Energy

Energy Storage System

A Breakthrough for Next-Generation Lithium-Free Energy Storage Systems

Battery energy storage systems can be used to store and discharge energy as and when needed, which can provide backup power, balance the electric grid, improve …

Israel

Israel’s Econergy Secures 250 Mln Eur Financing for Renewable Projects

Israel's Econergy Renewable Energy has secured 250 million euros ($258 million) of financing from French asset manager RGREEN INVEST to strengthen its investmen…

Clean Energy Industries Form Alliance at COP27

Global industry organisations representing wind, solar, hydropower, green hydrogen, long duration energy storage (LDES) and geothermal energy industries have of…

Czech Republic

Czech Lawmakers Back $3.4 Billion Power Revenue Cap Plan

The Czech lower house of parliament on Friday approved a government plan to cap revenues of power firms as part of efforts to fund measures to ease the burden o…

Crude Oil

EU Expects to Be Ready for Russia Oil Price Cap Dec. 5 Start - Officials

The European Union expects to have its regulations completed in time for the introduction of a G7 plan to cap the price of Russian crude oil on Dec. 5 , the EU'…

EIB-Backed Fund Closed: €220m for Energy Efficiency BTM Projects

SSEF, an EU-focused fund backed by the EIB and advised by Solas Capital AG, has reached final close with investment commitments of €220 million ($228.4 million…

Smart Grid

Duke Energy and AWS Partner up on Smart Grid Solutions

Duke Energy and Amazon Web Services (AWS), are entering a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility’s development of smart grid solutions, in…

EIB Approves €4bn in Clean Energy Investment

The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) have approved €4 billion ($4.2 billion) in clean energy investment to upgrade energy networks, enh…

Energy Transition

ADB Sees ‘Significant Progress' in Energy Transition Mechanism

The ETM was launched at COP26 last year.

Jordan

Masdar to Develop 2GW Renewables in Jordan

Jordan seeks to increase its share of renewable energy to 50% by 2030.

Net Zero Emission

U.S. Aims for Zero-Emissions Heavy-Duty Vehicles by 2040

The United States aims to only sell and produce zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty vehicles like school buses and tractor trailers by 2040, the U.S. energy s…

Electric Car

New G20 Irritant for Biden: Restrictive U.S. Electric Vehicle Tax Subsidies

Electric vehicles (EVs) shuttled G20 delegations and security forces across the southern tip of Bali this week in a symbolic show of Indonesia's ambitious energ…

Energy Storage System

Australia’s Largest-Ever 1,200MW Battery Storage System to Be Built in Melbourne

Construction for the largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) ever deployed in the Asia-Pacific will begin in Melbourne, eventually supporting up to 1,200MW…

Energy Transition

The Energy Transition Will Fail Unless Industry Fixes Wind Power Issues, Siemens Energy CEO Says

Siemens Energy says its “overall performance” has been “held back by the negative development at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy,” a wind turbine manufactur…

Net Zero Emission

COWI to Support Equinor’s Energy Transition

To fulfil the Paris Agreement and become carbon-neutral by 2050, the world has started a decisive global transition to low carbon and renewable energy, with off…