Energy

Cold Climate Heat Pump Tech Developed for Heating Efficiency Below Zero

Cold climate heat pump tech is being developed by Trane Technologies in the US to ensure high-efficiency heating in freezing temperatures.The Systems Extreme En…

SMR

Fortum and MIT Launch SMR Cost Estimation Tool

Finnish energy company Fortum has collaborated with MIT to launch a Nuclear Cost Estimation Tool (NCET) that enables more precise cost estimation and risk asses…

Carbon Emissions

Saudi Arabia Commits $2.5 Bln to Middle East Green Initiative - Crown Prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 24, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy o…

Egypt

Gates Foundation Gives $1.4 Bln Climate Help to Smallholder Farmers

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $1.4 billion to help smallholder farmers cope with the impacts of climate change, part of efforts at global clim…

Smart Meter

Flexibility Service Pays UK Smart Meter Homes to Reduce Energy Use

National Grid ESO is running a demand flexibility service this Winter where UK energy consumers with smart meters will be paid to reduce their consumption.

Net Zero Emission

Shell Signs ‘Large’ Cellulosic Ethanol Deal With Raízen Amid Growing Sustainable Fuel Demand

Energy giant Shell has entered into a long-term agreement with Brazil’s Raízen to buy a total of 3.25 billion litres of sugar-crane cellulosic ethanol in a bi…

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak Secures £3.58bn Climate Finance Deal With Kenya

UK PM has agreed to fast-track six renewable energy projects being built in the African nation.

Electric Car

Uk’s First Large-Scale Lithium Site Gets Green Light

The Middlesbrough facility will put the UK on the map when it comes to processing the metal critical to EVs, phones and wind farms.

Nuclear Reactor

UK Announces £95m for Advanced Materials’ Research and Development

The Henry Royce Institute at the University of Manchester will use the funding to advance its research in ‘super-materials’ that are critical to sectors inclu…

Wind Turbine

Türkiye’s New Wind Power Capacity in 2023 Represents an Investment of One Billion Dollars

Türkiye could install another 1,000 megawatts (MW) in wind energy capacity next year, an addition that could attract $1 billion (TL 18.57 billion) in fresh inv…

Energy Technology

Rolls-Royce Provides Uninterruptible Power Systems for Saudi Supercomputer

Rolls Royce will deliver mtu Kinetix PowerPacks for a supercomputer in Saudi Arabia where, in the event of a power outage, the constantly rotating accumulator w…

Carbon Emissions

South Africa Says It Needs $84 Billion for Energy Transition in Next Five Years

South Africa needs about 1.5 trillion rand ($84 billion) over the next five years for its plans to cut carbon emissions, harness economic opportunities from the…

Electric Car

First Fit for 55 Deal to Bolster EV Uptake

The first Fit for 55 deal has been signed between the European Council and the European Parliament on a 100% CO2 emission reduction target for all EU vehicles b…

EU

EU Commission Offers €3bn for Innovative Cleantech Projects

It has launched the third call for projects under the EU Innovation Fund, covering topics including decarbonisation, innovative electrification in industry and …

Shell Signs Agreement to Acquire ECL Business of PANOLIN

Wholly-owned subsidiaries of Shell plc in Switzerland, the UK, the US, and Sweden have entered into agreements to acquire the environmentally considerate lubric…