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Carbon Emissions

IEA: Global CO2 Emissions to Grow, but by a Fraction of 2021’s Increase

IEA said it expects CO2 emissions to increase by nearly 300 million metric tons in 2022, to a total of 33.8 billion metric tons.

Italy

Octopus Energy Announces 1.1 GW Renewable Venture in Italy

Octopus Energy Generation has continued its expansion plans into Europe, deepening its role in Italy’s green power market.

European Renewable PPA Prices up 51% In Third Quarter

Solar PPA prices rose almost twice as much as wind prices, new report suggests.

Wave Energy

A New Four-Year Project Will Test the Viability of Large-Scale Wave Energy in Europe

The WEDUSEA collaboration involves 14 partners from academia and industry.

Electricity Transmission

Superconductivity Tech to Deliver up to 10X More Renewable Capacity

National Grid and VEIR, a US-based early-stage clean technology company, have announced a collaboration to demonstrate VEIR’s use of superconductivity to moder…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Fast-Charging EV Batteries With Nickel Foil

New tech enables standard EV batteries to charge to 70 percent capacity in 11 minutes.

Oil Refinery

Exxon Mobil Says French Refineries Could Take 2-3 Weeks to Fully Restart

Exxon Mobil's 140,000 barrel per day (bpd) fos-Sur-Mer and 240,000 bpd Port Jerome-Gravenchon oil refineries in France could take 2-3 weeks to fully restart aft…

Nord Stream 2

Gazprom Says a Big Section of the Nord Stream Pipelines Need to Be Replaced

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said late last week that a big section of the damaged Nord Stream 1 & 2 gas pipelines would need to be replaced.

Gas Turbine

Wärtsilä’s Gas Engines Provide Grid Balancing for 100MW Power Plant in Japan

The new plant will operate with ten Wärtsilä 34SG gas engines, which will replace a 100MW combined cycle gas turbine that was formerly located on the project …

Nuclear Power Plant

Germany Pushes to Extend Lifespan of Three Nuclear Plants -Letter

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked the economy, environment and finance ministries to lay the legal framework to keep the country's three nuclear power pla…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF to Start Negotiations to End French Nuclear Plant Strikes

French electrical operator EDF will start negotiations on Tuesday to end strikes at 10 French nuclear power plants, a company spokesperson said on Monday.

Nuclear Reactor

EDF’s St. Laurent 1 Reactor Returns to Network After Shutdown

EDF's 900 megawatt (MW) Saint Laurent 1 reactor in central France has returned to the network, an EDF spokesperson said in an email to Reuters.

20th CPC National Congress

20th CPC National Congress | China’s Energy System Withstands Tests of COVID-19, Global Volatility

China's energy supply system has withstood the tests of the COVID-19 epidemic and major natural disasters, and effectively cushioned the impact of volatile inte…

Natural Gas

BP Buying Leading RNG Production Group in $4.1 Billion Deal

British oil major BP is continuing to diversify its energy portfolio, announcing a deal to acquire a company considered an industry leader in production of rene…

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Aluminium Smelter Powered by Offshore Wind

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced AUS$1.5 million (US$941,000) in funding to accelerate the development of a 1000MW offshore wind far…