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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 Russian government has extended its ban on diesel exports to ensure domestic supply.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗03
The US government is reportedly in advanced negotiations to secure a 100-year lease on over a dozen oilfields in Venezuela, potentially controlling 90 billion barrels of crude oil.
Read at theguardian.com ↗04
Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei announced that Iran is preparing a list of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Read at aljazeera.com ↗05
Norwegian Energy Minister Terje Aasland announced plans to continue fossil fuel extraction in the Barents Sea, defying potential EU moratoriums.
Read at edie.net ↗06
On August 24, 2026, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced 'Operation Economic Outcast,' a new campaign of sanctions targeting Iran's global financial interests.
Read at aljazeera.com ↗07
On August 19, 2026, Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati reported that Iran's oil exports have nearly ceased due to a U.S. naval blockade and that industries face a 30 percent reduction in foreign currency access.
Read at foreignpolicy.com ↗08
The United States has restored diplomatic relations with Venezuela following the seizure of former President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗8 of 69 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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The Scottish Government has awarded £861,000 in funding to Ayrshire College, the National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland, and STEM Returners as part of the £3.85 million Offshore Wind Skills Programme.
Read at energylivenews.com ↗10
Washington, D.C.-based startup Emerald AI raised $150 million in a Series A funding round, achieving a valuation of $1.05 billion.
Read at esgtoday.com ↗11
Tandem PV has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate the commercialization and roll-out of its perovskite solar technology.
Read at pv-tech.org ↗12
Independent power producers Swift Current Energy and Avantus have secured over US$1 billion in financing for clean energy projects in the United States.
Read at energy-storage.news ↗13
ArcLight Capital Partners has committed US$1 billion to establish a new electricity transmission platform in the United States.
Read at pv-tech.org ↗14
Shell has announced the divestment of its residential battery storage and virtual power plant (VPP) subsidiary, sonnen, after seven years of ownership.
Read at energy-storage.news ↗15
GS Group is considering acquiring approximately 330,000 square meters of land from DB World's ferroalloy plant site in Donghae, Gangwon Province, for a second AI data center.
Read at thelec.net ↗16
Avantus has secured US$300 million in funding for a 150MW solar and energy storage project located in California.
Read at pv-tech.org ↗8 of 12 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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Cmb-Tech and Ohlthaver & List Group have launched Africa's first integrated green hydrogen facility in Walvis Bay, Namibia, as of August 2026.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗18
Hawke’s Bay Airport in New Zealand has launched an expression of interest process for the development of a 12-17MW solar photovoltaic plant.
Read at pv-tech.org ↗19
The Forwards festival in Bristol, taking place this weekend, is utilizing a world-first clean power project (CPP) to run its stages using hydrogen and sustainable battery energy.
Read at theguardian.com ↗20
Greenvolt, Elesela, Enlight, European Energy, and GEN-I are advancing large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects across Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic region.
Read at energy-storage.news ↗21
The AI-driven diagnostic platform PhaseVu AI, developed for gas operators, uses live plant data and visual footage to detect liquid carryover and mist breakthrough in pipelines.
Read at energylivenews.com ↗22
VSL PowerHive, a subsidiary of Vikram Solar Ltd., launched the P261, a 125 kW/261 kWh liquid-cooled battery energy storage system (BESS) on August 27, 2026.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗23
Pacific Fusion broke ground on a new fusion demonstration facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗24
Chinese manufacturer Sungrow has begun construction of a 10 GWh battery energy storage system factory in the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Ain Sokhna, Egypt.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗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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Hedge funds have increased their bullish wagers on US gasoline at the fastest rate in six months, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗26
French inflation accelerated in August 2026 due to rising energy costs.
Read at wsj.com ↗27
TotalEnergies SE announced it has completed its exit from the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗28
The UK has spent over £1.03 billion in 2026 on constraint payments to wind farms to reduce output due to grid limitations.
Read at energylivenews.com ↗29
Oman and Iran announced an agreement to establish a temporary joint maritime corridor in the Strait of Hormuz to clear mines.
Read at thestreet.com ↗30
Woodside Energy has abandoned its long-term emissions reduction and clean energy investment targets, including a $5 billion commitment for 2030.
Read at theguardian.com ↗31
Canadian Solar reported a 60% year-over-year decline in PV module shipments during the second quarter of 2026.
Read at pv-tech.org ↗32
Global investment in renewable energy totaled $327.5 billion in the first half of 2026, remaining stable compared to the previous six months.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗8 of 17 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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The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured compensation for hundreds of heating oil customers whose orders were cancelled.
Read at gov.uk ↗34
Creditors of Enviva have accused the company's former executive team of mismanaging the green-energy firm to meet bonus targets, leading to its financial collapse.
Read at wsj.com ↗35
WElink Energy Portugal 2, the owner of Portugal's largest solar photovoltaic project, has officially entered administration.
Read at pv-tech.org ↗36
The DataOne datacenter in Vineland, New Jersey, is accused of operating at least 45 unpermitted gas-powered generators, violating federal and state environmental regulations.
Read at theguardian.com ↗What research was published in energy this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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Consultancy Wood Mackenzie has revised its Latin America energy storage forecast, projecting cumulative capacity to reach 34 GW by 2035, up from 2.5 GW in 2025.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗38
Nuclear engineers are developing small modular reactors (SMRs) as a zero-carbon energy alternative to conventional light-water reactors.
Read at nature.com ↗39
Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia, led by Dr. Yunqing Kang, are developing a method to produce hydrogen using discarded plastic, sunlight, and seawater.
Read at energylivenews.com ↗40
Intertek CEA forecasts global solar PV installations to reach 638 GW in 2026, noting a decline from the previous year due to market stagnation in China.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗41
Solcast, a DNV company, reported that Europe's solar irradiance in August 2026 averaged 5% above the 2007–2025 norm.
Read at pv-magazine.com ↗42
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have been awarded supercomputing time through the DOE's INCITE program for three projects in quantum computing, Earth sciences, and nuclear engineering.
Read at hpcwire.com ↗43
New research from Global Energy Monitor indicates that gas-fired power projects in development for US data centers have reached over 189 gigawatts as of mid-2026.
Read at wired.com ↗44
A study published in Communications Earth & Environment links 122 fossil fuel and cement companies to approximately half of the water losses in the American West between 2014 and 2024.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗8 of 24 research events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What incidents and outages hit energy this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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On Sunday, August 30, 2026, US forces conducted a drone strike on Larak island, Iran, destroying two launchers belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Read at theguardian.com ↗1 of 16 incidents and safety events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.