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Carbon Neutral

Chinese-Danish Study Takes CO2 a Step Closer to Raw Material for Carbon Neutral Push

Researchers from China and Denmark say they have worked out an important step in how to turn carbon dioxide into a raw material using electricity – a process t…

Nuclear Reactor

UK Seeks Views on HTGR Advanced Reactor Demonstration Plan

Feedback is being sought on the proposed plan ahead of a formal Invitation to Tender for the Advanced Modular Reactor Research, Development & Demonstration prog…

Nuclear Power Plant

$30B Georgia Power Nuclear Plant Delayed up to 6 More Months

Georgia Power Co. now says the first of two nuclear reactors it’s building at Plant Vogtle near Augusta might not begin generating electricity until as late as…

Solar Technology

Breakthrough in Converting Carbon Dioxide into Fuel Using Solar Energy

A research team has shown how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel, by using advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy. The breakthrough …

Electric Vehicle Charging

Home EV Charging Spend Will Exceed $16B Globally by 2026, Says Study

The global spend on electric vehicle charging at home will exceed $16 billion in 2026, up from $3.4 billion in 2021, according to a new report by UK-based digit…

Virgin Group and Agilyx Form Strategic Partnership to Produce Lower Carbon Aviation Fuel from Plastic Waste

Virgin Group and chemical conversion technology company Agilyx (earlier post) are forming a strategic partnership to research and develop lower carbon fuel faci…

The 28th World Gas Conference (WGC2022) Early Bird Registration Extended to 31 March 2022

The WGC2022 National Organizing Committee (NOC) has taken the decision to make a one-time extension of the Early Bird Registration for the 28th World Gas Confer…

Banks Haven’t Quit Coal. Study Says Commercial Lenders Have Channeled $1.5 Trillion to the Industry Since 2019

Banks and investors have channeled massive sums of money to support the coal industry in recent years, according to new research, propping up the world’s dirti…

Crude Oil

Barclays Raises 2022 Crude Oil Price Forecasts on Higher IEA Demand View

Barclays raised its crude oil price forecasts for 2022 on Monday, driven by a revision to demand estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA) last week.

Net Zero Emission

Clean Hydrogen Use Could Result in 15% Cut in GHG Emissions

Goldman Sachs research identifies clean hydrogen as a critical pillar in reaching net zero targets and could lead to 15% cut in greenhouse gas emissions.

Nuclear Reactor

Electricity Production at Finland's New Nuclear Reactor Delayed to March

​Electricity production at Finland’s new Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor has now been delayed to March from late February, according to operator Teollisuuden Voim…

Carbon Emissions

Scaling Up Battery Production Reduces Carbon Emissions Significantly

New research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden shows how scaling up production through enormous 'gigafactories' can cut the environmental impact …

Hydropower Plant

Investments in Hydro Set to Increase in 2022 Says New Research

Hydropower capacity in 2022 is set to exceed 1200GW and investments will climb to $36.3 billion, new research from Rystad Energy has suggested, with hydro set t…

LNG

MOL Signs Charter for New Arctic LNG 2 Ice-Breaking Carrier

Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a charter contract for a newbuilding ice-breaking carrier to serve Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project.

Polysilicon Shortages in Solar PV Markets to End Within 18 Months

The solar squeeze of 2021 will be ended by a surge of new polysilicon production capacity coming online in the next two years, according to new research from Re…