Energy

Wind Farm

Shell Buys into Australian Wind Farm Developer with $4 bln Project Portfolio

Global oil and gas major Shell Plc has agreed to buy a 49% stake in wind farm developer WestWind Energy's Australian arm as it looks to build a low-carbon power…

Nuclear Power Plant

UN Watchdog Concerned over Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant

The UN atomic energy watchdog's chief on Monday expressed "grave concern" that invading Russian troops were operating close to the largest nuclear power station…

Joe Biden

Biden Set to Push Plan to Lower Energy Costs

President Joe Biden will focus on bringing down consumer prices during his first State of the Union address on 1 March, in part by outlining plans to lower cost…

Climate Policy

CPS Energy Will Spend $50 Million to Comply with EPA Rule on Coal Ash Storage

Despite opposition from environmental activists, CPS Energy trustees Monday approved the construction of a $50 million retention pond for the J.K. Spruce Power …

CCS

Energy Partners Announce CCS Project at Port of Corpus Christi

Talos Energy and Howard Energy Partners (HEP) plan to pursue opportunities for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) at the Port of Corpus Christi, under a new…

Chevron Is Buying Renewable Energy Group for $3.15 Billion

Chevron will buy the biofuels company Renewable Energy Group for $3.15 billion, the companies announced on Feb. 28.

Decarbonising Industry Can Be ‘Mission Possible and Profitable’

Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors of industry will take a programme of co-ordination, investment and policy on a scale not seen since Europe’s post-war recov…

Energy Investment

Norway’s Equinor will End Investments in Russia, Exit Joint Ventures

Norway’s Equinor said Feb. 28 that it has decided to stop new investments in Russia and start exiting from joint ventures because of Russia’s invasion of Ukra…

Offshore Wind Power

TotalEnergies Wins Maritime Lease to Develop Wind Farm Offshore New York and New Jersey

TotalEnergies was named a winner of maritime lease area OCS-A 0538 by the BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) in the New York Bight auction last week.

LNG

Shell to Exit Russia After Ukraine Invasion, Joining BP

Shell will exit all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant, it said on Monday, becoming the latest major Western energy company t…

Australia

Origin Unveils Plan for Green Hydrogen Hub on Australia's East Coast

Australia’s Origin Energy has unveiled plans for a potential hydrogen hub in one of Australia’s key coal regions.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Wireless EV Charging Coming Soon to US Market

WiTricity has unveiled plans to develop wireless charging stations for select electric vehicle models.

Solar Power Plant

Cochin Airport to Be Power-positive With New Solar Plant from March 6

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the world’s first airport fully powered by solar energy, is to become power-positive with the commissioning of…

Smart Grid

Schneider Electric and Cisco Link up to Build Egypt’s Smart Grid

Schneider Electric signed the contract, with the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, to build and transform four control centres for Egypt’s national…

Wind Farm

Germany Signals Interest in Ireland’s Wind Energy Infrastructure

Significant German interest is emerging in long-term investment in Ireland’s wind energy infrastructure, with the goal of exporting power back to supply the Ge…