Energy

Natural Gas

Gas Crunch Causes Electricity Crisis Despite Record Cheap Clean Energy. Time to Create a “Green Energy Pool”?

In the UK and similar nations, the gas crisis is ballooning electricity prices too.

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA to Review Treated Water at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review mission will be visiting Japan to verify the safety of the treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear P…

Distributed energy

Insurance Guarantee Instruments for African Energy Sector

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) will provide grant funding to the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) of $56million over the next five…

Oil Price

Higher Oil & Gas Prices Lift TotalEnergies Profit

French energy major TotalEnergies saw its quarterly profit soar at the end of last year while returning to the black on a year-over-year basis driven by higher …

Electric Vehicle Charging

President Biden, DOE and DOT Announce $5 Billion over Five Years for National EV Charging Network

Joint Energy and Transportation Office and DriveElectric.gov Available to Assist States with Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plans.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Clean Energy Vehicles Take Road to Future at the Winter Olympics

Large-scale use of hydrogen during the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is expected to highlight new opportunities for this form of clean energy in China an…

Pumped Storage

Here's an Overlooked Option for Long-term Energy Storage for Renewables

To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s goal, the U.S. will need a lot more solar and wind power generation, a…

Distributed energy

Australia Awards $451k to Boost Distributed Energy in Low Voltage Areas

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced funding worth AUD$451,167 (£239,243) for a demonstration project to boost the use of home solar po…

Nuclear Fusion

UK Fusion Technology Breaks ‘Landmark Record’

Fusion technology has reached a new milestone after a reactor in Oxford broke its own world record for fusion energy output.

Hydrogen Project

Octopus and BayWa r.e. Join Forces to Boost Green Hydrogen

Octopus Energy and BayWa r.e. have signed an agreement to collaborate on green hydrogen projects across the UK.

Nearly 20% of Scottish Firms ‘Expect to Reduce Operations Due to Rising Energy Prices’

One-in-five businesses in Scotland expect to reduce operations this year due to the increase in energy prices.

Energy Transition

RWE to Spend €15bn on German Decarbonisation Portfolio

German utility RWE has announced a plan to invest €15 billion ($17.1 billion) to expand its portfolio of green energy in a move to accelerate the energy transi…

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola Adds 86MW to Portuguese Renewables Business

Spanish multinational utility Iberdrola is expanding its renewable energy business in Portugal by kickstarting the development of four clean energy projects.

France

France Remains Europe’s Biggest Power Exporter Despite Winter Imports

France maintained its position as the biggest net exporter of power in Europe in the second half of 2021, despite an extreme reliance on imports at the beginnin…

Solar Power Plant

SPI Energy Develops Utility Scale Solar Project in Maryland

SPI Energy Co., Ltd., a global renewable energy company and provider of solar storage and electric vehicle (EV) solutions for business, residential, government,…