Electricity

China

China's 2050 Power Could Be Zero Carbon For Under 1% of GDP: Study

A new study in Nature Communications; Cost increase in the electricity supply to achieve carbon neutrality in China calculates the total new expenditure needed …

EDF Sold Excess Power on Sunday, Forced to Buy Back on Intraday Market

Nuclear operator EDF said in an online note that it accidentally sold 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of excess power on the day-ahead market on Sunday, requiring the compan…

Oil Price

Italy Expects to Raise $4.2 Billion From Windfall Tax and Power Price Cap

The Italian government expects to raise around $4.2 billion (4 billion euros) from a new windfall tax on energy companies and a price cap on the electricity pro…

EU

France’s €13.5bn Scheme to Compensate Energy-Intensive Firms Granted EU Approval

The scheme will cover part of the higher electricity prices arising from the impact of carbon prices on electricity generation costs incurred between 2021 and 2…

Solar Power Plant

Dubai’s Concentrated Solar Power Project Starts Supplying Electricity to the Grid

It is the largest concentrated solar power project in the world in terms of installed capacity, investment size, and molten salt reserve heat.

Electric Car

UK Approves $26.6 Billion Power Grid Investment to Expand Renewable Capacity

Six electricity distribution network companies, covering fourteen local networks in the UK, will have $26.6 billion (£22.2 billion) to invest by 2028 to make t…

Energy Saving

Reduced French Energy Consumption Largely Owing to Mild Weather, Says Govt

Energy saving measures by households and businesses accounted for only a small amount of a reduction in French electricity consumption in November, most of whic…

Hydropower Plant

Zimbabwe Power Shortage to Worsen as Hydro Plant Halts Generation

Zimbabwe's prolonged power shortage is set to worsen after the entity that manages southern Africa's biggest dam ordered suspension of electricity generation at…

Offshore Wind Power

Scottish Offshore Wind Farm to Power Google

Google has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to purchase renewable electricity from a Scottish offshore wind farm.

Smart Meter

Europe’s Smart Electricity Meter Penetration Reaches 56%

This corresponds to the deployment of about 9.2 million meters across the region, the EU27+3, during the year taking the total from 163 million units at the end…

Indonesia

ACWA, PT PLN Ink MoU for Battery, Green Hydrogen Dev’t in Indonesia

It also includes a pump storage project for a hydroelectricity facility.

PowerGrid Technology

Milestone Marked in SSEN’s Auto Restorative Power Tech

A programme of works by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to install technology that helps ‘self-restore’ electricity supplies has reached a m…

Net Zero Emission

Thailand’s CKPower Sets 2050 Net Zero Target

The company plans to raise the share of electricity from renewables to 95% from 89%.

Net Zero Emission

Access to Affordable Low-Carbon Electrons Crucial for Net Zero – Elia Group

According to a new study from Elia Group, by 2030, industrial electricity consumption is expected to grow by 40% and 50% in Germany and Belgium respectively. As…

Simpler, Cheaper Electrical Generator Can Be Made With Store-Bought Tape

With an ability to turn friction into small amounts of electricity, triboelectric generators may one day be used in clothes that turn movement into power, in ba…