Terra-Gen said it has completed the second phase of financing for its Edwards Sanborn solar storage facility in Kern County, California. The project phase includes 410 MWac of nameplate solar capacity (358 MWac at the interconnection point) and 1,786 MWh of battery storage. The company said it is moving forward with future phases that are expected to include more than 2,000 megawatts of incremental solar and energy storage.

Xcel Energy's Sherco Solar Project will be one of the largest solar facilities in the upper Midwest. The project aims to partially replace the energy production of Unit 2 of the Sherco Power Plant. The Sherburne County Power Station, also known as Sherco, has three units with a combined capacity of 2,238 megawatts. This is expected to help the region's economy as Xcel shuts down the first of its three coal-fired units.

Hudong-Zhonghua's first 174,000-m3 LNG carrier completed its trial voyage in five and a half days, and docked at Changxing No. 0 base dock safely on August 23. The Chinese shipyard held keel laying ceremonies for the first and second LNG carriers in June 2021 and September 2021, respectively. Back in 2020, COSCO Shipping and PetroChina, the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of PetroChina, ordered three ships. In June 2021, PetroChina ordered three more LNG carriers at the same shipyard.

In normal operation, the 40-ton truck runs on a mixture of 70 percent methane gas (35 percent climate-neutral biogas, 35 percent natural gas, and 30 percent diesel), which is better than all diesel vehicles. Reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 58%. Powered by an engine rated at 300 hp and 1160 Nm of maximum torque, the HGV has a range of 300 km.

Swiss engine designer WinGD has received an order from Singapore Pacific International Lines. The order is for four 82cm bore X923DF2.0 engines to power four 8000 TEU LNG dual-fuel vessels. The ammonia tankers will be built at Yangzijiang Shipyard, a Chinese private shipyard, and will be delivered in 2025.

Man Energy Solutions announced the launch of its MAN 49/60DF engine type at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg. Dual fuel engines are capable of running on LNG, diesel and HFO, as well as many more sustainable fuels. It sets the benchmark for the fuel efficiency of four-stroke engines - both in petrol and diesel mode. Based on the new 49/60 engine platform, the engine features the latest technologies from MAN, including two-stage turbocharging and common rail fuel injection. Under the current Fuel EU draft, the engine's baseline efficiency and fuel-flexible design provide multiple pathways to achieve emissions compliance through 2050. It can essentially run on methanol and LNG if demand arises at a later stage.

Baltic Power is a joint venture between Poland's PKN Orlen and Canada's Northern Power. It has signed a series of agreements to help build a planned wind farm in the Baltic Sea. When completed in 2026, the Baltic Power offshore wind farm is expected to provide clean energy to more than 1.5 million households.

Amp Energy India has announced a joint venture (JV) with Websol Energy to manufacture and produce solar cells and modules. The two companies have signed a term sheet for the formation of a joint venture to produce monocrystalline PERC solar cells in two phases of 600 MW each at Websol's existing facility in Falta, West Bengal. Websol will hold 51% and Amp Energy will hold 49%. The project will be financed through a combination of debt and equity and will have an off-take agreement with Amp Energy India for up to 50% of production.

Germany will launch new solar tenders and improve biogas plant regulations, according to draft laws. The draft law follows Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Germany's attempt to reduce Russia's fossil fuel imports. Berlin plans to launch an additional "special crisis" tender for 1,500 megawatts of solar power in January 2023, the draft shows. It also plans to lift production limits on small solar power plants.

Suzlon Energy has won an order for a 180.6 MW wind energy project under Sembcorp. The project is located at Kanakagiribad in Bagalkot, Karnataka and is expected to be commissioned in 2024. Suzlon will install 86 wind turbines with Hybrid Lattice Tube (HLT) towers, each rated at 2.1 MW.