Energy

Energy Transition

EU Agrees Deal on Company Disclosures to Combat Greenwashing

The European Union has reached a deal on corporate sustainability reporting requirements for large companies from 2024, a European Parliament committee said on …

Latest Ofgem Measures Protect Consumer Credit Balances

Energy regulator Ofgem has announced new measures to improve the financial health of energy suppliers and enable resilience in the face of future energy market …

Nuclear Fusion

AI to Accelerate Fusion R&D

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a programme to create a platform and network to advance fusion R&D with machine learning and artifici…

Nuclear Power Plant

How Has Nuclear Energy Changed Over the Years?

Nuclear energy is one of the most challenging energy sources. For some, the dangers of nuclear power outweigh the benefits. For others, nuclear power appears to…

Natural Gas

“Nord Stream Reductions Will Increase Energy Prices Further”

Reduced gas flows via Nord Stream poses risks to European gas storage refill, according to a new report.

Sembcorp to Build 200MW Energy Storage on Jurong Island

The project completion is expected by the end of the year.

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Could Be ‘Key’ to Unlock New Energy Sources, Says NI Report

QUB researchers said geothermal energy is in the ‘early development niche phase’ and suggested ways to put ‘market scaffolding’ in place to develop the indu…

Energy Investment

Renewable Energy: Bringing New Wave of Sustainable Energy Investment to Africa

As IWP&DC discovered, there is much to discuss with regards to climate change, water supplies, hydropower potential and investment across Africa.

Energy Transition

Sunny Spain’s Green Energy Plan Leaves Needy Feeling Cold

As Europe doubles down on green ambitions made more urgent by a fuel and cost of living crisis, the disconnect between Madrid's suburbs highlights a wider dilem…

Energy Storage Battery

Australian Projects Trial Benefits of Distributed Neighbourhood and Flow Battery Energy Storage

The government of Victoria, Australia, has opened a round of funding for ‘neighbourhood-scale’ battery storage, while in Western Australia a vanadium redox fl…

Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Bank of America Among Funders of Africa Mini-Grid Push

Crossboundary Energy Access, an investment platform which is project financing solar-powered mini-grid projects in rural Africa, has secured US$50 million fundi…

Brazil

Brazil Government Eyes Windfall Tax on Oil Firms, but Guedes Opposed

Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes is firmly against the idea of tax increases on the oil and gas industry.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Europe May Shift Back to Coal as Russia Turns Down Gas Flows

Europe's biggest Russian gas buyers raced to find alternative fuel supplies on Monday and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that t…

LNG

‘Green Energy World Will Be Cheaper’ Rwe CEO Says as Germany Faces Gas Crunch

Economics minister Habeck announces measure to save gas and avoid rationing in coming winter that include longer use of coal power plants.

CCS

Oil Players Join Forces to Develop ‘One of the Largest CCS Facilities in the North Sea’

In pursuit of its strategy to go beyond net-zero, oil and gas company Neptune Energy has teamed up with several firms to pool resources for the development of a…