Energy

Australia

Australian Green Hydrogen Project Progresses

Global energy consultancy Xodus Group has been selected by Infinite Blue Energy to conduct the initial work phase for Australia’s first 100% green hydrogen pla…

Microgrid

How to Design Multi-User Microgrid Tariffs

The Smart Electric Power Association has released a research report on the design of multi-user microgrid tariffs, based on research with states, communities an…

Australia

Tesla Secures Funding for Australia’s Largest Virtual Power Plant

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has issued AUS$8.2 million in funding for the development of what is claimed to be the largest virtual power plant in the…

Geothermal Power Plant

New Geothermal Company Launches to Drive Sector Development

Thermal Energy Partners, a developer of geothermal energy projects, has partnered with Schlumberger New Energy to create a new geothermal company.

Market Analysis

Low-Cost Nuclear Energy is Achievable Says New Cost Report

Energy Systems Catapult has released the full technical report from the Energy Technologies Institute Nuclear Cost Drivers project.

Solar Power Plant

Sterling and Wilson Solar Secures $217m Orders in Australia

India-based Sterling and Wilson Solar has reportedly secured two orders worth $217m (Rs1.6bn) for solar projects in Australia.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Energy Giant to Close Biggest Coal Generator in Germany After Just Five Years

Swedish utility Vattenfall wants to shut down its youngest and most efficient coal-fired power plant in Germany because it is unprofitable.

Energy Storage Technology

Supercapacitors Usurp Battery Technologies

Supercapacitors are on a path to overtake batteries, providing safety, faster charging and size advantages while helping to eliminate complex battery management…

Karsten Neuhoff on Germany's Clean Energy Revolution

James Edward Mills is a Black freelance journalist in Madison, Wisconsin, and the author of “The Adventure Gap: Changing The Face of the Outdoors.”

Energy-Eficient Building

SENEGAL: Akon City, the Green City Project is Launched at a Cost of $6 billion

The Senegalese-American RnB singer Akon has just announced the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the green and futuristic Akon City in west…

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Crew Plan 1.1GW Offshore Adventure

Australian oil and gas company Pilot Energy has started a feasibility study into the development of an 1100MW offshore wind farm off the coast of the mid-west r…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

South African Fuel Cell Technology Company to be Developed

The Development Bank of South Africa and the Industrial Development Corporation have committed project development funding to create a South African stationary …

Oil Price

Russia’s Novak Says 2020 Oil Demand Could Fall by Up to 10 Million bpd

Global oil demand could fall by 9-10 million barrels per day this year due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on F…

Energy Storage System

Siemens Supports Transition to Renewables on the Azores

Siemens Smart Infrastructure, in partnership with Fluence, was awarded a contract by the Portuguese energy provider EDA – Electricidade dos Açores – to build…

Thermal Plant

Polish Coal Mine to Boost Efficiency with Caterpillar Cogeneration Systems

Commissioned in June, the system uses coal mine methane to produce up to 12MW of power and 12MW of thermal energy.