Economy

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Poland To Cooperate With Japan And The Netherlands On Nuclear

A memorandum of understanding on cooperation on nuclear energy was signed by Marzena Czarnecka, Poland's Minister of Industry, and Shinji Takeuchi, Japan…

Wave Energy

Wave Energy Tech Could Drive Down Solar Costs in Australia

WaveX founder Simon Renwick has told pv magazine that including wave energy in a solar farm’s energy mix could reduce its capital expenditure by 50%, acco…

Wind Farm

Welsh Government Approves Wind Farm Despite Opposition Of Some Of Its Own Civil Servants

Changes to the Welsh Government’s planning policy have resulted in permission being granted for a hugely controversial wind farm that was opposed by some …

United States

Copper Drops as Dollar Strengthens on Trump Lead in US Election

Copper fell along with most metals, weighed down by a rise in the dollar as Donald Trump took an early lead in the US election.The Associated Press called North…

Germany

Germany Earmarks $3 Billion for Decarbonisation Subsidies

Germany's Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck holds a press conference about the autumn economic projectionThe German government has earmarked up to …

Energy Investment

Form Energy Raises $405 Million for Its Multi-Day Iron-Air Batteries

Image: Form EnergyForm Energy is looking to accelerate the expansion of its 100-hour iron-air battery system manufacturing in the US on the back of a $405 milli…

Electricity Trade

Big Tech Proposes Power-rate Terms in Ohio Data-Center Fight

Microsoft (MSFT.O) ，Alphabet (GOOGL.O), Meta (META.O) ，Amazon (AMZN.O)along with other companies, have proposed an alternative framework for how data centers pay …

Energy Investment

Tagenergy, Harmony Energy Begin Construction of 49MW/98MWh BESS Project in Scotland

Image: TagEnergy.New BESS project in Scotland set to utilise Tesla Megapack lithium-ion batteries.TagEnergy and Harmony Energy have confirmed construction has s…

Energy Investment

Nextpower UK ESG Completes Second Close at 97% of Target

Image: NextEnergy Capital.The second close at £487 million comes only three months after the first close in August.NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has reported the se…

Energy Transition

Eco-tax Threatens German Business, Says RWE Chief

According to RWE CEO Dr Dietmar Kuhnt, the eco-tax introduced in 1999 has failed. It has not achieved its aims and has become a risk for Germany as a place for …

Energy Investment

CIP Makes FID on 220MW BESS Project in Chile

The BESS facility will transfer surplus solar energy produced during the day to provide renewable power during the night. Credit: r.classen / Shutterstock.Copen…

Energy Investment

Brazil’s Potencial to Invest $109 Million to Turn Biodiesel Plant Into World’s Largest

Brazil's Grupo Potencial announced on Tuesday an investment of 600 million reais ($108.86 million) to increase biodiesel output at one of its plants, giving…

Energy Investment

Woodside Completes $1.2 Bln Tellurian Acquisition

Australia's Woodside Energy Group's exhibition booth is seen at the World Gas Conference 2022 in Daegu, South Korea May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Tan/F…

Oil & Gas Trade

Exclusive: BP Abandons Goal to Cut Oil Output, Resets Strategy

Vehicles drive past a BP petrol station in Liverpool, Britain, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsBP (BP.L), opens new tab…

Energy Investment

Chevron to Sell Assets for $6.5 Bln to Canadian Natural Resources

A Chevron gas station sign is shown in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsChevron …