Energy

Solar Cell

Green Material Absorbs Light More Strongly Than Conventional Solar Cell Technologies

Solar cells are vital for the green energy transition. They can be used not only on rooftops and solar farms but also for powering autonomous vehicles, such as …

Germany

Germany Prepares for Possible Nationalisation of Gazprom Germania - Paper

The German government has set up a holding company to carry out a possible nationalisation of Gazprom Germania, the energy business abandoned by Russia's Gazpro…

Nuclear Power Plant

Swiss Group to Launch Petition to Rethink Nuclear Power Plans

A group of Swiss politicians has formed 'Stop Blackouts', which will launch a petition seeking a revision to the country's energy policy to guarantee adequate p…

Wind Power Project

India Could Raise RE Capacity by About 24GW With Wind Energy

As of March 2022, 37.7% of its cumulative installed capacity was wind.

Clean Energy Transition

Australian Energy Crisis Gives Rise to New Gas Supply Need

Energy prices rose 400% up to AU$40 per gigajoule.

RWE Acquires Polish Renewables Business With 3GW Solar Pipeline

German energy company RWE has acquired Polish solar developer Alpha Solar in a bid to strengthen its European renewables business.

Octopus Energy and National Grid Demonstrate First V2G in Great Britain

Octopus Energy Group and National Grid ESO have announced the first successful integration of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, using a test environment of the …

Spain

Iberdrola to Add 1,400MW of Solar Power in Spain This Year

Energy giant is currently executing 12 PV projects with a combined capacity of 550MW and aims to start construction on six projects that will add 873MW.

Solar Power Panel

QatarEnergy Awards US$631m EPC Contract for IC Solar Project

Samsung C&T to build two large-scale PV solar plants in Mesaieed and Ras Laffan Industries Cities, as Qatar builds a sustainable future for energy.

Smart Meter

EDF Looks to Pay as You Go Meters amid British Billing Crisis

Electric utility company Électricité de France (EDF) has announced support packages for British consumers, one of which involves using smart prepayment meters…

United Kingdom

UK Energy Market Regulator Says Shell to Refund Overcharged Customers

Shell Plc's UK consumer gas, electricity and broadband operations business will pay 536,970 pounds ($635,181.81) to customers it has overcharged on its default …

Crude Oil

Four Global Companies Shortlisted for $2BN Petrochemicals Complex in Egypt

Anchorage Investments has selected Hyundai, Samsung, Technip Energies and Tecnicas Reunidas to compete to be the main contractor for Ain Sokhna project

Oil Price

Energy Bonanza Drives Shareholder Payouts to New Record

Energy companies reaping record profits from soaring oil and gas prices have helped global dividend payments to shareholders soar above pre-pandemic levels and …

France

EDF’s Minority Shareholders Scramble to Challenge Nationalisation Price

Minority shareholders in EDF are accelerating their efforts to challenge the price set for the nationalisation of the French energy group, believing the governm…

Energy Storage Battery

Founder and Chief of UK Battery Start-up Britishvolt Steps Down

Orral Nadjari will pass the reins to Dr Graham Hoare, who is currently Britishvolt’s Deputy CEO and President of Global Operations