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Tidal Energy

Sustainable Tidal Energy, EV Charging & Hydrogen Power

News roundup: the potential of sustainable tidal energy, GenCellEnergy’s off-grid EV charging & Siemens’ green hydrogen plant in Germany

Wind Power Project

Vietnam to Reduce Coal Use and Increase Wind Power by 2030

Vietnam will focus on reducing coal power sources by 2030, while increasing the use of wind power, according to the National Power Development Plan for the peri…

Hydrogen Project

Four GB Blue Hydrogen Projects Get Go Ahead

Four northern England low carbon blue hydrogen projects have been given the go ahead by government as part of an industrial decarbonisation drive.

Natural Gas

Italgas Launches Innovation Drive in US

Italian gas DSO Italgas has opened a new ‘Innovation Antenna’ in Silicon Valley as part of the Mind the Bridge Innovation Centre in San Francisco.

Carbon Emissions

Swiss Could Hit CO2 Target With $156 Billion Package-Study

Switzerland could hit the target of halving carbon emissions by 2030 via a package of measures that would cost around 150 billion Swiss francs

Net Zero Emission

Air Canada to Buy 30 Electric Planes From Heart Aerospace

Air Canada on Thursday said it would buy electric planes for the first time with the acquisition of 30 battery-powered regional aircraft from Heart Aerospace. …

Hydrogen Project

‘Uk’s Current Pipeline of Blue Hydrogen Projects to Exceed 2030 Target’

Growth in the deployment of hydrogen projects will be mainly driven by blue hydrogen, new report suggests

Net Zero Emission

US Invests $178M to Advance Bioenergy Technology

A total of 37 projects will develop new technologies that engineer plants and microbes into bioenergy and improve carbon storage

Floating Offshore Wind

Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Floating Offshore Wind

The Biden administration announced a goal of installing as much as 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, and said it plans to auction off lea…

Smart Meter

New Cybersecurity Partnership to Safeguard Smart Meters

A new partnership is supplying a cybersecurity solution for smart meters as the energy industry faces the increasing threat of cyberattacks.

EU

European Commission – Demand Reduction and Taxes to Tackle Energy Costs

The European Commission has tabled an ‘emergency intervention’ to tackle the spiralling energy prices in the face of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

United States

BayWa R.E. To Distribute Google Nest Smart Thermostats

BayWa r.e. has announced a collaboration with Google Nest to distribute smart thermostats to installers in its US solar and energy storage distribution arm.

Offshore Wind Power

North Seas Energy Cooperation Commits to 260GW Offshore Wind by 2050

North Seas Energy Cooperation country energy ministers have committed to reaching over 85% of the European Union’s 2050 offshore wind capacity ambition.

Net Zero Emission

IEA Calls for Boost in Hungary’s Renewable Energy Generation

The IEA has released its annual review of Hungary’s energy policy, outlining the current state of renewable generation within the country’s energy mix and out…

Nuclear Reactor

US Study Assesses Potential for Coal-To-Nuclear Conversion

Hundreds of coal power plant sites across the USA could be converted to nuclear plant sites, providing huge decarbonisation gains as well as bringing tangible e…