EV

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Indonesia, ADB Launch First Coal Power Plant Retirement Deal

Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank and a private power firm are teaming up to refinance and prematurely retire a coal-fired power plant, the first such proje…

Natural Gas

COP27: Israel Says Big Boost in Gas Supply to Europe Will Take Years

Israel will require several years before it can significantly increase its natural gas supplies to Europe, the country's energy ministry said on Friday.

Electric Car

Synthetic Graphite Becomes Crucial to Meeting Battery Demand Surge

Rystad Energy: total EV sales this year will reach nearly 10 million units, a 43% jump from 2021 sales.

Hydrogen Project

Chevron, Keppel, Pertamina to Explore Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Projects in Indonesia

Chevron New Energies, Keppel New Energy and Pertamina Power Indonesia have signed a joint study agreement to explore the development of selected green hydrogen …

CCS

Chevron and Japan’s MOL to Explore CO2 Shipping From Singapore to Australia

They will look into the technical and commercial feasibility of initially transporting up to 2.5m tonnes per annum of liquefied CO2 by 2030.

Nuclear Reactor

EU Needs $460 Billion Investment to Maintain Nuclear Power Capacity

The European Union will need up to $462 billion (450 billion euros) in investment just to keep the current level of its nuclear power generation capacity.

Hydrogen Production

Philippines’ President Greenlights Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen Plan

The Philippines’ President has given the country’s Department of Energy the green light to move forward with its plan to explore and develop the offshore wind…

Nuclear Reactor

Finland Introduces Scheme to Prevent Power Blackouts

Finland's national power grid operator said on Friday it will introduce voluntary procedures for companies and the public sector to help prevent electricity sho…

Natural Gas

Persistent EU Rifts Seen Delaying Any Approval of Gas Price Cap

Belgium, Greece, Italy and Poland on Friday threatened to block a new set of European Union steps to alleviate an acute energy crunch.

Carbon Emissions

Global CO2 Emissions in 2022 ‘Remain at Record Levels’

Projected emissions from coal and oil are above their 2021 levels, according to a new report.

Energy Transition

IRENA’s Energy Transition Platform Bags $1b Investments

The platform aims to ramp up funding for renewable projects in developing countries.

Electric Car

Indonesia Doubles Down With Downstream EV Push

Indonesia’s state-owned electric utility PT PLN (Persero) has announced extensive infrastructure rollout to accelerate the country’s EV uptake and use.

Hydrogen Project

Israeli and Moroccan Companies Forge Hydrogen Partnership at COP27

Israeli company H2Pro and Moroccan renewable energy developer Gaia Energy have signed a strategic agreement for the co-development of a gigawatt-scale green hyd…

Oil & Gas Supply

The EU's Energy Partnership With Gulf Countries Makes “More Sense Than Ever”

Cooperation between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council is more important than ever, the head of EU foreign policy Josep Borrell said, as quoted…

Crude Oil

Saudi Arabia to Deliver Full Oil Volumes to Asia Despite Production Cut

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company has assured several buyers in Asia it will deliver full contracted volumes in December despite the OPEC+ decision to cut produ…