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Electric Car

Technology Trending: Community Solar, Battery Production and Supply and Japan E-Mobility

Scaling up battery production in Europe, advancing e-mobility with battery supply in Japan and a new community solar project in New York, are on the week’s tec…

Smart Meter

Europe’s Smart Electricity Meter Penetration Reaches 56%

This corresponds to the deployment of about 9.2 million meters across the region, the EU27+3, during the year taking the total from 163 million units at the end…

Australia

Australia Launches Research into Energy-Efficient Metaverse Technologies

University of Wollongong Professor Willy Susilo has been awarded more than Au$400,000 (US$266,000) for research into green and sustainable energy-efficient meta…

Oil Field

Chinese Oil Giant Spends $1.9 Billion on 5% Stake of Huge Brazilian Oilfield

China’s oil and gas giant CNOOC has paid Brazil’s Petrobras $1.9 billion to buy 5% in the production sharing contract for the huge Buzios offshore oilfield, t…

Crude Oil

BP Snags Contract to Market Guyana’s Share of Exxon’s Offshore Oil

The UK’s largest energy company BP Plc has won a contract to market Guyana's share of crude oil produced over the next year from two offshore production platfo…

Indonesia

ACWA, PT PLN Ink MoU for Battery, Green Hydrogen Dev’t in Indonesia

It also includes a pump storage project for a hydroelectricity facility.

Indonesia

Indonesia Bags $500m Loan for Energy Sector, Green Recovery

The loan was approved by the Asian Development Bank.

Smart Grid

DCC Smart Meter Data to Enhance Energy Efficiency Schemes in UK

A new AI initiative by a tech firm has been announced, utilising the extensive data collected from smart meters in the UK to inform energy efficiency schemes.

Carbon Emissions

UK Launches Funding Pool for AI Decarbonisation Projects

The UK government launched a new decarbonisation programme to support use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions.

Energy Storage Battery

Rolls-Royce to Supply Largest Dutch Battery Storage System

A large-scale battery storage system from Rolls-Royce – touted to be the largest in the Netherlands – is the latest to help the Dutch grid manage its overflow…

Hydrogen Production

ABB Energy Management System Drives Green Hydrogen Efficiency

Automation company ABB has released an energy management system, which uses real-time visibility of energy consumption across operations to increase efficiency …

Solar Power Plant

Expansion Planned for West Africa’s Largest Solar Plant

Middle Eastern renewable energy company AMEA Power has announced the expansion of the Mohammed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant in Togo, from 50MW to 70MW.

Net Zero Emission

ANZ Earmarks $67 Bln to Accelerate Net Zero Transition

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd said on Friday it had earmarked A$100 billion ($67.63 billion) to help its customers lower carbon emissions by 2030,…

Net Zero Emission

Amazon UK Adds E-Cargo Bikes, Walkers in Decarbonisation Drive

Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make more deliveries on foot to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transportation network it…

LNG

Argentina Government to Send LNG Bill to Congress in Coming Months

Argentina's Economy minister Sergio Massa said on Thursday that the government was readying a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bill to send to Congress in the coming…