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United Kingdom

Industry Body Says Offshore Fields Can Support 40% of UK’s Gas Consumption

The UK’s offshore fields can support around 40% of the country’s gas consumption and two-thirds of its oil consumption over the next two years.

Oil Price

Sinopec's 2021 Profit More Than Doubled on Higher Oil Prices, Sales

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.'s 2021 net profit more than doubled to its best level in nearly a decade on higher prices and demand for petroleum products.

China

China and Nepal Study Feasibility of Cross-Border Power Grid

China and Nepal will conduct a feasibility study to construct a high-voltage power transmission line across the Himalayas to facilitate the exchange of electric…

China

China's Annual Energy Production Capacity to Be 4.6 Bn MT Coal by 2025

China recently decided to raise its annual comprehensive energy production capacity to over 4.6 billion metric tonnes of standard coal by 2025.

Floating Offshore Wind

Celtic Sea Set for Gigawatt-Scale Floating Wind to Produce Green Hydrogen

UK-based renewables developer Source Energie has partnered with hydrogen technology firm ERM Dolphyn to develop floating wind sites that produce green hydrogen …

Hydrogen Production

Green Hydrogen to Decarbonise Europe’s Largest Steelmaking Site

Thyssenkrupp Steel and STEAG have agreed on the delivery of hydrogen from STEAG’s Duisburg-Walsum site to thyssenkrupp Steel in Duisburg, Germany.

Smart Meter

Smart Electricity Meters Market to Surge to $15.2 Billion by 2026

A new market study by Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA) shows that the global market for smart electricity meters is expected to reach $15.2 billion by 2026.

Geothermal Power Plant

Entire US Lithium Demand Can Be Supplied by Salton Sea Geothermal Plants

An article written by Bryant Jones from Boise State University and Michael McKibben of University of California, Riverside, discusses how the entire lithium dem…

SMR

Where Will the First Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Be?

The next wave of nuclear construction is supposedly dawning, but with whom, and where?

Solar Power Plant

DOE 5-year Plan to Make Solar Energy Cleaner

The end-of-life strategy and recycling cost reduction could help to make green hydrogen cleaner too.

Hydrogen Production

A Gas Giant Maps out Its Hydrogen Plan

The market for the clean-burning fuel will take a long time to develop. That may give incumbents like Air Liquide an advantage over startups.

Electric Car

Electric Vehicle Start-Up Nikola Has Begun Production of Its First Battery-Electric Semitruck

Electric heavy-truck startup Nikola announced on Wednesday that it has begun production of the battery-powered version of its electric Tre semitruck.

Solar Power Panel

Using Electrostatic Repulsion to Clean Solar Panels, Avoiding up to 30% Power Loss

How to clean solar panels without water. A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency.

Hydrogen Production

How Putin’s War Has “Turbocharged” Green Hydrogen, and Long Term Shift From Fossils

Two new reports from leading market analysts have singled out green hydrogen as a sector that stands to be “turbocharged” as a result of the Russia-Ukraine co…

Electric Vehicle Battery

EU Approves €95m Polish Aid for LG Chem’s EV Battery Plant Expansion

The European Commission has approved €95 million (£79.5m) of Polish aid for the expansion of LG Chem’s battery cell production facility for electric vehicles…