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Energy Storage Battery

Founder and Chief of UK Battery Start-up Britishvolt Steps Down

Orral Nadjari will pass the reins to Dr Graham Hoare, who is currently Britishvolt’s Deputy CEO and President of Global Operations

LNG

Germany Touts Possible ‘Major Role’ for Canadian LNG in Shift Away From Russia

Germany hopes Canadian LNG will help ease its shift away from Russian gas imports, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday, a day after Canada played down the ec…

Oil Refinery

Venezuela’s Second Largest Refinery Resumes Gasoline Production

Venezuela's state oil and gas company PDVSA has restarted gasoline production at the country's second largest refinery after repairing a breakdown.

Rooftop PV System

Solar Windows Leap Forward as Supplement to Rooftop Panels

Recognizing opportunity in the ubiquity of large, glass-walled buildings, and of windows in general, researchers and start-ups are working to create a solar win…

Natural Gas

Gas Prices Are Down, but Biden’s Problem at the Pump Isn’t Going Away

As the White House publicly promotes falling gas prices, behind the scenes, officials worry prices could rise again as they keep looking for ways to get more oi…

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…

Hydrogen Production

China Building World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Factor

The facility in Xinjiang will use renewable energy to break down water into oxygen and hydrogen, the latter of which can then be liquefied and used as fuel.

Crude Oil

Gulf Of Mexico Oil Outages Balloon Beyond Shell

At least two other oil majors shuttered their Gulf of Mexico platforms on Friday following a leak in the Fourchon booster station, shutting down the flow of cru…

CCS

Carbon Storage: The Future of Residential Homes

Wood has countless uses, and trees store carbon. Some of that carbon is still stored after trees are cut down for wood products like lumber: A wood product cont…

Carbon Emissions

Inexpensive Melamine Used to Capture Carbon Dioxide in Energy-Efficient Process

Chemists have used melamine to create an inexpensive and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide, an advance that could one day be scaled down and employ…

EU

Europe Urged to Clamp Down on Growing Greenhouse Gases Black Market

Illegal hydrofluorocarbons smuggled into the EU amount to nearly 30% of the legal trade, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency

Record Profits Could Convince Oil Majors to Hike Dividends

Strong up-and-downstream performance make for strong big oil earnings expectations.

Australia

Enel Hunts for Buyers of 3.6-GW Wind, Solar Pipeline in Australia - Report

The green energy arm of Italian utility Enel SpA is seeking to sell down between 50% and 80% of its Australian renewable energy platform that is said to have 3.…

Uniper: How Long 2 Bln Euro Credit Facility Will Last Depends on Market

Embattled German utility Uniper said that how long a 2 billion euro ($2.02 billion) credit facility it drew down earlier Monday would depend on how the market d…

Energy Saving

‘Smart Window’ Demonstrates Energy Saving Potential

The Dutch innovation organisation TNO has reported its solar smart window is performing successfully in real world conditions.