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Floating Offshore Wind

Researchers Design Novel Floating Wind Turbine for Deep Waters

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories created a tool that they plan to use to design a novel floating wind turbine that the…

CCS

Climate Change Affects Grassland Soil Organic Carbon Storage

Grasslands can store carbon, making them a valuable weapon in the fight against climate change.

Germany

Europe’s Power Prices Surge to New Record

Year-ahead electricity prices continue to soar in Europe, with German power prices, the European benchmark, jumping to over $508 (500 euro) per megawatt-hour on…

Crude Oil

Latin America’s Crude Exports Drop In August

Exports of crude oil and condensates from Latin America, excluding Venezuela, have fallen so far in August compared to high levels in July

CCS

Renewable Energy, Electrification Big Winners in Inflation Reduction Act

The U.S. House on Aug. 12 passed a bill with major implications for the power generation industry, joining the U.S. Senate in supporting the Inflation Reduction…

CCS

New AI Tech Could Help Detect Leaks in Underground Carbon Storage

The international research partnership seeks to implement AI and machine learning to detect the leaks in pipelines and well string

Hydrogen Project

Canada and Germany Set to Ink New Hydrogen Deal

This new project would be the first of its kind in Canada

Energy Investment

‘Tepid’ Demand for U.S. Sustainable Funds in July, Report Says

Investors deposited $120 million into U.S. sustainable funds last month, a "tepid" amount of inflows that coincided with a broader retreat from mutual funds and…

Wind Turbine

Azure Power Signs Deal With Siemens Gamesa for Wind Turbines

Siemens Gamesa to supply 96 units of SG3.6-145 onshore wind turbines to be supplied to Indian independent sustainable energy solutions provider Azure Power

Carbon Emissions

EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Rise, but Still Below Pre-pandemic Level

Greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union rose in the first quarter from a year earlier, but remained just below pre-pandemic levels, the bloc's statis…

LNG

Australia’s Santos to Proceed With $2.6 Bln Alaska Oil Project

Santos Ltd will proceed with its $2.6 billion Alaskan oil project, the Australian energy producer said on Wednesday after posting a four-fold jump in first-half…

Crude Oil

Shell to Shut Gulf of Mexico Crude Pipes for 2 Weeks in September

Shell on Tuesday said it plans to shut for two weeks in September a key crude oil pipeline in Gulf of Mexico that supplies oil to Louisiana refineries.

Nuclear waste

Nuclear Waste Recycling Startup Wants to Solve the ‘Ball and Chain’ Problem Holding Back Nuclear

Ed McGinnis knows firsthand about the nuclear waste problem in the United States after working for the Department of Energy from 1991 to 2021.

Energy Storage Battery

Blackrock Makes $700 Million Investment in Australian Battery Storage

Effective, large-scale storage systems are set to become increasingly important as renewable energy capacity expands.

Pumped Storage

Estonian Mine to Be Turned Into Pumped Hydro Facility

Preliminary design and environmental impact assessment for Estonia’s first pumped storage hydroelectric plant is underway under the guidance of Estonian energy…