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OPEC

OPEC Boosts Oil Income in 2021, Well Completions Drop

OPEC's oil revenue surged in 2021 as prices and demand recovered from the worst of the COVID pandemic, while the number of its members' active rigs posted a mod…

Asia Leads in Biomass Capacity Additions

The region is more cost attractive compared to North America and Western Europe.

Australia

Australian PV Researchers Get $31.1M Gov’t Funding

This will enable them to extend their solar research activities to 2030.

CCS

‘UK’s Largest’ Carbon Capture Plant Opens

Carbon dioxide captured from power generation emissions will be used as raw material in the manufacture of pharmaceutical grade sodium bicarbonate

Nuclear Reactor

G7 Urged To Support Extending Operating Life of Nuclear Reactors

Representatives of the global nuclear industry have called for a rise in national nuclear capacity targets

Electric Car

3ti Attracts £500,000 Solar Car Parks Funding in One Hour

Crowdfunding will accelerate the roll-out of what 3ti claims is the world’s first pop-up mini solar car park and electric vehicle charging hub, Papilio3

SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR Receives Rapturous Welcome Back Home by Mancunians

The engineering giant has confirmed Manchester will become home to its Small Modular Reactors unit.

SMR

Poland Expands Cooperation on SMRs and Large Reactors

Polish state-owned energy company Enea SA has signed an agreement with US small modular reactor (SMR) developer Last Energy to cooperate on the deployment of SM…

Nuclear Reactor

First Plasma Propels Zap Energy’s Plans for Garage-Sized Fusion Reactors

Nuclear fusion is an incredibly complex scientific problem that researchers are coming at from all sorts of angles, and Zap Energy is starting to make waves thr…

Carbon Emissions

Gasoline vs Diesel: Which Is More Polluting?

Diesel vehicles burn less CO2 than gasoline cars to cover the same distance in highway conditions. However, they also emit potentially toxic particulate matter …

India

India’s RE Auction to Continue Attracting Large Developers

IEEFA said current challenges will not have long-term impact to India’s energy sector.

Hydrogen Technology

‘Make Green Hydrogen Competitive’ | Siemens Energy and Air Liquide Team Up for Gigascale Electrolyser Output

Joint venture aims to manufacture 3GW of electrolyser capacity per year by 2025 at Berlin factory

LNG

Can Europe Actually Afford to Kick Fossil Fuels?

The European Union has made big pledges to go green, but the energy crisis is making its plans exceedingly difficult to achieve.

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.

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…