Energy

Smart Grid

Marine Energy Smart Grid Pilot Enters Next Test Phase

A smart grid controller designed to integrate ocean and other energy resources and regulate their distribution is going into full-scale testing.

Long-Duration Energy Storage a Prerequisite for the Energy Transition– Study

An issue brief released by ESS Inc. details the critical need for long-duration energy storage (LDES) to create an efficient, low-carbon energy system and avoid…

Wind Farm

Vattenfall Signs Grid Contract with Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions

Vattenfall has signed a contract with Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions AS to deliver grid connection infrastructure for the Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm o…

Smart Grid

Canada’s Ocean Energy Smart Grid Project Reaches Milestone Testing

A smart grid controller to integrate ocean and other energy resources and regulate their distribution goes into full-scale testing.

Nuclear Fusion

Site of UK’s First Fusion Energy Plant Selected

As part of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme, the UK government has selected the West Burton power station site in Nottinghamshire to…

Smart Grid

Iberdrola Taps EIB for €220M Smart Grid Development

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Iberdrola have agreed to increase the green loan signed in 2021 with a top up of €220 million ($215 million) to strength…

United Kingdom

Energy Giants Ink Tripartite Grid Contract for a Greener UK

Vattenfall, Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions AS have signed a grid contract for a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project to connect renewable energy onto t…

Energy Storage Project

Equinor Confirms Construction of First Commercial Battery Storage Asset

Equinor has approved the final investment decision on the Blandford Road battery storage project in the south of the UK.

APAC to Generate Lion’s Share of World’s Energy by 2030

​The region is expected to account for 56% of the world’s energy in the next decade.

Masdar Plans Acquisitions as It Continues to Expand Its Portfolio

Exclusive: Abu Dhabi company is assessing new renewable opportunities in different countries, top executive says

Natural Gas

UK Energy Bills Rise to Record High as Fuel Poverty Fears Grow

Gas prices will go from 7p to 10p per kilowatt hour under new guarantee

Nigeria

Clean Energy Jobs in Nigeria to Double by 2023

The sector could create more than 76,000 new jobs by next year in solar services, a report says

Wind Energy Industry Needs 570,000 Technicians by 2026

​This comes as the global onshore and offshore wind increase in size by 67%.

Hydrogen Production

The Importance of Clean Hydrogen in the Decarbonization of Heavy Metals

Decarbonizing fossil energy requirements that cannot be directly powered by renewable power is one of the world’s biggest climate challenges.

Natural Gas

Europe's Crisis Measures to Tackle Energy Price Spike

European Union countries on Friday approved a package of emergency measures aimed at pulling down surging gas and power prices that are stoking inflation, hampe…