Energy

Solar Power Plant

New Cooling Method for Concentrated Solar Power Plants Saves Water by Using Radiative Cooling Systems

The world is currently transitioning to an endurable energy economy in the hopes of dealing with the current energy and climate crisis, and concentrated solar p…

Energy Transition

Qatar and Germany Sign Agreement on Energy Partnership

Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs and the German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action have signed a joint declaration of intent to furth…

Hydrogen Production

Novel Reactor to Help Produce Pure Compressed Hydrogen

Researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have come up with a new energy-efficient method to produce hydrogen gas from water and ethanol.

Crude Oil

Biden Administration Says It Has Not Ruled Out Export Curbs to Ease Fuel Prices

U.S. President Joe Biden has not ruled out using export restrictions to ease soaring domestic fuel prices, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesd…

Natural Gas

Spain Paints Itself as the Answer to Europe’s Russian Energy Problem

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said his country — and southern Europe more broadly — could provide an answer to the shortfall in gas supplies from R…

Energy Transition

Australia Under ‘Dramatic Transformation’ as It Adds 50GW Renewables

The country expects its electricity will be supplied by renewable sources by 2025.

Natural Gas

Could Hydrogen Ease Germany’s Reliance on Russian Gas?

The war in Ukraine has upended Germany's energy policy. The nation currently buys around 25% of its oil and 40% of its gas from Russia, contributing billions of…

LNG

EU Plans First Joint Gas Buying Before Winter

The European Union plans to start jointly buying gas before winter, the bloc's energy policy chief said on Monday, as it seeks to cut reliance on Russian fossil…

Hydrogen Project

US DOE Funding Study of Advanced Clean Hydrogen Technologies for Electricity Generation

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $24.9 million in funding for six research and development projects to support the advancement of clean hydrogen…

CCS

New $3.5BN US Programme to Establish Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs

The programme will support four large-scale hubs that will each consist of a network of CO2 removal projects to help address the impacts of climate change.

Energy Transition

Eni to Invest €2.5BN in UK’s Energy Sector

The oil and gas producer has said it will boost carbon capture and renewable energy projects.

Norway

Norwegian Start-up Morrow Batteries Secures €100M Investment

The company will use the proceeds to build the first phase of its battery cell factory in Arendal, Norway.

Net Zero Emission

Ease: ‘Lack of a Dedicated Storage Strategy Is a Missed Opportunity’

While the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) welcomes the provisions that aim at developing energy storage – as stated by REPowerEU – it bemoan…

Solar Cell

Weather Data to Boost Us Solar and Storage Projects

Meteorological data from Slovak provider Solargis is being used by US renewable company Apex Clean Energy to advance over 10GW of solar and storage projects.

Electric Car

Global Electric Car Sales Surge in 2022 on Strong Government Policies, IEA Says

China, Europe and the US drive most of the growth in the first quarter, IEA says.