Ega

Can India's Big Bet on Green Hydrogen Slash Its Energy Imports?

While green hydrogen is regarded as a potential panacea to cut emissions, there are still major challenges in scaling up the technology and making it cost-effec…

Solar Power Plant

Bolt, Orion-E to Build Solar Plants in Brazil for About $630 Mln

Energy infrastructure company Orion-E has reached an agreement with energy trader Bolt to build solar photovoltaic plants in Brazil with a combined capacity of …

Natural Gas

Australia’s BPH Energy Explores Legal Avenues Over Project Permit

Australia's BPH Energy Ltd said on Tuesday it was conducting a review of options, including potential for legal avenues, after reports said former Prime Ministe…

Nuclear Power Plant

South Africa’s Nuclear Sector Has Failed Its Test: The Koeberg Nuclear Plant Life Extension

Its operating licence expires in 2024, and its continued operation thereafter depends on critical refurbishments and upgrades. Work on these finally began in Ja…

Germany

Europe’s Power Prices Surge to New Record

Year-ahead electricity prices continue to soar in Europe, with German power prices, the European benchmark, jumping to over $508 (500 euro) per megawatt-hour on…

Geothermal Power Plant

New Zealand’s Contact Energy to Reinforce Renewable Energy Generation With $193 Million Investment

New Zealand's Contact Energy said on Monday it would spend NZ$300 million to build a 51.4 megawatt geothermal power unit near its Te Huka power station in Taupo…

Wave Energy

Marine Power Systems to Test Wave Energy Technology at Emec

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has signed up to demonstrate a multi-megawatt wave energy array at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

Electricity Transmission

Norway to Impose Power Export Controls

Photo: Ásgeir Eggertsson / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcodeNorway is preparing a framework for limiting electricity exports at ti…

Oil Price

Goldman Sees Strong Case for Higher Oil Prices Despite Negative Shocks

Goldman Sachs said the case for higher oil prices was still strong with current supply shortfalls well above its expectations in recent months, despite a recent…

European Consumers Want More Renewable Power to Ease Climate and Affordability Concerns

New research commissioned by Statkraft found that three quarters of the 18,000+ respondents say they’re worried about the negative effects of climate change, …

Energy Storage Battery

Research Could Pave the Way for Cost-Efficient, High-Performing Calcium-Ion Batteries

Concerns regarding scarcity, high prices, and safety regarding the long-term use of lithium-ion batteries has prompted a team of researchers to propose a greene…

EU

Europe Urged to Clamp Down on Growing Greenhouse Gases Black Market

Illegal hydrofluorocarbons smuggled into the EU amount to nearly 30% of the legal trade, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency

Microgrid

ABB Releases Blueprint for Carbon Negative Microgrids

ABB has announced delivery of electrical distribution and control systems for a 300kW future microgrid that engineering and management consultancy Tetra Tech is…

Paris Climate Agreement

Why Oil Investors Should Keep an Eye on ESG Scores

Legal and regulatory initiatives promulgated as a result of the 2015 Paris Climate Accords, have been the driver of these changes.

Nuclear waste

UK's Gemini Waste Packages Re-Enter Service

The first active shipment of legacy waste drums from Magnox Harwell in Oxfordshire, England, to Sellafield in Cumbria has been completed using the Nuclear Decom…