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United Kingdom

British Households Should Cut Energy Use Where Possible This Winter -Ofgem

British households should reduce their gas and electricity use where possible this winter to help cut costs and reduce the risk of power cuts.

United Kingdom

UK Renewables and Nuclear Generators Face Windfall Tax as Government U-Turns Again

Westminster is trying to break the link between high gas prices and electricity revenue.

Pumped Storage

World’s Largest Capacity Pumped Storage Hydropower Project to Be Built in Queensland

An ambitious plan to build the world’s largest pumped storage hydropower project in terms of capacity has been announced by Queensland Premier, Annastacia Pala…

Electricity Transmission

Romania Secures €420m+ for Massive Grid Overhaul

Contracts have been signed valuing €424.4 million ($411.8 million) for nine projects to oversee the digitisation and modernisation of Romania’s transmission n…

Offshore Wind Power

Massive Stellar Winds of Growth for Global Offshore Wind, New Analysis Finds

Offshore wind opportunities soar with 135GW of potential capacity available in leasing rounds, according to a report.

United Kingdom

UK Moves to Cap Revenues of Low-Carbon Energy Producers

Britain set out plans for a temporary revenue limit on low-carbon electricity generators on Tuesday, which the government said had the potential to save billion…

Electric Vehicle Charging

GM Is Launching a New Business to Connect Homes and Businesses With EV Chargers, Energy Storage

GM is starting a new business unit to offer electricity storage and management for homes and businesses.

United Kingdom

Octopus Energy Flexibility Scheme Pays Prosumers to Support the Grid

UK energy supplier Octopus Energy is announcing a new energy reduction and flexibility scheme while calling to end the prospect of electricity blackouts.

Oil Refinery

France’s Fuel Supply Problems Worsen as Refinery Strikes Continue

France’s fuel distribution continues to be disrupted by the ongoing strikes at refineries with no end in sight to the industrial action that has left more than…

Greece

Greek Renewables Fully Cover Power Demand for First Time on Record

Power generation from renewables fully covered Greece's electricity demand over a few hours last week, for the first time in the history of the country's electr…

Philippines

Philippines Energy Chief: 2023 Power Supply Conditions Look 'Difficult'

The Philippines' energy minister said on Monday the country's power supply situation next year is likely to be difficult, with some hydro plants expected to be …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South African State Utility Reinstates Rolling Power Cuts from Monday

South African state utility Eskom said on Sunday it would resume rolling power cuts from Monday till Wednesday during night-time to attend to unplanned breakdow…

Smart Grid

Iberdrola Inks €220M Top-Up Loan with EU Bank for Smart Grids in Spain

The loan increase, which brings the total to around €820m, will support the development, modernisation and digitalisation of Iberdrola’s electricity distribut…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Considers Boosting Uranium Enrichment Capacity To Cut Reliance On Russia

France is looking to boost its capacity for uranium enrichment to help itself and its allies reduce reliance on Russia.

Natural Gas

PepsiCo to Make Cheetos and Lay's Chips Using Dutch Green Electricity

PepsiCo on Friday announced plans to phase out use of natural gas at a factory in the Netherlands and adopt a system based on renewable electricity.