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Electric Car

Electric Vehicle Sales Soar Despite Rising Battery Costs

Manufacturers have passed higher prices on to consumers with double-digit increases for EVs.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Nation Taps into Hydrogen Potential

​China has forged ahead to tap the potential of hydrogen in helping ensure energy security and reduce carbon emissions, according to Xie Zhenhua, the nation's …

Natural Gas

Germany's New Gas Storage Law - How Will It Work?

A bill to guarantee minimum gas storage levels in Germany, whose underground facilities account for a quarter of the EU bloc's total capacity, will kick in from…

Japan

Japan’s KHI Develops Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier

Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has developed a 160,000m³ liquefied hydrogen carrier, targeting for it to be commissioned in the latter ha…

Crude Oil

Petroecuador Begins Meetings to Renegotiate Contracts with PetroChina

Ecuador's state-owned oil company Petroecuador has started meetings to renegotiate long-term sales oil contracts with PetroChina, a process it hopes to conclude…

Net Zero Emission

100% Renewable Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility to Prove Concept

Bitcoin solution providers Blockstream and Block are developing a solar and battery-powered mining facility as a proof-of-concept.

Wind Farm

Digital O&M Needed to Grow India’s Wind Sector

Independent power producers (IPPs) operating in India’s wind power sector need to exploit digital tools to ensure a more strategic approach to Operations and M…

Germany

German Hydrogen Plane HY4 Claims Altitude Record

HY4, the hydrogen powered four-seater aircraft developed by Stuttgart’s H2FLY, has achieved what’s claimed to be a world record altitude of 7,230 feet.

Electric Vehicle Battery

White House Calls on Defense Production Act to Bolster EV Battery Supply

When the White House signed an executive order to get to 50% electric vehicle sales share by 2030 while relying on American manufacturing, there were some serio…

Wind Farm

RWE Upgrades Wind Farm Increasing Capacity with Fewer Rotors

The sixth and final new wind turbine has been put in place at the Krusemark-Ellingen wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt, RWE’s third repowering project in Germany. …

Nuclear Reactor

China Gives Green Light to New Nuclear Power Projects

With the future power supply growth coming mostly from nonfossil energy in China as the country is going through a green energy transition, nuclear power will b…

CNOOC

China’s Largest Producer of Offshore Oil & Gas Moves to Make Full Use of Domestic and Overseas Financing Channels

Aiming to make full use of domestic and overseas financing channels, Chinese oil and gas giant CNOOC Limited has launched an initial public offering (IPO) on Sh…

Oil & Gas Trade

French Election Could Make or Break EU Russia Oil Ban

The outcome of this weekend's French presidential election could make or break the chances of EU unanimity for a ban on Russian energy imports, with challenger …

Nuclear Power Plant

Pakistan’s Karachi Nuclear Unit 3 Reaches Commercial Operation

Unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan has reached full power operation for the first time, a milestone reached on 31 March 2022.

Smart Meter

Comment: It Is Time for Smart Meters to Get Smart

Smart meter use must be optimised with an additional layer of ‘smartness’, says Laurent Schmitt, head of utilities and European developments at dcbel.