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Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Looks at Extending Operational Life of Sizewell B

EDF has unveiled plans to extend the operational life of the Sizewell B power station by at least 20 years.

Natural Gas

Price Volatility and Rising Demand Revive U.S. Natural Gas Trading

Natural gas trading is seeing a renaissance in the United States with the return of price volatility, while market turmoil in Europe could keep gas demand and e…

Carbon Emissions

Steelmaker Uses Green Hydrogen to Cut Carbon Emissions

For hundreds of years, raging blast furnaces — fed with coking coal — have forged steel used in cars, railways, bridges and skyscrapers.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia Plans to Slow Power Plant Closures

The Australian federal government plans to slow down the accelerated rate of power plant closures with proposals requiring utilities to provide a five-year noti…

LNG

China Signs Another Deal to Buy US LNG

US-based Next Decade will supply China’s ENN with 1.5 million tonnes per year (mtpy) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years starting as early as 2026 from…

Offshore Wind Power

Wind Installations Need to Quadruple by 2030 to Achieve Net-Zero

GWEC recently released Global Wind Report 2022 confirms that the record years for several regions and offshore wind installations reflect strong market growth, …

Iran

Iraq in Need of Iranian Gas for Years: Iraqi Official

Iraqi Minister of Electricity Adel Karim has underlined that Iraq has not struck a deal with the littoral states of the Persian Gulf; thus, Baghdad requires gas…

Oil & Gas Supply

Russia Appears to Be Softening Its Gas-For-Rubles Demand, Easing Supply Risks to Europe — for Now

Russia appears to have walked back demands that European companies pay for gas supplies in rubles from Thursday, temporarily alleviating the risk of supply disr…

Nord Stream 2

Nord Stream 2 Cost $11 Billion to Build. Now, the Russia-Europe Gas Pipeline Is Unused and Abandoned

One of the early casualties of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, a massive energy project that took several years to build …

Energy Transition

How Hackers and Geopolitics Could Derail the Planned Energy Transition

Discussions about the energy transition, what it means and whether it’s actually underway at all, have become major talking points in recent years.

China

Chinese Geothermal Company Issues First Green Bond in Geothermal Sector

China-based geothermal heating giant Sinopec Green Energy Geothermal Development Co, Ltd have successfully issued a “Carbon Neutrality” green bond in Shanghai…

Rooftop PV System

SP Group in Tie-Up to Develop Rooftop Solar Projects Across Vietnam

Utility group SP Group is partnering CJ OliveNetworks Vina Co (CJ ONS) to develop up to 50 megawatt-peak (MWp) worth of rooftop solar projects in Vietnam in the…

Hydrogen Production

How Hydrogen Will Transform Geopolitics

While reinforced by recent events, the push to scale-up clean hydrogen energy has been underway by governments, energy suppliers, and environmentalists alike in…

United Kingdom

Industry Body Says Offshore Fields Can Support 40% of UK’s Gas Consumption

The UK’s offshore fields can support around 40% of the country’s gas consumption and two-thirds of its oil consumption over the next two years.

Energy Transition

AfDB Pledges $2.8bn Towards South Africa for Energy Transition

African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has pledged his institution’s support for South Africa, announcing a $2.8 billion package for t…