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Hydrogen Production

Green Hydrogen Is Not a Silver Bullet Solution

In the United States, the Department of Energy is doling out billions of dollars in federal funding to create up to 10 “hydrogen hubs”.

Crude Oil

Nigeria’s Oil Industry Can Flourish Despite Oil Theft

A recent report from NEITI revealed that the Nigerian government had earned $741.48 billion from oil and gas between 1999 and 2020.

Electric Car

Technology Trending: Community Solar, Battery Production and Supply and Japan E-Mobility

Scaling up battery production in Europe, advancing e-mobility with battery supply in Japan and a new community solar project in New York, are on the week’s tec…

Smart Meter

Europe’s Smart Electricity Meter Penetration Reaches 56%

This corresponds to the deployment of about 9.2 million meters across the region, the EU27+3, during the year taking the total from 163 million units at the end…

Oil Field

Chinese Oil Giant Spends $1.9 Billion on 5% Stake of Huge Brazilian Oilfield

China’s oil and gas giant CNOOC has paid Brazil’s Petrobras $1.9 billion to buy 5% in the production sharing contract for the huge Buzios offshore oilfield, t…

Crude Oil

BP Snags Contract to Market Guyana’s Share of Exxon’s Offshore Oil

The UK’s largest energy company BP Plc has won a contract to market Guyana's share of crude oil produced over the next year from two offshore production platfo…

Carbon Emissions

UK Launches Funding Pool for AI Decarbonisation Projects

The UK government launched a new decarbonisation programme to support use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions.

Energy Storage Battery

Rolls-Royce to Supply Largest Dutch Battery Storage System

A large-scale battery storage system from Rolls-Royce – touted to be the largest in the Netherlands – is the latest to help the Dutch grid manage its overflow…

Hydrogen Production

ABB Energy Management System Drives Green Hydrogen Efficiency

Automation company ABB has released an energy management system, which uses real-time visibility of energy consumption across operations to increase efficiency …

Canada

Canada's Alberta Province Forecasts C$12.3 Bln Budget Surplus

Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Thursday forecast a C$12.3 billion ($9.2 billion) budget surplus for the 2022/23 fiscal year, but warned economi…

Nuclear Reactor

EDF Could Lose 5 Bln Euros from France's Windfall Tax -Les Echos

A planned French windfall tax on energy companies' profits during Europe's current energy crisis would likely cost debt-laden nuclear giant EDF around 5 billion…

Offshore Wind Power

Chinese Groups Unveil World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

Two Chinese companies announced production of the largest offshore wind turbine built to date, a 16-MW unit developed by China Three Gorges (CTG) and Goldwind. …

Wave Energy

A Wave-Powered Prototype Device Is Aiming to Produce Drinking Water From the Ocean

Ocean Oasis says its technology will enable “the production of fresh water from ocean waters by harnessing the energy of the waves to carry out a desalination …

Green Hydrogen Export Opportunities in Africa Show Endless Promise

Africa could capture as much as 10% of the global green hydrogen market, helping to create up to 3.7 million jobs and adding as much as $120 billion to the cont…

Net Zero Emission

Access to Affordable Low-Carbon Electrons Crucial for Net Zero – Elia Group

According to a new study from Elia Group, by 2030, industrial electricity consumption is expected to grow by 40% and 50% in Germany and Belgium respectively. As…