Energy News: Energy Security

• Tankers Reportedly Ablaze Near Strait of Hormuz | OilPrice.com [17 June 2025]

• Why have gas prices gone up recently, and will they keep climbing? | Globalnews.ca [16 June 2025]

• World’s most isolated grid wants big batteries to last longer to fill gaps as last coal shuts down | RenewEconomy [16 June 2025]

• Vestas turbine blade breaks off at Swedish wind farm | Recharge [13 June 2025]

• Russia detains Greek oil tanker after it departs Estonian port | Oil and Gas News | Al Jazeera [18 May 2025]

• US will fast-track Utah uranium mine permit | Reuters [13 May 2025]

• Coal miner Ramaco could help break U.S. dependence on China for rare earths | CNBC [13 May 2025]

• Europe’s plan to ban sales of gas cars by 2035 could be in trouble | The Washington Post [13 May 2025]

• Steep energy costs harm German industry | DW [12 May 2025]

• So much for ‘drill, baby, drill’? | CNN Business [12 May 2025]

• Green Volt ‘in UK government talks’ over Chinese wind turbines | Recharge [12 May 2025]

• America’s moment to secure its critical mineral future | Utility Dive [12 May 2025]

• China Discovers the Largest Uranium Deposit Ever—30 Million Ton Boost to Global Power | Daily Galaxy [10 May 2025]

• US company stuns industry with breakthrough achievement in homegrown battery supply: ‘A game-changer’ | The Cool Down [10 May 2025]

• Sustainable Switch Climate Focus: EU softens car emissions targets | Reuters [10 May 2025]

• Spain-Portugal blackouts highlight urgent need for EU grid modernization | NEWS | Reccessary [7 May 2025]

• Google Plans Three 600 MW Nuclear Projects for Data Centers | Neutron Bytes [7 May 2025]

• EU power grid needs trillion-dollar upgrade to avert Spain-style blackouts | Reuters [6 May 2025]

• Russia’s Gazprom faces almost $20 billion in lawsuits from European energy firms | Kyiv Independent [6 May 2025]

• What Caused The Blackout On The Iberian Peninsular? It’s Complicated | CleanTechnica [05 May 2025]

• EU seeks to cut remaining Russian gas ties, but legal options limited | Reuters [05 May 2025]

• Russia’s Rosatom sues Finnish firms $2.8 bln over nuclear plant contract | Reuters [5 May 2025]

• The Iberian grid meltdown imperils electricity trade | Euractiv [3 May 2025]

• Europe finally unveils the Secret of the Alps — 2900 GW just with water | EcoNews [3 May 2025] 

• Spain-Portugal blackouts: what actually happened, and what can Iberia and Europe learn from it? | The Conversation [2 May 2025]

• The US’s largest virtual power plant now runs on 75,000 home batteries | Electrek [1 May 2025]

• Hydrogen Trains: Not The Success Germany Hoped They Would Be | Hackaday [29 April 2025]

• Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal? | POLITICO [28 April 2025]

• Used EV batteries could power vehicles, houses or even towns – if their manufacturers share vital data [27 April 2025]

• First victims of Iberian blackout confirmed in Spain as fallout rumbles on | Euronews [29 April 2025]

• Mystery as Britain hit by unexplained power outages hours before Spain and Portugal blackout | Daily Mail Online [29 April 2025]

• Power Is Restored in Spain and Portugal After Widespread Outage | The New York Times [29 April 2025]

• China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare | The Rest of the World [28 April 2025]

• New Turmoil in Regulating Deep Seabed Mining on the High Seas | RAND [28 April 2025]

• EU looking at options to forbid new Russian gas contracts, source says | Reuters [22 April 2025]

• China to launch grid-connected car projects to balance power supply | Reuters [2 April 2025]

• Russia’s icebreaker fleet set to grow | World Nuclear News [1 April 2025]

• Home solar buyers are asking for Tesla Powerwall alternatives | Electrek [31 March 2025]

• The Rise of Intercontinental Energy Grids | Prometheus Institute [30 March 2025]

• Swedish grid operators reluctant to integrate batteries | pv magazine International [26 March 2025]

• Oil settles up 1% on US crude and fuel stock draw, Venezuela supply worries | Reuters [26 March 2025]

• Proposed reactor designs ‘seem suitable’, Dutch regulator concludes | World Nuclear News [26 March 2025]

• Commission selects 47 Strategic Projects to secure and diversify access to raw materials in the EU | European Commission [25 March 2025]

• Biggest Indian Oil Producer Seeks to Diversify to Withstand Supply Glut | OilPrice.com [25 March 2025]

• Glencore halts Chilean smelter in setback for US copper rush | Mining.com [25 March 2025]

• China’s LNG import plunge comes at just the right time for Europe | Reuters [24 March 2025]

• British Oil Sector Hinges on Shell’s Future | OilPrice.com [24 March 2025]

• ‘Without energy storage, renewables are not serious power plants’ | pv magazine International [24 March 2025]

• BYD launches its first integrated home storage system | Energy Storage [18 March 2025]

• “White hot rage:” PV industry begs governments to do better on solar switch-off | RenewEconomy [18 March 2025]

• High Operating Costs Leave Europe’s Floating LNG Terminals Idle | OilPrice.com [18 March 2025]

• Copper price nears five-month high as China moves to boost consumption | Mining.com [17 March 2025]

• Renewable Energy Target Faces Challenges in Australia | OilPrice.com [16 March 2025]

• EU countries draft plan to soften gas storage targets, document shows | Reuters [15 March 2025]

• Is Europe losing its nerve on the green transition? | FT [12 March 2025]

• “Hermit Kingdom” To Replace Russian Gas In Europe As EU Looks To Wean Off Energy Dependence On Moscow | Eurasian Times [12 March 2025]

• Cobalt price soars on supply fears after Congo export ban | Mining.com [10 March 2025]

• Fossil Fuelers Bet $10 Million On Long Duration Energy Storage | Clean Technica [8 March 2025]

• “I’ve Collected Over 650 of Them”: A Man Powers His Home Using Laptop Batteries Since 2016 | WECB [7 March 2025]

• Why Oil and Gas Giants ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Conoco Philips Were Down Today on an Up Day for the Market | Nasdaq [5 March 2025]

• Massachusetts Gives Residents Free Bi-Directional Chargers To Study Effects on the Grid | autoevolution[5 March 2025]

• PDAC: ETFs cause exploration underfunding | Mining.com [5 March 2025]

• Exclusive: US mulls plan to disrupt Iran’s oil by halting vessels at sea | Reuters [6 March 2025]

• How Long Does a Home Battery Last and Is It Worth the Investment? | CNET [5 March 2025]

• Hungary signs deal to replace almost one third of Russian oil supplies | Upstream [3 March 2025]

• Energy Storage Wins In Gas Vs Solar Matchup | Clean Technica [2 March 2025]

• Renewables Or Fossil Fuels: Which Are, Ultimately, More Efficient? | CleanTechnica [28 February 2025]

• Last Energy plans Texan microreactor plant | World Nuclear News [28 February 2025]

• Green energy gets switched off as power systems fail to keep up | The Financial Times [27 February 2025]

• EU Moves to Enhance Undersea Cable Security as Sweden Looks at New Incident | The Maritime Executive [21 February 2025]

• Austria, a Longtime Buyer of Russian Gas, Tries to Break the Habit | The New York Times [23 February 2025]

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