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Nuclear Power Plant

Britain Could Build Seven Nuclear Power Stations

Britain could build up to seven new nuclear power stations as part of a radical expansion of homegrown energy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Energy Transition

Portugal to Speed up Renewable Energy Programme amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Portugal aims to accelerate its energy transition and increase the proportion of renewable sources by 20 percentage points to 80 per cent of its electricity out…

Smart Grid

Why Smart Power Grids Are Now Essential

Smart power grids – able to balance supply and demand – will help us make the most of renewables and should be at the heart of our energy strategy writes Euan…

Electric Car

New Crystal Battery Boasts Triple Energy Density

Global lithium-sulphur cathode technology manufacturer Theion has launched its crystal battery for all mobile applications. The new battery boasts triple energy…

Siemens Energy Plans Gigawatt-Scale Electrolyser Factory in Berlin

Siemens Energy AG is planning to start industrial-scale production of electrolysers for green hydrogen at a multi-gigawatt factory in Berlin next year.

Australia

Sunshot Plans 800-MWh Battery, Green Hydrogen Hub in Western Australia

Australia’s Sunshot Energy is proposing to build a new battery and green hydrogen industrial hub in Western Australia powered by renewable energy and with the …

Oil Shale

China's Major Shale Gas Field Records Output Growth in Q1

The Fuling shale gas field in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality produced over 1.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the first quarter of 2022, up 1.…

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa Starts Producing 115-Metre Wind Turbine Blades

Siemens Gamesa has started the production of the first B115 blades at its facility in Aalborg, Denmark.

Oil Price

IEA to Release New Emergency Oil Stock to Curb Market Turmoil

The International Energy Agency has said its members have agreed to release more oil from emergency reserves to offset the market turmoil caused by Russia’s wa…

Hydrogen Project

Abu Dhabi Advances $1bn Hydrogen Project

Land has been allocated for the planned green hydrogen and green ammonia project in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad).

Offshore Wind Power

UK Green Lights East Anglia Offshore Wind Projects

The UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, has granted development consent for the East Anglia ONE North and Eas…

Floating Solar Project

Floating Solar Installations Growing Across Globe, Especially in Asia

Floating solar installations continue to grow globally, with Asia set to lead the way in the next decade, which presents significant opportunities for its combi…

Wind Farm

Windin’ Capital Acquire Three Wind Farms in Chile

Windin’ Capital, an equity fund focused on the renewable energy sector, has completed the acquisition of three wind farms in the regions Biobio and la Araucani…

Carbon Neutral

3 Things Learned From Microsoft’s Carbon Removal Report

While other organizations are focused primarily on getting to carbon neutral for current emissions, Microsoft plans to offset its entire historical emissions go…

Wind and Solar Not Meeting Rising Global Electricity Demand

While the fastest-growing source of electricity is clean power, wind and solar generation are not growing fast enough to meet the rise in global electricity dem…