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Electric Car

Mitsubishi, Kaluza and Miraiz Drive Japan’s Decarbonisation

Mitsubishi, Kaluza and Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co. have joined forces on a smart charging trial for electric vehicles (EVs). The initiative aims to expedite…

Smart Grid

Smart Grids Continue to Advance Globally

SP Group’s annual Smart Grid Index indicates that grids are getting both smarter and greener in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Nigeria’s Rig Count up as OPEC Warns of Uncertainty from Impact of Ukraine Conflict

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has kept its key oil market projections for 2022 unchanged, but it expects to adjust the forecasts in t…

Coal Mine

Balkan States Say Supply Security more Pressing than Ditching Coal

A surge in power costs and concerns about reliance on Russian energy have prompted Balkan utilities to reassess plans to shut down coal-fired power plants, desp…

Crude Oil

Oil PSUs Readying to Buy Discounted Russian Crude

Companies would make the move in a day or two after they achieve clarity on insurance, freight and payment for the Russian oil in view of the Western sanctions …

Philippines

Solar Philippines Unit Accelerates Timetable for 4GW Development

Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation (SPNEC), a subsidiary of Solar Philippines, is working to speed up its timetable for the implementation of some 4-giga…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan's Fukushima Earthquake Shuts Dozen Power Plants, Sendai, Chiba Refineries

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred offshore Fukushima in northeastern Japan late March 16, shutting a dozen coal, gas and oil-fired power plants along with the…

Hydrogen Project

Spain Gets its First Industrial Renewable Hydrogen Plant in Mallorca

Spanish Vice President Teresa Ribera was in Lloseta for the inauguration of the new facility.

Thermal Coal

India Looks to Russia to Solve the Energy Crisis Moscow Created

​Can Russia rescue India from the high energy prices caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine?

United States

Washington Hydrogen Economy Gets a Boost from New Bipartisan Legislation

The Washington Green Hydrogen Alliance has praised the new bill for its spectrum of potential.

Electric Car

Tesla Raises Prices of EVs as Supply Chain Worsens

The crisis in Russia and Ukraine has led to key materials in EV production rising by up to 250%.

Ukraine

‘Historic Milestone’ as Ukraine Connected to European Power Grid

​The electricity grids of Ukraine and Moldova have successfully been synchronised with the Continental European Grid.

SMR

Ukraine, Climate, SMRs: EU and IAEA Nuclear Talks

The eighth European Union-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Senior Officials Meeting discussed opportunities to deepen cooperation in a range of areas, …

Nuclear Reactor

Newcleo, ENEA to Cooperate on Advanced Reactors

UK-based innovative reactor developer Newcleo has signed a framework agreement with ENEA - the Italian national agency for new technologies, energy and sustaina…

Electric Car

China: BYD Follows In Tesla Footsteps By Raising Car Prices

Tesla's recent price increases attracted a lot of attention, but the rises are not exclusive to Tesla.