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Energy Transition

UK Readies Competition in Onshore Electricity Networks

The competition aims to reduce energy costs and speed up connections.

Oil Price

Goldman Sees Strong Case for Higher Oil Prices Despite Negative Shocks

Goldman Sachs said the case for higher oil prices was still strong with current supply shortfalls well above its expectations in recent months, despite a recent…

Natural Gas

EU Emergency Gas Plan Can Stabilise or Even Lower Prices - German Network Chief

The head of Germany's network regulator welcomed the European Union's gas emergency plan, which came into effect on Tuesday, in comments to the ZDF broadcaster.…

Australia

Energy Prices Across Australia to Remain High Until 2026

Research from Cornwall Insight Australia’s Benchmark Power Curve (BPC)1, which looks at power prices up until 2042, has forecast that all states in the Nationa…

Energy Storage Battery

Magnesium Conductor Developed for Energy Storage

Movement towards a more energy-efficient society means that the need for high-capacity, cost-effective batteries is greater than ever.

Pumped Storage

Bechtel Wins Work on Australian Pumped Hydro Facility

BE Power and GE Renewable Energy have selected Bechtel to support the planning for a new pumped storage hydro energy facility named Big-T at Lake Cressbrook in …

Electric Vehicle Charging

Technology Trending: EV Charge Points, Supplier Switching, Energy Harvesting, Hydrogen Powered Spaceflight

Rapid growth in EV charging points in France, supplier switching on the back of Britain’s smart meter data network, energy harvesting for wearables and the opp…

Smart Meter

CEDIS Extends AMI Project With 20,000 Smart Meter Replacements

Montenegrin Electric Distribution System (CEDIS) has started work on an extended phase three of the modernisation of their electricity consumption measurement (…

United States

U.S. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act to Energy Industry Applause

The clean energy industry celebrated a moment on August 7, 2022, that would have seemed impossible just a few weeks earlier: The Senate passed a budget measure …

United States

US Launches Research Group to Grow Domestic Solar Industry

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive, more …

Carbon Emissions

Climate Change Compensation Fight Brews Ahead of COP27 Summit

Tensions are mounting ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for rich countries to pay compensation for losses inflic…

LNG

Shell Defers Prelude LNG Turnaround Due to Industrial Action

Shell Plc said on Monday it is deferring planned maintenance work at the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility that was due to go ahead in Sept…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Decades in the Making – New Catalyst Could Make Hydrogen Fuel Cells Affordable

This huge development, in the opinion of the researchers, will eventually help to fully realize the enormous potential of hydrogen fuel cells.

Wind Power Project

Energy Security: France Takes Emergency Measures to Boost Wind and Solar

France gets around 20% of its electricity from renewable sources – 8% from wind energy, but it needs more to meet its climate goals while reinforcing energy se…

Offshore Wind Power

Australia Unveils Six Offshore Regions With Offshore Wind Energy Potential

Public consultation on the proposed Gippsland coastal area for Bass Strait will begin immediately