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Electric Vehicle Battery

Solid State Batteries Can Reduce EV Carbon Footprint by 39% – Study

​New research has found that solid state batteries can reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle (EV) batteries by almost two-fifths – further increasin…

Mainstream and Actis Agree to Sell African Renewables Giant Lekela

Renewable developer Mainstream Renewable Power and investor Actis have signed an agreement to sell the Lekela Power platform to Infinity Group and Africa Financ…

Wind Farm

ACCIONA Energía Announces Construction of Two Wind Farms

ACCIONA Energía has announced the construction of two new wind farms in Croatia, Opor (27 MW) and Boraja II (45 MW), linked to a 12-year Contract for Differenc…

East Asia, Pacific Remain as Hydropower ‘Powerhouse’

Its total capacity reached 532GW in 2021.

Crude Oil

UK-Based Firm Records ‘Largest Ever Realised’ Crude Oil Lifting

London-based and Oslo-listed oil and gas company Panoro Energy has completed a crude oil lifting, which it describes as the largest one to date, garnering over…

Oil Price

Oil Rallies on Supply Fears and Tight Market

A force majeure declaration by Russia's Gazprom and a disruption to the Keystone pipeline between Canada and the US have boosted crude prices

Egypt

Egypt’s Infinity to Become Africa’s Largest Renewable Energy Company

Infinity and Africa Finance Corporation will acquire Lekela Power in deal that includes 2.8-gigawatt portfolio of wind power and greenfield projects

Energy Transition

Blockchain Peer-To-Peer Energy Exchange Launches in UK

More than 3,000 British homes have signed up for a peer-to-peer scheme to receive 100% traceable renewable energies.

United Kingdom

Two Thirds of Energy Industry Professionals Think the Market Needs to Be Drastically Reformed

A survey conducted by Cornwall Insight has shown nearly two thirds (63%) of people working in the energy industry believe the UK market needs to be drastically …

Energy Storage Battery

Battery Storage to Be a Quarter of Ireland’s Installed Capacity by 2030

Data from Cornwall Insight Ireland’s - ‘All-Island Power Market Outlook to 2030’ paper - has shown battery storage capacity will grow to become nearly a quar…

Hydrogen Project

European Commission Green Lights €5.4BN Hydrogen Project

The European Commission has given the go-ahead to Hy2Tech, the first Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in support of hydrogen technologies. …

Coal Mine

Is Water From Disused Coal Mines the Best Alternative to Gas Boilers?

A £450k project will explore whether mine water from disused coal mines could be used to heat homes and schools

United Kingdom

UK Stumps up Another £2MN for Yemen’s Floating Oil Threat

The UK will provide another £2 million to help the FSO Safer, a deteriorating vessel holding around 1 million barrels of oil offshore Yemen.

Natural Gas

Europe to Ration Gas if Nord Stream Stays Shut, Ineos Says

Europe will need to ration natural gas to meet winter heating demand if the Nord Stream pipeline doesn’t restart after planned maintenance, according to Ineos …

Hydrogen Transport

Green Hydrogen Supply Chain Between Portugal and the Netherlands on the Horizon

Shell New Energies NL BV, ENGIE, Vopak, and Anthony Veder have signed an agreement to study the feasibility of producing, liquifying, and transporting green hyd…