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Energy Storage Battery

Powdered Sodium Battery Design Promises a 15% Leap in Energy Density

With real uncertainty clouding the world's supply of lithium, alternative battery chemistries will be crucial as we continue our uptake of electric vehicles and…

Urgent Steps Needed to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonisation – WEF

The transformation of industrial sectors is pivotal to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, however, decarbonisation is lagging due to the complex nature of cha…

U.N. Chief Urges Tax on ‘Grotesque Greed’ of Oil, Gas Companies

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday slammed the "grotesque greed" of oil and gas companies and their financial backers and urged gove…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Holtec Unveils Green Boiler Designed to Repurpose Coal Plants

Holtec International, an equipment provider that specializes in the design and manufacture of parts for nuclear reactors, in May unveiled a “green boiler” tec…

Nuclear Fuel

Spent Nuclear Fuel: A Valuable Resource—Not a Waste

Did you know that more than 90% of the potential energy that exists in fuel rods when they’re loaded into commercial nuclear reactors still remains in the fuel…

Swire Energy Services’ Wind Division Appoints New Head of Commercial

Global integrated services provided, Swire Energy Services (SES) has announced the appointment of Nils Leseberg as Head of Commercial for its wind division.

Natural Gas

Swiss on Track to Secure Winter Gas Reserves, SonntagsBlick Reports

Switzerland is on track to secure the natural gas reserves it is seeking for the winter heating season, the SonntagsBlick paper cited a utility sector official …

Oil Price

Oil Prices Slip Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

Oil prices dropped early on Monday as investors braced for this week's meeting of officials from OPEC and other top producers on supply adjustments.

SMR

Last Energy Agrees to Build Ten SMRs for Polish Industrial Zone

US small modular reactor (SMR) developer Last Energy has signed a Letter of Intent with Poland's Legnica Special Economic Zone (LSEZ) and DB Energy on the const…

Ireland

Ireland Demonstrates Crucial Role of Storage to Balance Grid

Renewable energy company Statkraft has participated in its largest dispatch to date of power from battery storage into Ireland’s electricity market.

Energy Transition

Green Hydrogen for Steel Production

With the worldwide demand for steel expected to increase by around 6% by 2030, greening the steel industry is crucial for the energy transition.

Energy Storage Battery

Sand Batteries: The Next Green Energy Revolution?

Polar Night Energy in Finland has developed the world’s first commercial sand-based heat storage battery system, potentially providing a solution to sustainabl…

Rooftop PV System

Ferrari Revs up Renewables With Solar on Roof of Headquarters

Ferrari has announced that its new solar photovoltaic system to be built on the roofs of its Maranello factory buildings is officially underway.

Energy Storage Project

Canadian Solar Announces Transaction With Gresham House

Canadian Solar has announced that it has completed the sale of two fully-permitted solar and battery energy storage projects in the UK to specialist alternative…

Natural Gas

Return of Coal a Threat to European Companies’ ESG Ratings

European companies turning to coal as an alternative to Russian gas face a hit to their environmental, social and governance ratings, leaving them scrambling to…