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United Kingdom

UK Regulator Ofgem Threatens Action on Inadequate Payment Policies

Ofgem has told utilities to "take immediate action” in reinforcing policies around direct debits, and remain vigilant of rising costs.

Wind Turbine

WindEurope: German Parliament Adopts New Onshore Wind Law

The German parliament has adopted a new onshore wind law (WindLandG) which aims to expand onshore wind by a massive 10 GW a year from 2025.

United Kingdom

See Monster Turns Oil Rig Into Sustainability Showcase

The 450-tonne platform is set to receive a new lease of life as a public art installation at Weston-super-Mare's seafront.

Canada Invests $8M Into 3D Vector Mapping to Expedite Net Zero Efforts

Ecopia AI has announced a funding partnership with Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to support the creation of digital twins via high-precision …

Wind Power Project

Keppel to Invest S$233.6M in European Onshore Wind Project

Keppel Corp and KIT will jointly invest in a 33.33% stake in FundCo.

Offshore Wind Power

Hitachi to Supply Equipment for China’s New Offshore Wind Farm

Swiss-headquartered technology firm Hitachi Energy will supply transformers and high-voltage hybrid switchgear to China’s Tuci offshore wind power project. …

Energy Storage Battery

Can Sand Batteries Be Scaled Commercially?

As Finnish researchers unveil the first fully working 'sand battery' which can store green power, all eyes will be on whether it can be commercially scaled.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Charge Amps Launches Solar-Powered EV Charging

The Charge Amps Amp Guard intelligent smart feature, under its Cloud platform, can be accessed by single and multi-family homes as well as offices.

United States

Wärtsilä to Deliver Five Solar + Storage Projects in the US

Image credit: 123rf.comTechnology group Wärtsilä is delivering a 500MW/2GWh portfolio of solar energy and storage systems to clean energy developer an…

Nuclear Fusion

MHI Delivers Equipment for Iter Nuclear Fusion Tests

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed delivery of testing equipment to the Rokkasho Fusion Institute in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, to demonstrate the safet…

United Kingdom

UK Approves 25% Windfall Tax on Oil and Gas Producers

British lawmakers have officially approved a 25% windfall tax on oil and gas producers that will earn the government nearly $6 billion in one year to put toward…

LNG

Renewables, Nuclear Could Replace LNG’s Share in Japan’s Energy Mix

LNG’s share in the power mix is expected to fall to 20% from 37%.

On-Site Energy Generation Could Wield Significant Savings for Companies

Research from Cornwall Insight, included in their report - ‘A corporates guide to decarbonising power’ - has demonstrated how on-site energy generation could …

Hydropower Plant

China Leads Hydropower Installation in 2021: IHA

Around 21GW of the 26GW new installations last year came from China.

Energy Storage Battery

Equinor Acquires US Energy Storage Developer

Equinor has signed an agreement to buy a 100% stake in the US based battery storage developer East Point Energy LLC.