AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoGeothermal Push (Philippines): The Philippines’ $170M geothermal derisking facility could back about five more exploration groups, with applicants sharing drilling risk after the costliest phase—$10M–$12M per well—Fusion Licensing (US): Tennessee issued its first fusion-specific byproduct material license to Type One Energy for Project Infinity at TVA’s Bull Run complex, targeting startup by 2034. Nuclear Options (Dominican Republic): The Dominican Republic is exploring nuclear cooperation with the US, including SMRs, to diversify a fast-growing grid. Grid Strain from Data Centers (US): North Carolina approved hundreds of diesel generators for Amazon and Duke to support a Hamlet data center, while communities raise concerns about power use and local costs. Peak Power Alerts (US): MiEnergy Cooperative and partners issued peak alerts urging customers to shift heavy use to later hours. Solar Reliability (US): Mount Diablo school district says 60% of its solar system is offline after inverter failures, raising maintenance and energy-loss questions. Lithium Supply (US): Smackover Lithium signed a second 10-year offtake with LG Energy Solution for 8,000 tonnes/year of battery-grade lithium carbonate. Energy Security & Conflict (Ukraine): Russia says it is preparing massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as winter concerns grow.
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