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Minigrids Expanding Energy Access in Burkina Faso, Liberia and Zambia

The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) programme has signed four further agreements with off-grid energy service companies in Burkina Faso, Liberia and Zamb…

Nigeria

Game Changing $1.3BN Funding for Nigerian Green Energy Project Launched

Image: PixabayUnder the Team Europe Initiative (TEI), the European Union (EU) has launched a $1.35 billion Nigerian Green Energy Project.The project is meant to…

Hydrogen Technology

CSIRO Launches Virtual Hydrogen Knowledge Centre

An online centre consolidating Australian hydrogen research and industry activities has been launched by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, aimed at s…

Singapore

NUS’ New Hydrogen Research Institute Starts Operation

The Centre for Hydrogen Innovations has received S$25m investment.

Energy Transition

What Uzbekistan Needs to Succeed in the Energy Transition

The IEA identified three key areas: market reforms, higher efficiency, and electricity security.

Philippines

Philippines’ Energy Dep’t Generates 1,966.93MW RE in Auction

The first auction round posted a 98.3% success rate.

Standalone Energy Storage Tenders in India to Spur Investments: Report

The two tenders add the energy storage capacity of India by 1GW.

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Awarded German Offshore Wind Project

Siemens Gamesa is continuing the offshore revolution in Germany with a 913 MW firm order from customer Ørsted. 50 km off the coast of Lower Saxony in the Germa…

SMR

Rolls-Royce Releases UK Small Modular Reactors Shortlist

Seven sites are in the running for the first Rolls-Royce SMR power station which will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy.

Floating Offshore Wind

Five Areas Flagged for Floating Wind Development in Celtic Sea

Five broad areas for the development of floating offshore wind have been identified in the UK waters of the Celtic Sea by the Crown Estate, the British Queen’s…

Some European Gigafactory Projects ‘Revising Plans’

Some anticipated lithium-ion battery gigafactory projects in Europe are quietly revising their plans and may not open at all, according to the head of energy st…

Germany

Vattenfall Starts Filling Up 200MW Thermal Storage Tower in Berlin

​Swedish public utility Vattenfall is about to start filling a 45m-high, 200MW-rated thermal energy storage facility with water in Berlin, Germany.

Natural Gas

Norway Ramps up Natural Gas Production to Combat Energy Crisis

Norway’s authorities have approved applications from operators to boost production from several gas fields, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy said…

US Developer Intersect Secures US$750 Million for Renewables, Energy Storage Pipeline

Utility-scale renewables developer Intersect Power has secured US$750 million in funding to take its portfolio of renewables, energy storage and green hydrogen …

New Methane Binding Process Could End Insanely Wasteful Burn-Offs

The global oil industry wastefully burns off about as much natural gas as is used by all of Central and South America – but a new methane binding agent offers …