Energy

Biobattery

Swedish Biofuels Tax Exemption Approved by EU

The European Commission has granted the continuation of tax exemption measures for biofuels in Sweden.

Rooftop PV System

Victoria Offers Additional Rebates for Rooftop Solar and Home Battery Installations

The Australian state of Victoria has doubled down on its rooftop solar and home battery subsidy programme as part of a drive to help households cover the cost o…

Clean Energy Transition

NJ Clean Energy Equity Act Passes Senate, Low-Income Communities Set for Solar Benefit

New Jersey’s State Senate has passed the Clean Energy Equity Act, a Bill which could bring hundreds of megawatts of solar to low-income families in the state.

Joe Biden

Solar Industry Prioritizes Tax Credit Extension, Trade Policy for Biden Administration

SEIA, the solar industry’s largest trade group, hopes a Biden administration will get behind its key policy goals.

Wind Turbine

GE Wins 121MW Cypress Order in Lithuania

GE Renewable Energy has won a 121MW turbine order for its Cypress platform for wind projects in Lithuania.

Submarine Cable

ORE Catapult Database Aims to Cut Subsea Cable Failures

Electrode platform aims to track trends and service downtime based on anonymous input from operators

LNG

China Adds Two Large LNG Tanks at Shanghai Gas Terminal

China added two large storage tanks for liquefied natural gas at Yangshan receiving terminal that boosted the import facility's storage capacity by 80%.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Apple, ChargePoint Team up on Electric Vehicle Charging Info

Electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint said on Tuesday that it will team up with Apple Inc to integrate a wide range of EV charging information in Apple'…

Distributed Solar

EESL Signs Pact with Goa Govt for Decentralized Solar Power Projects

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, a joint venture of state-run firms under the power ministry, today signed an agreement with the Goa government to implement dece…

SMR

Fluor and Sargent & Lundy Partner to Design New SMR Reactors

Two major energy engineering, procurement and construction firms will collaborate on marketing and design services for future nuclear small modular reactor powe…

Energy Infrastructure

E.ON Accelerates Germany’s Shift from Gas to Hydrogen

German multinational utility E.ON is converting its natural gas distribution pipeline in Germany to transport pure hydrogen.

Wind Farm

CIP and Forestalia to Invest in Wind Farm Portfolio in Aragon, Spain

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Forestalia have agreed to invest in a portfolio of 27 onshore wind farms under development in Spain.

Submarine Cable

SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid to Deliver Electric Super-Highway

UK-based energy companies SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid have agreed to deliver Eastern Link, a renewable electric underwater super-highway from Scotland …

Electric Vehicle Charging

McDonald’s Installs 200 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Throughout Italy

McDonald’s Italia will install 200 charging points for electric vehicles inside the 100 McDonald’s car parks across Italy.

Electric Car

China Doubles Sales - Tesla Only in Fourth Place

The corona pandemic weighed heavily on the auto industry this year. In the meantime, however, more cars are being sold again in Europe, the USA and China.