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Top 10 Energy Companies

These energy big-hitters are at the forefront of changing oil and gas dynamics and transition to renewable energy.

Hydrogen Production

Norway’s Equinor Seeks UK Funding for 1.2 GW Low-Carbon Hydrogen Plant

Norwegian energy company Equinor has submitted a funding bid to build a second major low-carbon hydrogen production facility in northeast England.

China

China to Dominate Solar Market Growth: Report

It will add 559GW of solar capacity until 2031.

Net Zero Emission

Asia to Account For Over 60% Of Global Solar Growth

Solar capacity in the region will grow by about 760GW from now to 2031.

Energy Transition

Greece to Mobilise €1.63BN Investment for ‘Just’ Climate and Energy Transition

Its plan will benefit from grants of €1.38bn from the EU’s Just Transition Fund Programme.

CCS

Will Capturing Carbon Emissions Save Our Planet?

Carbon capture and storage technology (CCS) is widely accepted as a viable means of reducing carbon emissions and keeping global temperatures from rising more t…

Wind Power Project

ACWA Power-Led Consortium Signs Agreement for Wind Project in Egypt

ACWA Power has inked a project agreement to develop a 1.1 GW wind project in Egypt at an investment value of US$1.5 billion.

United Kingdom

EDF Renewables Progresses With Two UK Solar Projects

Two consented projects that EDF Renewables UK added to its solar portfolio in March 2021 have progressed to the site preparation and construction stage.

South Africa

South Africa: Opportunities to Expand the Renewable Energy Market Do Exist

While the revival of the REIPPP programme in 2021 holds great promise to expand South Africa’s large-scale renewable energy market, grid constraints in the cou…

Carbon Pricing

Global Climate Goal Could Be In Peril Without Carbon Price Reform

Investors managing $10.6 trillion on Wednesday said an overhaul of international carbon pricing policies was necessary to prevent the world missing a goal to li…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Britishvolt Extends WMG Battery Cell Contract

Following an initial 12-month project, Britishvolt and WMG University of Warwick are embarking on a two-year programme.

Offshore Wind Power

Vattenfall and Air Liquide Sign Long-Term Electricity Supply Agreement for Offshore Wind

Air Liquide has signed its largest long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to date in the Netherlands with Vattenfall, for 115 MW or around 500 GWh per year, o…

United States

Surge in U.S. Renewable Diesel Supply Won’t Offset Loss of Petroleum Diesel

A flood of U.S. renewable diesel plants set to come online in the next three years will not be enough to offset the loss of petroleum diesel refining capacity f…

Wind Farm

Snowy Hydro Secures Offtake Deal With 414MW Wind Project

Australian electricity generation company Snowy Hydro has signed a contract to purchase power and renewables certificates from a new CWP Renewables wind farm de…

Geothermal Power Plant

Large-Scale Enhanced Geothermal System Trial Successfully Completed

A federally backed effort to advance enhanced geothermal system (EGS) technologies in Utah marked a significant milestone with successful completion of its firs…