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Energy Investment

US Puts Carbon Focus in $9.5bn Going to Hydrogen

The US Energy Department is tasked with spending $1.9bn/yr over the next five fiscal years to kick-start a "clean hydrogen economy" under the bipartisan infrast…

Carbon Emissions

Australia-South Korea in Low Emission Energy Pact

Australia and South Korea will work together on developing low emissions energy technology and have also signed a pact on critical minerals used to produce low …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Government to End Financial Aid for Overseas Coal Projects

The government said it will not support coal power plants unless carbon capture technologies are implemented.

Carbon Neutral

Moon Encourages Private Firms to Go Carbon Neutral

President Moon Jae-in on Friday encouraged private firms to go carbon neutral, pledging the government will provide financial and regulatory support for their e…

Energy Storage Battery

Carbon Fiber Paper Cathode for Rechargeable Flexible Zinc-Air Battery

An efficient and cost-effective approach to making flexible cathodes is devised in a study published in the journal Nanomaterials.

Carbon Emissions

Biggest Ever Renewable Energy Support Scheme Opens

The fourth round of the Contracts for Difference scheme which aims to secure 12GW of electricity capacity opens with £285 million a year funding for low-carbon…

Nuclear Policy

Finnish Nuclear Laws to be Revised

The ministry said it is carrying out the reform so "the production of nuclear energy will continue to be in the general interest of society, safe and economical…

Wind Farm

Rio Tinto Breaks Ground on Madagascar Wind, PV

Project being built by Crossboundary Energy will also include battery energy storage

Electric Car

China's January-November EV Output Exceeds 3mn

China's new energy vehicle production and sales refreshed new highs in November, driven by the country's initiative to accelerate its transformation to a low-ca…

CCS

ExxonMobil to Study Carbon Capture in Guyana

Guyana has approved a request by ExxonMobil to conduct a study on capturing and storing carbon from the company's expanding offshore oil operations.

Romania

OMV Petrom to Install 1 GW of Renewables in Romania by 2030

In its EUR 11 billion investment plan for the current decade, OMV Petrom earmarked more than 35% for low and zero carbon opportunities.

Geothermal Power Plant

Vulcan Energy Buys German Geothermal Plant to Power Lithium Extraction

Vulcan Energy said on Friday it had agreed to buy a geothermal power plant in Germany’s Upper Rhine Valley for about 31.5 million euros, as it works to supply …

Carbon Neutral

Biden Signs Net Zero Executive Order

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that will make the federal government carbon-neutral by 2050.

Electric Car

Chinese Car Makers Mull Over Taking Lead in Thailand's EV Market

Driven by global zero emissions targets and Thailand's ambitions to gradually phase out fossil fuel cars, Chinese automakers are trying to shake a market that h…

Solar Power Plant

New 50MW Solar PV Project Planned for Angola

A contract has been signed to develop the Caraculo solar photovoltaic project in the Namibe province of Angola.