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United Kingdom

Are the UK Seas the Largest Carbon Sinks?

UK scientists will work on creating a map of the UK’s “blue carbon” reservoirs

Wind Farm

‘World’s Largest’ Floating Wind Farm Suffers Delay Due to Steel Supply Bottlenecks

Equinor’s wind farm will supply electricity to oil and gas facilities

European Renewable PPA Prices Soar by 47% Year-On-Year

PPA prices have taken a steep 16% hike in their fifth consecutive quarter of growth, according to a report

Natural Gas

Gazprom Says It Cannot Guarantee the Safe Operation of Nord Stream

The energy giant stated it did not know if the gas turbine would eventually be returned from Canada

France

Low French Nuclear Output Is Bad News for the UK

Low nuclear power generation in France, typically a net exporter of electricity to other European countries, including the UK, is setting off alarm bells in Bri…

Oil Price

India Mulls Easing Its Windfall Tax as Oil Prices Fall

With oil prices falling on recession fears, India is taking another look at its windfall tax on oil companies, anonymous Bloomberg sources close to the matter s…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Panasonic to Build $4BN Battery Factory in US

Panasonic will supply batteries to US EV manufacturers from its Kansas site.

Net Zero Emission

Shell Invests Heavily in Low-Carbon and Recycled Materials

Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk is transitioning to low-carbon and recycled products and targeting production of hydrogen from residual gases

Photon Energy Breaks Ground on Romanian Solar Projects

Photon Energy N.V. has announced that it has broken ground on the construction of its second Romanian photovoltaic (PV) power plant, which will have a generatio…

Hydrogen Project

HyCC Launches 500 MW Hydrogen Project

Hydrogen company HyCC has launched H2era to construct a 500 MW green hydrogen plant in the Amsterdam port area, the Netherlands.

Cryptominer Taps Underutilised Nuclear Energy on Georgia Grid

EZ Blockchain specialised in using otherwise wasted energy for crypto mining is expanding its data centre capacity in West Point, Georgia, USA.

Carbon Emissions

Will the UK Need 600 Years to Hit Its 2050 Heat Pump Target?

The UK had the worst heat pump installation rate last year, according to a report

United States

US Records a Boom in All-Electric Homes

Over a quarter of all US households are all-electric, new study finds

Renewable Power Remains Most Affordable Amid Energy Crisis

Costs for renewables continued to fall in 2021 as supply chain challenges and rising commodity prices have yet to show their full impact on project costs.

Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Fusion – A Magnet for Investors

Investment into commercial fusion has grown significantly over the past 12 months, coupled with growing confidence about the timescales in which fusion power wi…