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Oil Refinery

Strike at BP’s Largest European Refinery Could Deepen Diesel Crisis

Refinery workers at BP’s biggest refinery in Europe are on a partial strike over demands for higher wages and will not cooperate in efforts to restart the Rott…

Nuclear Fuel

Finland’s Fortum Turns to U.S. In Bid to Replace Russian Nuclear Fuel

Finnish power company Fortum on Tuesday said it was planning to begin buying nuclear fuel from U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric.

Brazil

Brazil’s Incoming Government to Revoke Bolsonaro’s Biodiesel Mandate Decision

Brazil's incoming government will look to revoke a decision to keep the mandatory blend of biodiesel in diesel at 10% until March 31, 2023, a member of the tran…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Outage Raises Risk to Finland Power Supply

The latest delay to Finland's Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor further increases uncertainty around the country's power supply this winter, especially in Janua…

Hydrogen Project

Air Liquide and Totalenergies to Produce Low-Carbon Hydrogen in France

Industrial gases company Air Liquide and TotalEnergies plan to produce low-carbon hydrogen at the Grandpuits site in France, the pair said on Tuesday, as France…

Carbon Emissions

Researchers Identify Carbon ‘Conveyor Belt’ in Arctic

Annually, the cross-shelf transport of carbon-rich particles from the Barents and Kara Seas can bind up to 3.6 million metric tons of CO2 in the Arctic deep sea…

Electric Vehicle Battery

MIT Advance Paves Way for High-Density Batteries That Handle Stress

The field of battery research is riddled with roadblocks and bottlenecks, but there is one problem that rears its head more than most.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Hybrid Ultracap Battery Promises 72-Second City EV Charging

An electric car that can charge in as little time as it takes to pump a gas vehicle has long been the dream of existing and would-be EV drivers. But what if it …

Simpler, Cheaper Electrical Generator Can Be Made With Store-Bought Tape

With an ability to turn friction into small amounts of electricity, triboelectric generators may one day be used in clothes that turn movement into power, in ba…

Australia

LiDAR and Helicopter Inspections Completed Across Australian Power Grid

Transgrid has undertaken extensive 3D laser scanning, aerial imagery and helicopter inspections of 13,000km of transmission lines to support bushfire safety in …

EU

R2D2 Project to Improve the Reliability, Resilience and Defence of Europe’s Grid

The R2D2 (Reliability, Resilience and Defence technology for the griD) project has been launched to address the growing number of threats and vulnerabilities th…

Nuclear Power Plant

California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Gets $1.1BN Lifeline

The US Department of Energy (DOE) said it would conditionally provide California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) with a $1.1 billion grant to help prevent…

Crude Oil

Colombia Reportedly Reconsidering Its Idea to Halt on New Oil and Gas Projects

Colombia could reconsider a campaign pledge from its newly-elected leftist President Gustavo Petro to stop new oil and gas exploration licensing in the country,…

Carbon Emissions

Reaching Climate Targets Relies on Swift Reduction of Global Coal Emissions: IEA

There are around 9,000 coal-fired power plants globally with a total capacity of 2,185MW.

Net Zero Emission

US Outlines Their Commitment to Reaching Net-Zero Global Emissions

At COP27, the United States of America (US) Secretary of Energy reiterated the country’s commitment to reaching net-zero global emissions and combatting climat…