Energy

Offshore Wind Power

TotalEnergies Wins Maritime Lease to Develop Wind Farm Offshore New York and New Jersey

TotalEnergies was named a winner of maritime lease area OCS-A 0538 by the BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) in the New York Bight auction last week.

LNG

Shell to Exit Russia After Ukraine Invasion, Joining BP

Shell will exit all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant, it said on Monday, becoming the latest major Western energy company t…

Australia

Origin Unveils Plan for Green Hydrogen Hub on Australia's East Coast

Australia’s Origin Energy has unveiled plans for a potential hydrogen hub in one of Australia’s key coal regions.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Wireless EV Charging Coming Soon to US Market

WiTricity has unveiled plans to develop wireless charging stations for select electric vehicle models.

Solar Power Plant

Cochin Airport to Be Power-positive With New Solar Plant from March 6

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the world’s first airport fully powered by solar energy, is to become power-positive with the commissioning of…

Smart Grid

Schneider Electric and Cisco Link up to Build Egypt’s Smart Grid

Schneider Electric signed the contract, with the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, to build and transform four control centres for Egypt’s national…

Wind Farm

Germany Signals Interest in Ireland’s Wind Energy Infrastructure

Significant German interest is emerging in long-term investment in Ireland’s wind energy infrastructure, with the goal of exporting power back to supply the Ge…

Electrification

IRENA and China State Grid Pave Way Towards Smart Electrification

“Future power grids will be very different from the current ones and will require smart electrification solutions as renewable energy is growing faster than ev…

Natural Gas

How Europe Can Boost Energy Security and Reduce Its Reliance on Russian Gas

January is the cruellest month when it comes to European gas demand. It is now the end of February and the continent has almost a year to bolster its strategic …

Australia

Australia’s Squadron Plans $2.2bn Renewables Project

Australian energy firm Squadron Energy plans to build a A$3bn ($2.15bn) wind, solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery project in Queensland.

Carbon Emissions

China Sees Biggest Growth in Energy and Coal Use Since 2011

China recorded its biggest increase in total energy consumption and coal use in a decade in 2021, as the economy recovered from COVID-19 slowdown a year earlier…

Electric Car

India: Central Government Replacing Fuel Vehicles With EV's

Since the Electric Vehicle Policy in August 2020 was implemented, various departments and autonomous bodies of the Delhi government have started replacing old p…

Oil Price

West Still Reluctant to Target Russian Energy on Economy Fears

Global governments remain reluctant for now to sanction Russian energy, seeking to insulate the world economy from a greater shock even as they tighten the fina…

Offshore Wind Power

EDP Wins 400 MW of Offshore Wind Power in the US

Ocean Winds, owned by EDP Renováveis and Engie, has closed a 20-year power purchase agreement for 400 MW in the United States to provide clean offshore wind en…

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy

The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (Neeca) of Pakistan has released a draft of energy efficiency and conservation policy for the review a…