Energy

United Kingdom

New UK Prime Minister Sunak Faces Major Challenge With Energy Crisis

Sunak faces a set of unique challenges including a cost-of-living crisis and an energy crisis.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Biden’s EV Minerals Cash Fruitless Without Permitting Reform

Washington's growing financial support for companies that produce metals used in electric vehicles will likely prove fruitless unless the federal government str…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Mexico to Discuss Lithium, Auto Industry With U.S. Climate Envoy Kerry

Mexico will speak with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry about lithium, batteries and the automotive industry when Kerry visits the northwestern state of Sonora on …

Natural Gas

Wave of LNG Tankers Is Overwhelming Europe in Energy Crisis and Hitting Natural Gas Prices

60 liquified natural gas vessels are slow sailing or anchored around Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Iberian Peninsula, according to MarineTraffic.…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tiny Ultrasound Sensors Could Monitor EV Batteries

Continuous ultrasound scans can help electric vehicles keep track of battery charge, health, and safety.

Nuclear Fusion

Tokamak Energy Achieves Triple Product With ST40 Spherical Tokamak

UK-based private fusion energy developer Tokamak Energy has announced that its ST40 spherical tokamak has achieved a triple product result of 6×1018 keV.s.m-3.…

Wind Farm

Ørsted to Sell 50% Stake in US Renewables Portfolio

Global wind project developer Ørsted has announced that it is selling a 50% ownership stake in a US portfolio to the investment group Energy Capital Partners. …

Energy Storage Battery

AGL, ARENA to Study Thermal Battery Development in Australia

AGL energy and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have partnered to conduct a feasibility study on the viability of thermal energy storage to power …

Paris Climate Agreement

‘Oil and Gas Investments Could Finance Renewables Needed for 1.5°C’

The Paris Agreement could be achieved if money intended for new oil and gas fields was redirected into wind and solar, a study claims.

Electric Car

GM Looks To Take On Tesla In New EV Energy Venture

GM Executive Travis Hester: “We’re getting into the entire ecosystem of energy management.”

Electric Car

Smart Thermostats and EVs Connected in US Demand Response Partnership

A new partnership in the US has concocted a DERMS-powered programme to coordinate demand response via smart thermostats and electric vehicles (EVs).

Hydrogen Project

Asia’s Richest Person Adani Aims for Europe With Huge Morocco Clean Energy Project

Billionaire's conglomerate is considering building wind and solar generation plants in the North African nation and units to produce green hydrogen for export. …

Dewa Appoints Companies to Consult on Hassyan Desalination Plant

Consulting companies on the 120m gallons per day plant include Deloitte, WSP and Addleshaw Goddard.

Energy Transition

S.Africa's Energy Transition Plan Needs $46.5 Bln, Five Times Pledges - Sources

South Africa's plan to kick-start its transition from coal to renewable energy will need $46.5 billion, more than five times the $8.5 billion Western nations ha…

Net Zero Emission

U.S. EPA Begins Work to Set up $27 Bln Green Bank

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday began the process of designing a $27 billion green bank that will offer grants to disadvantaged communities …