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Solar Cell

Iberdrola Obtains Environmental Impact Statement for New 375 MW Photovoltaic Plant in Spain

Iberdrola has obtained the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the construction of a new 375 MW photovoltaic project in the town of Cedillo in Cáceres.

Natural Gas

Uniper Weighs Nationalisation Amid Energy Market Turmoil

German gas importer Uniper is flirting with nationalisation as the company suffers the longstanding financial consequences of the war in Ukraine.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Fortum Launches Li-Ion Recycling Hub in Germany

Fortum has launched Fortum Batterie Recycling GmbH in Germany to provide safe and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling in central Europe.

Energy Storage Battery

EC Announces €19.8MN for Croatian Grid Balancing Batteries

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €19.8 million Croatian aid measure aiming to help with the procurement and installation of gr…

Crude Oil

Neste Launches Study to Quit Crude Oil at Finnish Refinery

Finland's Neste on Monday said it was looking into replacing crude oil with renewable feedstock at its Finnish oil refinery, the last one of its plants to use t…

Namibia

Company Aims to Build Africa’s First Hydrogen Power Center by 2024

A French power producer expects to its hydrogen energy power station in Namibia to produce electricity by 2024.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Loop Energy Says New Hydrogen Fuel Cell More Efficient Than Diesel Engine

Hydrogen fuel cell maker Loop Energy said on Sunday that its latest cell system can deliver better fuel economy than a diesel engine at current price levels.

Net Zero Emission

Fossil Fuel Registry Launched to Help Spot ‘Stranded Assets’

Carbon Tracker and Global Energy Monitor said on Monday they had launched the first global registry of oil and gas reserves, production and emissions with data …

Australia

Australia’s AGL Energy Names Board Member McKenzie as Chair

AGL Energy said on Monday board member Patricia McKenzie would replace Peter Botten as chair, as part of an overhaul after the power producer scrapped plans to …

Tidal Energy

Sustainable Tidal Energy, EV Charging & Hydrogen Power

News roundup: the potential of sustainable tidal energy, GenCellEnergy’s off-grid EV charging & Siemens’ green hydrogen plant in Germany

Uniper Teeters Towards Nationalisation amid Energy Market Turmoil

Following in Wien Energie’s footsteps, German gas importer Uniper is flirting with nationalisation as the company suffers the longstanding financial consequenc…

Net Zero Emission

Air Canada to Buy 30 Electric Planes From Heart Aerospace

Air Canada on Thursday said it would buy electric planes for the first time with the acquisition of 30 battery-powered regional aircraft from Heart Aerospace. …

Hydrogen Project

‘Uk’s Current Pipeline of Blue Hydrogen Projects to Exceed 2030 Target’

Growth in the deployment of hydrogen projects will be mainly driven by blue hydrogen, new report suggests

Floating Offshore Wind

Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Floating Offshore Wind

The Biden administration announced a goal of installing as much as 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, and said it plans to auction off lea…

EU

European Commission – Demand Reduction and Taxes to Tackle Energy Costs

The European Commission has tabled an ‘emergency intervention’ to tackle the spiralling energy prices in the face of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.