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Smart Meter

Comment: It Is Time for Smart Meters to Get Smart

Smart meter use must be optimised with an additional layer of ‘smartness’, says Laurent Schmitt, head of utilities and European developments at dcbel.

India

India’s Coal Supply Shock Causes Major Power Outages

The Indian states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh have been forced into blackouts as of Thursday as power supplies are cut off due to a major increa…

Hydrogen Transport

Japan's Eneos, Jera, JFE Study H2, NH3 Supply Chains

A cross-industry group of Japanese firms has started studying how to develop hydrogen and ammonia supply chains based in the Keihin coastal area in Tokyo bay, i…

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Tourism Project Counts on Biofuel in Sustainability Push

Developer of mega coastal resort will use generators from Germany's MAN Energy Solutions.

Oil Price

OPEC Tells IMF that Oil Price Rally Mainly Due to Geopolitics

OPEC told IMF's steering committee on Thursday that the surge in oil prices was largely due to the Ukraine crisis, in the latest signal that the producer group …

Carbon Emissions

U.S. to Grant $6.4 Billion Funding for Projects to Reduce Carbon Emissions

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it would award $6.4 billion over five years to states to fund projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy Transition

Partnership Boosts Green Building Practices in Brazil

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Brazilian Chamber for the Construction Industry (CBIC) are partnering to …

Energy Transition

Singapore Zooms in on Renewable Energy Amidst Energy Insecurity

Senoko said increasing prices and gas supply disruptions increased focus on the clean energy transition.

Compressed Air Energy Storage

Canadian Pension Fund Invests US$25M in Compressed Air Storage Provider Hydrostor

Compressed air long-duration energy storage solution provider Hydrostor has received an investment commitment of US$25 million from Canada Pension Plan Investme…

Energy Transition

Lack of Strong Decarbonisation Agenda Poses Risk to Asia’s Energy Transition

Despite efforts laid to set the road for their energy transitions, countries in Asia are still lacking a strong decarbonisation agenda that is in line with the …

Energy Storage Battery

CATL Sells 900MWh of BESS to US Independent Power Producer for Texas Projects

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) has sold 900MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) equipment to US independent power producer (IPP)…

Offshore Wind Power

Energy Prices to Remain Significantly Above Average up to 2030 and Beyond

Research from Cornwall Insight looking at Great Britain’s (GB) Power Market out to 2030 has shown energy prices will remain in excess of £100/MWh annually.

CCS

ExxonMobil Estimates $4 Trillion CCS Market by 2030

Amount is around 60% of forecast oil and gas market by that date.

Mexico

Mexican President Urges Energy, Lithium Firms to Talk to Government

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday urged companies to consult their lawyers and talk to the government following decisions in support of…

Nord Stream 2

Ukraine Lobbies for Cuts in Russian Nord Stream 1 Gas Shipments

Ukraine is working behind the scenes to convince Western allies to shift Russia’s shipments of natural gas from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Ukraine’s pipeli…