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Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor Looks to Celtic Sea for New Floating Offshore Wind Opportunities

Equinor has announced its interest in developing gigawatt scale floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea, with the upcoming Celtic Sea floating wind seabed leas…

Net Zero Emission

ReNew Power Aims to Reach Net Zero by 2040

It avoided over 11 million tonnes of carbon emissions in the past year.

Australia

ACEN Australia Greenlights Stubbo Solar Project

The 400MW project will produce enough clean energy to power 185,000 households.

Targeted RE Capacity Needs to Be Doubled by 2030 to Reach Climate Goals

Total capacity needs to reach 10.8TW from the current target of 5.4TW.

Nuclear Reactor

Japan, US Governments Asked to Beef up Nuclear Energy Dev't

The JAIF and NEI asked the two governments to improve the energy market and regulation.

Australia

Australian Government Expands ARENA 2022-23 Federal Budget

This will include A$146.1m for the decarbonisation of the road transport sector.

South Korea

South Korea, Saudi Arabia Eye Continued Cooperation for Energy Supply Chain

The two markets aim to collaborate on oil and hydrogen.

Electric Vehicle Battery

New Method Helps Make Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Last Longer

Scientists at Stanford University have designed a new approach to make lithium-ion battery packs last longer and suffer less from rapid charging.

Energy Transition

Global Climate Pledges Lack Renewables Ambition Warns IRENA

Despite the Glasgow Climate Pact to upgrade 2030 targets in national pledges, the collective level of energy transition ambition to date is not enough.

Energy Storage System

Enel and Brenmiller Energy Trial Rock-Based Storage System in Italy

Enel Group and storage solution developer Brenmiller Energy have inaugurated a thermal energy storage system in Tuscany, Italy.

Cold Climate Heat Pump Tech Developed for Heating Efficiency Below Zero

Cold climate heat pump tech is being developed by Trane Technologies in the US to ensure high-efficiency heating in freezing temperatures.The Systems Extreme En…

Smart Grid

EIB and Endesa Sign €250mn Smart Grid Credit Line

Endesa and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a €250 million ($249.8 million) smart grid credit line to boost Spain’s distribution network.

Carbon Emissions

COP27: UAE Says Will Carry on Pumping Oil Responsibly

The United Arab Emirates will be a responsible supplier of oil and gas for as long as the world needs.

Carbon Emissions

COP27 Kicks off With Deal to Discuss Climate Compensation

Move to formally discuss issue followed late-night talks.

SMR

Fortum and MIT Launch SMR Cost Estimation Tool

Finnish energy company Fortum has collaborated with MIT to launch a Nuclear Cost Estimation Tool (NCET) that enables more precise cost estimation and risk asses…