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What changed in energy regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
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The Colorado River, which supports $1.4 trillion in annual economic activity across seven U.S. states, is facing a crisis due to record-low snowpack and shrinking reservoirs.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗03
US President Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2026, that he considers the Strait of Hormuz to be American territory.
Read at aljazeera.com ↗04
Iran has granted permission for a limited number of Iraqi oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz following diplomatic requests from Baghdad.
Read at aljazeera.com ↗05
Digital Reef has proposed the East Havering Data Centre Campus in North Ockendon, London, which would be one of Europe's largest datacentres.
Read at theguardian.com ↗06
On Friday, August 21, 2026, Donald Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz to be 'American territory' during a campaign event in South Carolina.
Read at theguardian.com ↗07
Saudi Arabia has renewed an invitation for the Iraqi Prime Minister to visit Riyadh as of August 2026.
Read at semafor.com ↗08
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to shipping until the U.S. lifts sanctions and a blockade.
Read at forbes.com ↗8 of 61 regulation and policy events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What funding rounds and acquisitions happened in energy this week?
The week’s notable investments, financing rounds, acquisitions and strategic deals.
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Doosan Enerbility signed a 930 billion won contract on August 21, 2026, to build the Misfah combined-cycle power plant in Oman.
Read at thelec.net ↗10
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on August 20, 2026, that it has selected seven critical mineral processing and battery manufacturing projects to receive $500 million in federal grant funding.
Read at eenews.net ↗11
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on August 20, 2026, that it has selected seven critical mineral processing and battery manufacturing projects to receive $500 million in federal grants.
Read at eenews.net ↗12
In July 2025, the Indonesian government signed a nearly US$6 billion investment deal with PT Taikun Petro Chemical to build a refinery and petrochemical complex in North Kalimantan.
Read at eco-business.com ↗13
The Government of Canada, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, announced a clean energy investment agreement valued at nearly C$70 billion (USD$50.5 billion) on August 18, 2026.
Read at esgtoday.com ↗14
Form Energy, a US-based startup specializing in iron-air long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology, has secured US$750 million in Series G financing.
Read at energy-storage.news ↗15
Nvidia announced on Monday, August 17, 2026, a $1.5 billion investment in SB Energy, a data center developer backed by SoftBank and OpenAI.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗16
Brookfield Asset Management and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) have completed the acquisition of Boralex.
Read at pv-tech.org ↗8 of 20 funding and m&a events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What products launched in energy this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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The founder of Ilanco developed a solar cable theft prevention system after identifying the issue as a significant risk for European solar developers.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗18
National Grid has completed the first 1.1km of a 2.2km high-voltage electricity cable tunnel beneath the River Thames, connecting Essex and Kent.
Read at energylivenews.com ↗19
Tesla has discontinued its Solar Roof product line, shifting focus exclusively to conventional solar panels.
Read at theverge.com ↗20
Vikram Solar announced plans to expand its manufacturing capacity by adding 9GW of wafer and ingot production.
Read at pv-tech.org ↗21
The Carno III wind farm in Powys, Wales, is scheduled to become operational in autumn 2026.
Read at energylivenews.com ↗22
Ur-Energy has completed its first shipment of uranium from the Shirley Basin mine in Wyoming to its Lost Creek processing facility on August 19, 2026.
Read at world-nuclear-news.org ↗23
Urenco USA has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a major expansion of its National Enrichment Facility in Eunice, New Mexico, attended by US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright.
Read at world-nuclear-news.org ↗24
Standard Energy installed a vanadium-ion battery (VIB) energy storage system (ESS) at Hanyang University's Seoul campus on August 12, 2026.
Read at thelec.net ↗8 of 25 product launches events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What financial results were reported in energy this week?
Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.
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Canadian producer prices for manufactured goods increased in July 2026.
Read at wsj.com ↗26
The Brent crude oil price increased to $93 per barrel on August 20, 2026.
Read at wsj.com ↗27
In July 2026, UK electricity supplier switching reached a record 362,000 changes, according to data from ElectraLink.
Read at energylivenews.com ↗28
Berkshire Hathaway currently holds 84,375,856 shares of Chevron, which generates approximately $601 million in annual dividend income for the firm.
Read at thestreet.com ↗29
UK consumer prices reached a four-month high in August 2026, driven by a surge in energy bills.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗30
U.S. investment in clean energy and transportation reached $75 billion in the second quarter of 2026, marking a 4% year-over-year increase.
Read at forbes.com ↗31
In the first half of 2026, the volume of clean energy tax credit transfers decreased.
Read at pv-tech.org ↗32
Cornwall Insight reports that average 12-month electricity contracts for small industrial and commercial businesses in the UK have risen by 25% in 2026, exceeding £630,000.
Read at edie.net ↗8 of 12 financial results events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What court rulings and legal actions hit energy this week?
Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.
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Croatian authorities arrested Ukrainian diver Volodymyr Zhuravlev on August 20, 2026, in Pula, Croatia, in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.
Read at aljazeera.com ↗34
Judge Stephen Wilson ruled that the Sable Offshore Corporation oil pipeline off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, can continue to operate, overriding state regulatory opposition.
Read at theguardian.com ↗35
Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, a Ukrainian national, was arrested in Pula, Croatia, on August 19, 2026, under a German arrest warrant.
Read at courthousenews.com ↗36
German prosecutors have secured the arrest of a second suspect in Croatia in connection with the ongoing investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗37
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell signaled on August 19, 2026, that she is likely to block an EPA effort to nullify California's Clean Air Act waivers.
Read at courthousenews.com ↗38
Construction contractors face significant legal exposure due to mid-project supply chain substitutions that bypass initial compliance frameworks.
Read at constructionexec.com ↗39
Canadian Solar announced the formal termination of a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Maxeon in the United States.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗40
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered an FIR on July 31, 2026, against Gensol Engineering, Gensol EV Lease, and BluSmart founders Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi.
Read at inc42.com ↗What research was published in energy this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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Jakir Hossain and Mujtaba Abdelwahab from Storlytics Energy Storage published a simulation-based analysis on August 22, 2026, comparing AC-coupled and DC-coupled battery energy storage system (BESS) architectures.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗42
Researchers from Germany and Namibia have developed a porous silicon dioxide coating for photovoltaic cover glass that improves light transmission and passive radiative cooling.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗43
A white paper by Los Angeles-based Sustainable Source Studios (S3) alleges that approximately 90% of decommissioned U.S. solar panels are sent to landfills rather than being recycled.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗44
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have successfully recreated the extreme high-pressure conditions found deep within Neptune and Uranus, where diamond rain occurs.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗45
In 2025, Europe installed 36 GWh of new battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, marking a 48% year-on-year increase.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗5 of 17 research events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.