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Offshore Wind Power

Europe Eyes Common Subsea Wind Power Grid to Bolster Energy Security

Offshore wind seen as key to cut Russian energy use

Clean Energy Transition

US DOE Initiative Targets Clean Energy’s Interconnection Woes

The US Dept. of Energy has launched an initiative that aims to accelerate the deployment of clean energy by reducing delays and costs associated with connecting…

Solar Power Panel

World’s Solar Panel Leader Comes Down to a 28-Millimeter Fight

Two Chinese solar giants are in a tussle over technology standards that hinges on a mere 28 millimeters, with the outcome set to determine which company has an …

Net Zero Emission

COVID-19 Slows Progress Towards Global Energy Access, IEA Says

At the current rate of progress, 670 million people will remain without electricity in 2030.

Hydrogen Production

Light Instead of Electricity: A New Kind of “Green Hydrogen”

Today, green hydrogen is usually created by splitting up water using electrical current derived from renewable energy sources. Scientists at TU Wien have now de…

Energy Transition

Ukraine War, Pandemic Set to Speed Europe’s Green Energy Transition, Report Finds

Most European Union countries have boosted their renewable plans since 2020, putting them on course to cut fossil fuel use this decade as the energy and COVID-1…

Electric Car

Sales of Electric Cars Doubled to Record 6.6MN in 2021

The need to diversify battery manufacturing and critical mineral supplies to reduce bottlenecks is crucial to EV's ongoing growth says IEA report.

United Kingdom

Windfall Tax to Cost UK-Focused Oil Firms More Than $3 Billion

The new windfall tax on profits of oil and gas companies in the UK is expected to cost the medium-sized North Sea-focused companies a total of $3.3 billion thro…

Compressed Air Energy Storage

China’s Compressed Air Energy Storage Industry Makes Progress

​A 300MWh compressed air energy storage system capacity has been connected to the grid in Jiangsu, China, while a compressed air storage startup in the country…

Nuclear Power Plant

Westinghouse Acquires Bhi Energy to Form Integrated Outage Business

US-based nuclear technology firm Westinghouse Electric Company has completed its acquisition of energy services provider BHI Energy.

Nuclear Fusion

Handheld Fusion Power on the Horizon

Seattle-based Avalanche Energy is pursuing the vision of micro fusion power that one can hold in one’s hands.

Smart Meter

Ecuador Advances Smart Metering

Ecuadorian power companies plan to instal over 44,000 smart meters and associated infrastructure over the next three years.

Distributed Grid

Hitachi Energy’s Thyrow Converter to Guide Power Supply to Greater Berlin Rail Network

Hitachi Energy has announced that it will provide a 120MW converter station to enable Deutsche Bahn Energie to secure power supply for the Greater Berlin rail n…

Solar Power Panel

Solar-Biomass Hybrid System Satisfies Home Heating Requirements in Winter

Adding an organic matter power source to a solar energy unit could provide 100% heating for a single-story home during the coldest months of the year and help t…

Offshore Wind Power

DEME Finishes Foundation Installation at France’s First Offshore Wind Farm

All 80 XL monopiles are now in at EDF's 480MW Saint-Nazaire project off the country's Atlantic Ocean coast.