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The Trump administration proposed a rule weakening public involvement in decisions affecting 245 million acres of western public lands, with a 60-day comment period ending January 9th.
Turkmenistan announced that its TAPI gas pipeline has reached the outskirts of Herat and will be commissioned by year-end, with renewed interest spurred by regional energy disruptions.
The Netherlands is launching a €231.2 million subsidy program to help inland ships transition to electric propulsion, with the first tender opening November 17, 2026. However, experts note the funding structure may overlook shared shore infrastructure costs critical to establishing functional freight corridors.
A projected Super El Niño in 2026-27 could reshape global coal consumption patterns, boosting demand in India while potentially reducing it in China and disrupting supply chains in Indonesia and other coal-producing regions.
Germany’s first capacity auction awarded all 5.16 gigawatts to gas-fired projects, with over half going to developments at existing coal sites, while battery storage missed out entirely.
US firms Heliene and Caeulux have introduced a perovskite-silicon hybrid solar module achieving up to 27% efficiency, now in commercial production at Heliene’s Minnesota facility with deliveries set for 2027.
