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Trump and China Imports: RussellBP’s Whiting Refinery Union Workers Agree to 24-Hour Rolling ExtensionAnalysts Explain Energy ‘Bloodbath’UK strengthens semiconductor ties with BulgariaDutch Hydrogen Network receives first green hydrogenAfter Years Offline, Trinidad Looks to Indian Oil to Restart RefiningOPEC+ Extends Output Pause Amid Glut ConcernsNatural Gas Prices Plummet on Warmer February ForecastIran Hopes Diplomacy Push Will Avert War With USATop Stories Of The Day: Budget 2026-Powering India’s Solar Future; NTPC Brings 210 MW Khavda Solar Online and More…Indonesia–Switzerland Partnership Strengthens Renewable Energy Skills For Net Zero 2060Wawasan Dengkil Subsidiary Subleases Land In Kedah For Solar PV ProjectHandphil Enertex, Lubelco Partner To Develop Solar PV And Battery Storage Project On Lubang Island In The PhilippinesGolden Pass LNG gears up for March launchOman Showcases Green Hydrogen And Renewable Energy Ambitions At India Energy WeekOPEC+ Poised to Maintain Oil Output in March as Brent Breaks $70EU Weighs Scrapping Russia Oil Price Cap for Harder SanctionsSaudi Arabia Accelerates Renewable Energy Push To Secure Its Future Beyond OilTata Power Commissions Two Major 765 kV Transmission Corridors In Uttar Pradesh, Boosting Grid Reliability And Enabling 3,000 MW Power EvacuationGCC Begins Direct Power Grid Interconnection Project With Oman To Strengthen Regional Energy SecurityMontenegro Launches Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Association With EBRD And EU Support To Unite Investors And Boost Green TransitionJigawa Partners Private Firms To Set Up 100 MW Solar Panel Assembly FactoryLNG industry requires more than 650 ships by 2040Iberdrola And Norges Bank Reach 1,500 MW With Caparacena And Ciudad Rodrigo Solar Plants, Supplying 800,000 People & Cutting 85,000 Tonnes of CO₂Asia impacted most by helium headwinds says Air ProductsEBRD Invests Nearly US$2B (€1.72B) In 120 Projects Across Central Asia And Mongolia In 2025, Driving Renewable Energy, Sustainable Infrastructure And SME GrowthAfDB Launches $3.9M Project To Bring Electricity To 13 African CountriesEBRD Makes First-Ever Investment In Nigeria With US$100M (€85M) Trade Finance Facility For Access Bank, Marking Its First Sub-Saharan Financial Sector DealSolarPower Europe Appoints Two New Board Directors For 2026: K2 Systems’ CEO Katharina David And Weidmüller’s PV Solutions VP Julius Beutel Join Leadership TeamJIVO Energy Commissions Sierra Leone’s First Hybrid Off-Grid Power System in MoyambaGCC Begins Construction of 400 kV Cross-Border Grid Interconnection Linking Oman to Regional Power NetworkReal-Time Battery Impedance Monitoring: A Breakthrough in Safety, Performance, and LifespanUnion Budget 2026–27: Higher Clean Energy Allocation To Boost Manufacturing, Storage, And InfrastructureFujiyama Power Systems Reports 74% YoY Revenue Growth in Q3 FY26, Commissions 1 GW Solar Cell PlantNiCo₂O₄ Nanowire Photo-Capacitor Enables Self-Charging Energy StorageEngineering Projects (India) Invites EOI For 250 MW Solar PV Project Near Bikaner Under SJVN Green Energy Tender Plan₹1.81 Lakh To ₹3.15 Lakh: Kerala And Tamil Nadu Discover New Benchmarks In Standalone BESS TariffsUnion Budget 2026 :Duty Exemption on Solar Glass Input Boosts India’s Solar Manufacturing AmbitionsVungu Solar Signs 25-Year PPA with ZETDC for 30 MW Solar Project in ZimbabweMeranti Green Steel Secures Full Offtake for 2.5 MTPA Green Hydrogen-Based HBI Project in Oman, Strengthening Global Low-Carbon Steel Supply
Wed. Feb 4th, 2026

Price ‘holds key’ to energy techs in an uncertain world

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  • January 9, 2026

Energy will once again be at the forefront politically and economically in 2026. At the same time, issues relating to price, capacity, and new tech scale-up mean the industry remains mired in uncertainty.

Will LNG continue its growth, driven by the , or will solar, green molecules and other renewable technologies be the main story?

Then there is the continued spectre of geopolitical tensions, underlined by the recent US capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro. Each new year also brings fresh hope that the Ukraine war will end, though a resolution won’t come easily.

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