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Denmark

Danish Offshore Wind Giant Rejects Demand for Payments in Roubles

Ørsted has said there is a risk that Gazprom Export will stop supplying gas to the company.

Solar Power Panel

Plant Inspired Nanoparticles Have Potential Use in Solar Panels

Plants have inspired researchers to develop innovative and efficient nanoparticles that could be used to build the solar panels of the future.

Nuclear Fusion

‘Robotic Snake’ Solves Nuclear Fusion Pipework Challenge

A laser-welding ‘robotic snake’ developed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority has demonstrated its capability to operate inside fusion energy powerplant pipewor…

Smart Energy

SolarEdge Launches Solar Battery Factory in South Korea

SolarEdge Technologies and its subsidiary Kokam have announced the opening of Sella II, a 2GWh battery cell manufacturing facility in the Eumseong Innovation Ci…

ITER

Hydrogen Breakthrough Unlocks New Potential for Fusion Energy

A revision of a fundamental law for tokamak fusion energy has doubled the fuel potential, thereby increasing the output energy potential.

Solar Power Panel

Can Solar Panels in Space Power the Race to Net Zero?

The UK government is weighing up a £16bn project to put a solar power station in space. Although it sounds stranger than fiction, it isn’t.

Power Cable

Siemens Energy’s AI and Multi-Sensor Kitted Helicopter to Inspect German Power Lines

German grid operators Schleswig Holstein Netz AG and Bayernwerk Netz GmbH have commissioned Siemens Energy to inspect approximately 4,000km of high-voltage over…

Clean Energy Transition

U.S. Says It Will Cut Costs for Clean Energy Projects on Public Lands

The Biden administration on Tuesday said it would substantially reduce the cost of building wind and solar energy projects on federal lands to help spur renewab…

SMR

Small Nuclear Power Projects May Have Big Waste Problems -Study

A planned new generation of small nuclear reactors will create more waste than conventional reactors, while treatments to make some types of waste safe could be…

Nuclear Power Plant

Shutdown of Hinkley Point B Nuclear Plant Will Not Be Delayed, Says EDF

The two reactors at the nuclear power station in Somerset are scheduled to be shut down on 8th July and 1st August.

LNG

Nearly Six Million UK Homes ‘Could Be Hit by Power Cuts Due to Energy Shortage’

Experts have warned that energy-intensive industries will be the first to feel the pinch.

Net Zero Emission

Steelzero: Volvo Cars, Iberdrola, Siemens Gamesa and Vattenfall Join Net Zero Steel Pledge

​Companies pledge to use 50 per cent green steel in their operations by 2030 ahead of hitting 2050 net zero goals.

Energy Storage Project

Australia’s New Government ‘Should Consider Renewable Electricity Storage Target Policy’

An energy storage target policy could be an effective way for Australia’s new government to follow through on decarbonisation promises while insulating consume…

Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa and Greenalia to Install Trio of Spanish Wind Farms

Siemens Gamesa and power producer Greenalia are to install three wind farms with a total capacity of 110MW in the provinces of A Coruña in northwest Spain.

Electric Car

Britishvolt to Build £200M Facility to Research New Electric Vehicle Batteries

The company says the move will allow it to develop higher performance and more affordable cells.