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United States

US West Faces Power Reliability Issues from Growing Use of Renewables

A group responsible for power market reliability in Western North America said the growing use of renewable generation will require the region to boost planning…

Crude Oil

UK Considering Big Increase in Energy Windfall Tax, Sources Say

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is considering a big increase in a windfall tax on oil and gas firms and extending it to power generation firms as he tries…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

The $15 Billion Plan to Curtail Indonesia’s Coal Industry

The United States and Japan will lead a group of counties that will offer $15 billion to Indonesia for retiring its coal power plants earlier and moving on to l…

Oil Price

High Oil Prices Ignite the Middle Eastern IPO Market

Initial public offerings in the Middle East have flourished this year thanks to higher prices that have seen increased investor interest in the region.

Net Zero Emission

New Action Plan Comes Into the Limelight to Accelerate Decarbonisation

With COP27 in full swing, governments have set out an action plan to make clean technologies cheaper and more accessible in a bid to scale up decarbonisation ef…

Nuclear Reactor

Finland Introduces Scheme to Prevent Power Blackouts

Finland's national power grid operator said on Friday it will introduce voluntary procedures for companies and the public sector to help prevent electricity sho…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Coal-Fired Power Retirements to Slow From 2023 – Report

Competition from natural gas and renewable resources will likely lead to the retirement of 23% of the 200,568MW of coal-fired capacity currently operating in th…

Bentley’s Open-Access Digital Twin Integrates Carbon Calculator

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, an infrastructure engineering software company, announced at COP27 expanded workflows for embodied carbon calculation in the Bent…

Energy Transition

Brookfield Bets $11.8 Billion on Australia’s Energy Transition

Brookfield Asset Management has led a consortium that looks set to acquire Australian utility Origin Energy for some $11.8 billion, a move that is seen as a way…

Smart Meter

Neoenergia Expands Smart Meter Network With IoT Tech

Neoenergia Group, a Brazilian subsidiary of energy giant Iberdrola, has announced the expansion of its smart metering network with Cat-M1, an Internet of Things…

HVDC

Equinor and Hitachi Energy to Develop High-Tech HVDC/AC Grid Connectors

The energy giants have announced a collaboration to develop standardised base designs for High-Voltage Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC) transmis…

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Prices Slide as Bearish News Continues to Mount

The U.S. Henry Hub natural gas contract continued to sell off on Wednesday afternoon after having recorded steep losses at the beginning of the week.

Oil Price

IEA's Birol Says $100 Oil 'Real Risk' for Economy

The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday oil prices "flirting with $100" were a real risk for the global economy.

Energy Saving

Machine Learning Helps Create High-Performance Thermoelectric Devices

Engineers at the University of Notre Dame have created a machine-learning-assisted method to build high-performance thermoelectric devices.

Net Zero Emission

World Must Double Renewable Power Targets to Achieve Net Zero, Irena Says

Despite some progress, the transition is 'far from being on track', says Irena director general Francesco La Camera.