Energy

Carbon Emissions

Australia's Carbon Emissions Drop 5 per cent in 2020

Australia's carbon emissions fell by 5 per cent in 2020 with growth in wind and solar energy, a hit to transport from coronavirus lockdowns, and a rise in carbo…

Wind Turbine Blade

GE Submits Plans for Teesside Blade Plant

GE Renewable Energy’s plans for a UK factory to manufacture blades for offshore wind turbines have taken a major step forward after it submitted plans for the …

Coal Production

The IEA Is Pleading To China To Slow Down Coal Production

The International Energy Agency has issued yet another warning that if we are to have any hope of avoiding the worst effects of global warming, we have to keep …

Energy Storage Project

Zenobe Announces Scotland’s First Transmission-Connected Battery Storage Project

Zenobe is developing Scotland’s first transmission-connected battery storage project, it has announced.

Energy Storage Battery

Europe’s Largest Shipbuilder Wants to Set up 2 GWh Lithium-ion Battery Production

Italy’s Fincantieri has joined forces with Faist Group to produce lithium-ion batteries. Through the joint venture Power4Future, the two companies want to reac…

Offshore Wind Power

Video: The World's First Energy Island

Denmark was the country that made Vindeby, the first offshore wind farm.

Hydrogen Storage

ESB and dCarbonX to Collaborate on Subsea Hydrogen Storage off Ireland

Irish utility ESB and UK-based geo-energy resource company dCarbonX have signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint assessment and development of Irish …

South Africa

South Africa’s Draft Green Paper On New Energy Vehicles Is A Step In The Right Direction

In 2019, we wrote an article raising the alarm that South Africa’s inertia in incentivising the adoption of electric vehicles could make it miss out on the inc…

Nuclear Power Plant

China's Artificial Sun Brings Nuclear Fusion Energy Closer

The previous record was 20 seconds at 100 C set by the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research, the Republic of Korea's superconducting fusion device, o…

Energy-Eficient Building

Keppel Saves $68 million from Energy-Efficient Initiatives

Green initiatives might seem a burden for companies already grappling with a challenging operating environment but they have paid off in spades for Keppel Group…

Energy Transition

Commonwealth Puts $20 mill into Amber, Helping Energy Customers Ditch Exxie Fossil Fuels for Renewables

That’s the Commonwealth Bank of Australia we’re talking about, not the Commonwealth Government … but someone has to lead the way. Sustainability-savvy CBA is…

Electricity Trade

Consumers Energy will Charge 50% More for Afternoon Electricity Starting June 1

Electricity is about to get more expensive for Consumers Energy customers.

Energy Transition

Framework on Just and Inclusive Energy Transition

Representatives from over 50 IRENA member countries gathered for the first meeting of the Collaborative Framework for Just and Inclusive Energy Transitions.

Electric Car

Hyundai Motor Co. to Sell off Its First Plant in Beijing

Hyundai Motor Co. is seeking to sell off the site of its first plant in Beijing to a district government of the city, Chinese media outlets reported on May 30.

Oil Price

US Pump Prices Become Pressure Point for Biden

Rising gasoline prices heading into the summer are emerging as a political liability for President Joe Biden, as critics try to direct voter frustration about p…