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Nuclear Power Plant

UK Starts Formal Discussions to Support New Nuclear Build in Wales

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is working with Welsh development firm Cwmni Egino on proposals for the siting of the nuclear plant at NDA’s site in Traw…

Energy Transition

Australia Under ‘Dramatic Transformation’ as It Adds 50GW Renewables

The country expects its electricity will be supplied by renewable sources by 2025.

Natural Gas

Could Hydrogen Ease Germany’s Reliance on Russian Gas?

The war in Ukraine has upended Germany's energy policy. The nation currently buys around 25% of its oil and 40% of its gas from Russia, contributing billions of…

Power Cable

UK Readies Google-Style Map of Electricity Cables

UK Power Networks has partnered with Google to create digital maps covering more than 180,000km of electricity cables.

Wind Farm

OX2 Hands Over åNdberg Wind Farm in Sweden

OX2 hands over the Åndberg wind farm in Sweden to the private investment house Ardian. With 53 wind turbines and a total capacity of 286 MW, Åndberg is OX2’s…

LNG

EU Plans First Joint Gas Buying Before Winter

The European Union plans to start jointly buying gas before winter, the bloc's energy policy chief said on Monday, as it seeks to cut reliance on Russian fossil…

CCS

New $3.5BN US Programme to Establish Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs

The programme will support four large-scale hubs that will each consist of a network of CO2 removal projects to help address the impacts of climate change.

Energy Transition

Eni to Invest €2.5BN in UK’s Energy Sector

The oil and gas producer has said it will boost carbon capture and renewable energy projects.

Solar Cell

South Africa Approves First 100MW Solar Project Under New Regulation

The National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved the first private projects to be regulated under new amendments to how projects apply fo…

Norway

Norwegian Start-up Morrow Batteries Secures €100M Investment

The company will use the proceeds to build the first phase of its battery cell factory in Arendal, Norway.

Net Zero Emission

Ease: ‘Lack of a Dedicated Storage Strategy Is a Missed Opportunity’

While the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) welcomes the provisions that aim at developing energy storage – as stated by REPowerEU – it bemoan…

Solar Cell

Weather Data to Boost Us Solar and Storage Projects

Meteorological data from Slovak provider Solargis is being used by US renewable company Apex Clean Energy to advance over 10GW of solar and storage projects.

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Suppliers See Record Year for Deliveries Despite Supply Chain and Market Pressures

30 wind turbine manufacturers installed 104.7 GW of new wind power capacity in 2021 despite continuing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and increasin…

Electric Car

Global Electric Car Sales Surge in 2022 on Strong Government Policies, IEA Says

China, Europe and the US drive most of the growth in the first quarter, IEA says.

Net Zero Emission

Vattenfall’s Power as a Service Targets UK Food and Drink

Vattenfall launches Power as a Service model for food sector as it publishes Energy Security on the Path to Net Zero paper for consumables industry.