heat wave, seabrook parking lot

Near a Seabrook parking lot, two transformers failed four minutes apart as heat climbed past 95 degrees, and one burst into flame while the reactor stayed online

By Hugo Rojas · Oct 21

Oklo Texas isotope facility

Oklo moves a second Texas isotope facility forward under DOE’s nuclear launch initiative, doubling down on the state as a base for advanced nuclear production

By Prince Sibanda · Oct 21

Terrestrial Energy new NRC report

Terrestrial Energy files a new NRC report aimed at cutting red tape from future IMSR deployments and speeding the reactor toward market

By Prince Sibanda · Oct 21

Sealed concrete cocoon of a plutonium reactor beside the Columbia River, columbia river nine

Beside the Columbia River, nine sealed reactors from a wartime weapons program sit cocooned for 75 years, and only one now welcomes tourists instead of fallout

By Hugo Rojas · Oct 19

proposed reservoirs for pumped storage facility

Two proposed desert reservoirs would feed a buried 1,000-MW Nevada power station, but federal review now extends into 2028

By Anke Maree · Oct 22

Floating turbine towering over waves near Lufeng oil field platform, off china s

Off China’s Lufeng oil field, a 16 megawatt floating turbine began sending power in August, and the rig it feeds now burns far less fuel oil each day

By Hugo Rojas · Oct 22

Water battery

Near East Wenatchee, a proposed 500-MW water battery would use treated wastewater and two underground reversible turbines

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 22

the turbines of Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam may replace three turbines to keep generating power as Lake Mead drops toward 950 feet

By Anke Maree · Oct 22

BLM

BLM approves 4,290-foot, 13.8 kV powerline upgrade for American Gilsonite in Uintah County, Utah

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 21

Rusting cargo ship converted into a floating power plant at dock

Decades ago a rusting cargo ship near New England began sending power ashore from one converted hold, and it kept the lights on for over a decade

By Hugo Rojas · Oct 21

Nel Hydrogen US $12 million PEM electrolyzer

Nel Hydrogen US lands a $12 million PEM electrolyzer order from a U.S. technology company, adding another large commercial win to its hydrogen pipeline

By Prince Sibanda · Oct 22

Energy

Bloom Energy says solid oxide fuel cells can close the gap between surging U.S. data center power demand and slow grid expansion timelines

By Kelly Lippke · Oct 20

Oregon State scientists found a way to pull clean hydrogen from sunlight

Oregon State scientists found a way to pull clean hydrogen from sunlight using a crystal that acts as its own “spark plug”

By Daniel Garcia · Oct 15

Oregon State researchers found a shortcut to clean hydrogen that skips the expensive ingredient the whole industry

Oregon State researchers found a “shortcut” to clean hydrogen that skips the expensive ingredient the whole industry thought was unavoidable

By Daniel Garcia · Oct 12

SunHydrogen and Honda renewable hydrogen panel

SunHydrogen and Honda are keeping their renewable hydrogen panel partnership alive through 2028, giving the technology more runway to move from prototype toward deployment

By Prince Sibanda · Oct 11

- Plug 280 MW electrolyzer e-SAF

Plug lands a 280 MW electrolyzer order for a Danish e-SAF project, while the broader partnership now stretches beyond the 1 GW mark

By Prince Sibanda · Oct 11

WATTMORE GTI Energy’s Illinois hydrogen

WATTMORE joins GTI Energy’s Illinois hydrogen microgrid research effort, putting its technology into a project testing how hydrogen can fit into resilient local power systems

By Prince Sibanda · Oct 10

Nel $7 million submarine electrolyzer

Nel adds another $7 million in submarine electrolyzer orders spanning U.S., U.K. and French programs, widening its footprint across allied naval fleets

By Prince Sibanda · Oct 8

Latest News

1

Wind turbines were built to survive a “monster gust” that decades of real-world data suggest almost never comes

Oct 22

2

At 1,197 feet above a shuttered coal pit in eastern Germany, one turbine spins blades where the wind behaves like an entirely different climate, and engineers say the extra height could double its output

Oct 22

3

Venezuela announces $76 billion in expected oil investment over five years under new foreign partnership agreements

Oct 22

4

Oregon’s Biglow Canyon wind farm began adding 125 MW of solar beside its 217 turbines in July 2026

Oct 22

5

Inside Michigan’s Palisades reactor vessel, fuel assembly DD41 tipped to a 30 degree lean on August 30, and regulators approved a custom tool built to lift it out

Oct 22

6

Two proposed desert reservoirs would feed a buried 1,000-MW Nevada power station, but federal review now extends into 2028

Oct 22

7

Nel Hydrogen US lands a $12 million PEM electrolyzer order from a U.S. technology company, adding another large commercial win to its hydrogen pipeline

Oct 22

8

Trump waives Russian oil and gas sanctions under Graham Act days before provisions were set to take effect

Oct 22

Editorial Voices

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Daniel GarciaChief Editor

Hugo RojasTech Editor & Advisor

Kelly LippkeStaff Writer

Prince SibandaStaff Writer

Anke MareenStaff Writer

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