AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMiddle East Energy Risk: The US and Iran traded strikes again, with sirens in Bahrain and attacks reported around US-allied Gulf states, raising fears the end of a fragile ceasefire could disrupt oil and LNG flows. Ukraine Energy Attacks: Ukraine hit Russian energy assets, including vessels in the Sea of Azov and an Ilsky refinery fire, with reports Russia temporarily halted shipping through the Don-Azov Channel. Grid Reliability Debate: A new op-ed warns solar’s recent US milestone can mask a “grid reliability trap,” arguing reliability is measured hour-by-hour, not by annual output. Clean Power & Storage Moves: Siemens and FuelCell Energy plan fuel-cell power for data centers and industrial offtakers; BC Hydro will give free smart thermostats to cut peak demand; Corvus Energy won battery systems for hybrid river cruise vessels. Regional Power Connectivity: The EU launched a €5m South Asia energy interconnectivity project in Nepal to expand cross-border electricity links. Nuclear Development Watch: Arkansas is set to receive a nuclear feasibility study in August, while Japan is courting AI data centers using nuclear power. LNG Access in Nigeria: USTDA backed a small-scale LNG feasibility study to supply northern Nigeria via a “virtual pipeline” trucking network.
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