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Nuclear Power Plant

UK Starts Formal Discussions to Support New Nuclear Build in Wales

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is working with Welsh development firm Cwmni Egino on proposals for the siting of the nuclear plant at NDA’s site in Traw…

Natural Gas

Could Hydrogen Ease Germany’s Reliance on Russian Gas?

The war in Ukraine has upended Germany's energy policy. The nation currently buys around 25% of its oil and 40% of its gas from Russia, contributing billions of…

Power Cable

UK Readies Google-Style Map of Electricity Cables

UK Power Networks has partnered with Google to create digital maps covering more than 180,000km of electricity cables.

LNG

EU Plans First Joint Gas Buying Before Winter

The European Union plans to start jointly buying gas before winter, the bloc's energy policy chief said on Monday, as it seeks to cut reliance on Russian fossil…

Hydrogen Project

US DOE Funding Study of Advanced Clean Hydrogen Technologies for Electricity Generation

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $24.9 million in funding for six research and development projects to support the advancement of clean hydrogen…

CCS

New $3.5BN US Programme to Establish Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs

The programme will support four large-scale hubs that will each consist of a network of CO2 removal projects to help address the impacts of climate change.

Net Zero Emission

Ease: ‘Lack of a Dedicated Storage Strategy Is a Missed Opportunity’

While the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) welcomes the provisions that aim at developing energy storage – as stated by REPowerEU – it bemoan…

Solar Cell

Weather Data to Boost Us Solar and Storage Projects

Meteorological data from Slovak provider Solargis is being used by US renewable company Apex Clean Energy to advance over 10GW of solar and storage projects.

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Suppliers See Record Year for Deliveries Despite Supply Chain and Market Pressures

30 wind turbine manufacturers installed 104.7 GW of new wind power capacity in 2021 despite continuing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and increasin…

Electric Car

Global Electric Car Sales Surge in 2022 on Strong Government Policies, IEA Says

China, Europe and the US drive most of the growth in the first quarter, IEA says.

Carbon Emissions

Climate Action on CO2 Emissions Alone Won’t Prevent Extreme Warming - Study

To control climate change, the world must go beyond cutting carbon dioxide emissions and curb lesser-known pollutants such as nitrous oxide playing a key role i…

Solar Power Panel

Investigation of Chinese Solar Panel Makers Will Damage US’ Own Interests

The reported US investigation of Chinese solar panel makers will damage the US' interests, including negatively impact the development of the US' own solar indu…

Norway

Norway Oil Firm Okea to Initiate Dividend, Buy North Sea Assets

Norwegian independent petroleum firm Okea announced its first dividend payment on Monday and separately said it agreed to buy a portfolio of mostly oil-producin…

Wind Turbine

No Signs of Near-Term Recovery at Siemens Gamesa - Siemens Energy CEO

Siemens Energy does not yet see signs of a recovery at wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa, its chief executive said on Monday after launching a bid for minority …

Thailand

Thailand to Turn To Renewable Energy Amidst Gas Supply Challenges

​Thailand is seen turning to its renewable energy sector for a steady electricity supply as its natural gas power sector faces supply challenges amidst politic…