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Solar Power Panel

A Pilot Project in the North Sea Will Develop Floating Solar Panels That Glide Over Waves ‘Like a Carpet’

German energy firm RWE is to invest in a pilot project centered around the deployment of floating solar technology in the North Sea.

Germany

German Government ‘Likely to Face Legal Challenges to Gas Rationing’

Law experts suggest some German businesses see gas rationing as a “nightmare scenario”

Electric Car

Volkswagen-Backed Northvolt to Develop Wood-Based Batteries for EVs

The attempt to develop battery materials from a range of sources comes as major European economies lay out plans to move away from road-based vehicles that use …

Net Zero Emission

Shanghai Electric Group Launches Low Carbon Business

Shanghai Electric New Energy Development Co. signals Shanghai Electric Group's move into the green, low-carbon business

United Kingdom

Anglo-German Interconnector Project Reaches Financial Close

The NeuConnect interconnector project linking the UK and German energy markets has reached financial close.

France

Hazard Map in Aid of Geothermal Projects Developed in France

The multidisciplinary hazard map developed by BRGM and Cerema has helped in creating regulatory zones for geothermal drilling in several regions in France.

Colombia

Colombia Establishes New Regulations on Geothermal Exploration and Exploitation

The new regulation defines the permitting process for geothermal projects in Colombia and establishes a geothermal registry for the details and terms of the pro…

Germany

German Government to Acquire 30% of Uniper

The energy major has signed a €15bn bailout deal.

Nuclear Power Plant

Regulator Approves Fukushima Water Release

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has formally approved Tokyo Electric Power Company's (Tepco's) plan to discharge treated water from the damaged Fukus…

Natural Gas

UK Greenlights Centrica’s Gigantic Gas Storage Site

The move is believed to be the first stage of the potential reopening of the UK’s largest gas storage facility

Siemens Energy, Dragados Offshore Land Orders for North Sea Offshore Links

Siemens Energy AG and Dragados Offshore have been selected to build the converter stations at sea for the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connections in the N…

Airbus Joins Investor Club of Eur-1.5BN HY24-Managed Clean Hydrogen Fund

Aircraft maker Airbus Group (EPA:AIR) said on Thursday it has invested in a clean hydrogen infrastructure fund managed by Hy24, the joint venture platform of Pa…

Researchers Complete Digital Twin Tests on a Simulated Microreactor

Researchers at the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently performed their first digital twin test of a simulated microreactor.

Energy Storage Project

State-Owned Power Company to Build 800MWH BESS in Poland

State-owned power company PGE Group has obtained regulatory approval to build a 200MW/820MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Poland.

TES Completes Green Energy Fundraising Round

Tree Energy Solutions (TES), a world scale green hydrogen company with a mission to deliver on a net zero future by decarbonising the energy chain, has announce…