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Energy Transition

Akselos to Scale Digital Twin After $16.5Mn Closing Round

Latest funding round enables Akselos to scale renewable energy and follows SP Energy Networks and Digital Catapult's launch of UK electricity twin project.

Electric Car

UK’s EV Sales Continued to Boom in April

Sales of new BEVs increased by more than 40% compared with April 2021, according to a new report.

Oil Price

U.S. Shale Swings From Losses to Record Cash Flows

U.S. shale focuses on returning capital to shareholders in 2022.

Solar Power Panel

US Agrivoltaics Benefit From Government Funding Boost

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office announced the Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale funding opportunity.

Oil Price

Why Shale May Not Stage a Comeback Despite Higher Oil Prices

Inflation, supply bottlenecks and a shortage of equipment and personnel have affected the exploration and production cycle.

Energy Storage Project

Energy Vault Begins Construction of First Gravity-Based Storage Project

Gravity-based energy storage developer Energy Vault has started construction on its first commercial-scale project.

Smart Meter

UK Smart Meter Network Hits 20 Million Milestone

The smart meters could prevent the release of an estimated 580,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions every year, according to a report.

Electrification

$15.5M Investment into Zambia’s First Renewable Energy Buyer

InfraCo Africa, the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) and EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative (EDFI ElectriFI) will finance Afric…

Hydrogen Project

Large-Scale Hydrogen Projects Take Shape as Technology Continues to Evolve

Hydrogen has been a trendy topic for several years now. Many people believe it could be the key to efforts to decarbonize the world’s energy supply.

Offshore Wind Power

New Study Illustrates Scale of Potential for UK Offshore Wind Development

A study on the future of offshore wind in the UK has flagged the factors that need to be managed to scale deployment by 2050.

Coal Mine

RWE Brings Solar to German Coal Mine

The company plans to develop a utility-scale photovoltaic system with integrated battery storage.

Rooftop PV System

Swiss ‘Dragon Shingle’ Solar Maker Expands Its U.S. Market Presence

Google had installed integrated solar modules throughout its new campus in Mountain View, Calif., in the form of 90,000 squares that looked to many observers li…

United States

TotalEnergies Bolsters US Renewables Portfolio by 4GW

TotalEnergies has acquired US renewables company Core Solar, adding 4GW of renewable energy to its portfolio.

LNG

TotalEnergies Books $4.1 Billion Impairment Charge on Arctic LNG 2 Exit

French TotalEnergies will include a $4.1-million impairment on its balance sheet over Russia sanctions that have led to difficulties with its massive Arctic LNG…

Nuclear Power Plant

U.S. Nuclear Power Regulator Seeks Documents on NuScale's Protection Against Quakes

An official with the U.S. nuclear power regulator has ordered staff to supply documents that could lead to a review of a 2020 approval of a new type of nuclear …