Energy

Clean Energy Transition

G7 Commits to Big New Targets for Solar and Offshore Wind, Moves Toward Quicker Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

In their communique, the members pledged to collectively increase offshore wind capacity by 150 GW by 2030 and solar capacity to more than 1 TW.The Group of Sev…

Crude Oil

UK Oil & Gas Firm Gets More Time for Acquisition of North Sea Discovery

UK-headquartered oil and gas company Quattro Energy Limited has experienced a delay in the acquisition of United Oil & Gas’ license in the Central North S…

Natural Gas

Qatarenergy and Namibia’s Ministry Ink Deal for Energy Cooperation

Qatar’s state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy and Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim…

Natural Gas

GE Natural Gas Turbine Bound for Brazil’s Eneva

General Electric (GE) will provide Brazilian energy company Eneva with a second natural gas turbine.Eneva is expanding its Azulao II power plant in northern Ama…

Electric Vehicles

BMW Unveils Its Fastest, Most Powerful Electric Vehicle Yet in the I7 M70 Sedan

BMW’s i7 electric sedan is getting a performance upgrade from the masterminds at BMW M. The up- to-660-horsepower BMW i7 M70 xDrive is setting new interna…

Biofuel

Mubadala Capital Unit to Invest $2.5BN to Produce Renewable Fuel in Brazil

Acelen will produce diesel and sustainable aviation kerosene at its Mataripe Refinery in north-eastern state of Bahia

Netherlands

Is This On-Street Overhead EV Charging Arm Hot or Not?

Dutch company ChargeArm has developed an overhead charging arm that keeps your EV charging cable off the sidewalk – is it a good on-street home charging s…

Electric Vehicles

US Treasury: Rivian, VW, Nissan, Others Lose Full $7,500 EV Tax Credit, Tesla Base Model 3 Cut In Half

Following its delayed but long-anticipated battery guidance pertaining to federal EV tax credits, the US Treasury Department’s requirements are about to k…

Energy Transition

G7 Agrees to Critical Mineral Plan to Boost Energy Transition Push

Group aims to develop new mines and supply chains for critical minerals in 'responsible' manner

Electric Vehicles

First Toyota Electric Sedan Powered by Byd Earns 5,000 Orders on First Sales Day

Toyota’s first electric sedan, the bZ3, powered by BYD technology, received a warm welcome on its first day on the market. The bZ3 secured 5,000 orders on…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

New G7 Nuclear Energy Alliance Forms as Germany Pulls the Plug on Last Reactors

A nuclear power alliance between the UK, US, Canada, Japan and France has been formed at the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in S…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Battery Supplier Panasonic Is Looking for a New Factory in the US

Tesla’s primary battery cell supplier, Panasonic, is once again looking to build a new factory in the US after recently announcing a new one.When Tesla in…

Solar Power Plant

Britain’s First Shared Solar Park Planned for Devon

Location of the shared solar park in Derril Water in Devon. Courtesy: RippleCommunity renewable developer Ripple Energy has revealed that Britain’s first …

Electric Vehicles

Battery-Electric Jeep Avenger Debuts in Europe

Stellantis’s Jeep brand is introducing the battery-electric Jeep Avenger (earlier post) in Europe. This introduction marks the beginning of the next phase…

Carbon Emissions

Veolia Advance Carbon Reductions for One of the Largest Teaching Hospital Trusts in England

Major projects will help the Trust towards the NHS net-zero goal by cutting CO2 by a further 3,847 tonnes per year across two large hospitals using heat pump an…