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Solar Power Panel

QatarEnergy Awards US$631m EPC Contract for IC Solar Project

Samsung C&T to build two large-scale PV solar plants in Mesaieed and Ras Laffan Industries Cities, as Qatar builds a sustainable future for energy.

Smart Meter

EDF Looks to Pay as You Go Meters amid British Billing Crisis

Electric utility company Électricité de France (EDF) has announced support packages for British consumers, one of which involves using smart prepayment meters…

United Kingdom

UK Energy Market Regulator Says Shell to Refund Overcharged Customers

Shell Plc's UK consumer gas, electricity and broadband operations business will pay 536,970 pounds ($635,181.81) to customers it has overcharged on its default …

Solar Power Plant

Bolt, Orion-E to Build Solar Plants in Brazil for About $630 Mln

Energy infrastructure company Orion-E has reached an agreement with energy trader Bolt to build solar photovoltaic plants in Brazil with a combined capacity of …

United States

Rystad Energy: Inflation Reduction to Boost US Wind and Solar Investments

The Inflation Reduction Act is set to boost installed solar and onshore wind capacity in the US by 40% by 2030, with an extra 155 GW of capacity expected to com…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Germany’s Uniper to Restart Coal-Fired Power Plant as Gazprom Halts Supply to Europe

German utility Uniper SE on Monday said it will start producing electricity for the market at its Heyden 4 hard-coal-fired power plant as a three-day halt in Ru…

Nuclear Power Plant

Boris Johnson ‘Approves Funding for Sizewell C Nuclear Plant’

The financial package will support the construction of two new reactors at Sizewell C, which will generate 3.2GW of electricity

Coal-Fired Power Plants

UK Could Pay £420M for Keeping Coal-Fired Power Stations Open This Winter

National Grid ESO has confirmed it has agreed on contingency contracts with four coal units

Oil Refinery

Shell Cuts Output at German Refinery as Rhine Is Drying up

The company has cited the “low water level” of Rhine as the reason for its decision

India

India May Not Reach 175GW RE Capacity Target by 2022: Fitch

The passage of the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill will support its growth.

Germany

Europe’s Power Prices Surge to New Record

Year-ahead electricity prices continue to soar in Europe, with German power prices, the European benchmark, jumping to over $508 (500 euro) per megawatt-hour on…

Energy Storage Battery

Blackrock Makes $700 Million Investment in Australian Battery Storage

Effective, large-scale storage systems are set to become increasingly important as renewable energy capacity expands.

Crude Oil

Switzerland Considers Switching to Oil for Power Plants

Amid a looming energy crisis, Switzerland could turn to oil for electricity production in the winter in case of an emergency, Swiss Energy Minister Simonetta So…

Nuclear Power Plant

California Might Keep One Nuclear Plant Open

Anticipating electricity supply shortages well into 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed allowing the state’s last-remaining nuclear power plant…

Wind Farm

Wind Energy in Brazil Has 22 GW and 9,294 Wind Turbines

In July 2022, wind energy in Brazil reached the mark of 22 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity, enough to supply 28.8 million homes per month. This is equivale…