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Solar Technology

The EU Commission Sues Bulgaria, Slovakia Over the Renewable Energy Directive

The European Commission has decided to sue Bulgaria and Slovakia over their failure to transpose the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive into their national l…

Japan

IAEA Task Force Reviews Fukushima Water Discharge Plan

The International Atomic Energy (IAEA) Task Force established to monitor Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi NPP has comple…

Wind Power Project

Malaysia’s TNB Secures eur72M Refinance Package

It will be used for its offshore wind investment in the UK.Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) completed a EUR72m refinance package with two major lenders in the UK la…

Net Zero Emission

Long-Term Regulatory and Policy Changes Needed to Avoid Stalls to Business Decarbonisation

A new report from Cornwall Insight has set out a range of regulation and policy changes the government could examine if it wants to avoid a slowdown or stalling…

Electricity Transmission

Winter 2023-24 price cap forecasts fall further below EPG, but long-term prospects remain uncertain

The latest forecasts for the Default Tariff Cap (price cap) released by Cornwall Insight, have shown energy bill predictions for a typical household1 have falle…

United Kingdom

Transfer of Waste From Berkeley Vaults Begins

The first concrete box containing radioactive waste from underground vaults at the shut down Berkeley nuclear power plant in the UK has been transferred to an i…

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Giant Aramco Says Windfall Taxes ‘Not Helpful’ and Could Stifle Decarbonization

KEY POINTSPolicymakers in a number of countries are calling for windfall taxes on major oil and gas companies, many of which saw record profits in the last year…

South Korea

South Korean President: Country Needs More Nuclear Power

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his country’s push to be carbon-neutral by 2050 must include construction of more nuclear power generation, in a…

Oil Exploration

Totalenergies to Invest $1 Billion in Oil Development Offshore Brazil

(WO) — TotalEnergies has approved the final investment decision of the Lapa South-West oil development in the Santos Basin, 300 km off the coast of Brazil.offs…

United States

Gamechange Releases New Solar Tracker

US tracker manufacturer GameChange Solar’s latest product launch follows its recently announced decision to increase its annual domestic manufacturing cap…

Electricity Trade

Drop in Power Price Predictions up to 2030 but Prices to Remain Above Pre-2021 Levels for Next Decade

New data from Cornwall Insight has shown a drop in our predictions for power prices up to 2030 as Europe secures alternative energy supplies, compensating for r…

Emissions Trading System

EU ETS and CBAM: What the Big Update to Emissions Trading Rules Means for Europe’s Key Sectors

The EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme is a vital part of the region’s decarbonisation plans. Simon Göss at carboneer digs into the new rules coming…

China news

Dawei to Invest RMB 22 Billion in Projects Related to Lithium Resources

On December 28, 2022, Dawei Technology announced that it had signed an investment cooperation agreement with the government of Guiyang County. Under the agreeme…

Mexico

Countries That Produce the Most Wind Energy

Thanks to increases in economies of scale and advances in technology, wind energy costs have become substantially more competitive.According to market research …

Distributed Generation

Decentralised Renewables Solutions Can Improve Healthcare Services for Almost 1 Billion People

Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries are served by healthcare facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a …