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United Kingdom

UK Government Launches £20M Hydrogen Competition

The money will be given to businesses and innovators looking at easier ways to implement hydrogen into the energy mix

Energy Storage Battery

Equinor Reaches Final Investment Decision for UK Battery Storage Project

Blandford Road is a 25MW project in Dorset and is the first commercial battery storage asset for the Norwegian energy company

Austria

Austria’s OMV Targets Expansion of Low Carbon Business

Vienna-headquartered energy company OMV says that it will be focusing on geothermal energy as an essential part of its strategy.

Floating Offshore Wind

New Study to Maximise Celtic Sea Floating Wind Supply Chain

German energy company RWE has commissioned UK-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) to develop a project plan for delivering up to 1GW of floating wind using the por…

Smart Meter

India – 5 Million Smart Meter Milestone

The five million smart meter milestone was passed in India on the last day of September, according to National Smart Grid Mission statistics.

Energy Storage Project

Equinor Confirms Construction of First Commercial Battery Storage Asset

Equinor has approved the final investment decision on the Blandford Road battery storage project in the south of the UK.

Masdar Plans Acquisitions as It Continues to Expand Its Portfolio

Exclusive: Abu Dhabi company is assessing new renewable opportunities in different countries, top executive says

Virtual Energy Management Pilot Coordinates Commercial Energy Use

With the hopes of allowing businesses in the US to optimise how and when their buildings use energy, a utility, a grid modernisation tech developer and a digita…

Natural Gas

German Gas Price Brake to Cost Between 15 Bln and 24 Bln Euros

A brake on gas prices currently being discussed by the German government could cost between 15 billion and 24 billion euros, depending on market price developme…

Carbon Emissions

France’s Totalenergies Plans to Spin off Canadian Oil Sands Assets

TotalEnergies said on Wednesday it is looking to spin off its Canadian oil sands operations and list the new company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, as the asset…

Wind Farm

China’s New Offshore Wind Farm Installation Vessel Becomes Operational

China’s first 2,000-tonne-class offshore wind farm installation vessel, dubbed Baihetan, is delivered for operation on Wednesday in Nansha District of Guangzho…

Energy Investment

Dubai Investment Fund in Projects Across Australia & Europe

Dubai Investment Fund (DIF), one of the world’s largest independent international investment funds and asset managers, has announced that it will be investing …

Energy Transition

New VC Fund for Energy Transition Start-Ups in Europe

EIT InnoEnergy and Santander Asset Management are partnering on the new, yet to be named, climate tech investment vehicle.

Microsoft Partnership Spurs Use of Ontario’s Hydro and Nuclear Assets

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Microsoft have announced a strategic partnership to tackle climate change and drive sustainable growth across Ontario.

Solar Cell

Perovskite-Silicon PV Tandem Devices Hit 30% Efficiency

Claimed to be an industry-first, four-terminal perovskite/silicon tandem devices with a certified top cell have passed the barrier of 30% efficiency.