Energy

Energy Taxation

‘Electricity Generator Levy Threat to Renewable Investment’

The REA says the windfall tax could slow growth towards net zeroImage: ShutterstockThe government’s plans for the Electricity Generator Levy (EGL) threate…

Oil & Gas Supply

Turkey Announces Big Boost in Black Sea Gas Reserves

Upward projection could help Ankara realise its goal of becoming an energy hub for the regionScarabeo 9, a 115-metre-long, 78-metre-high Frigstad D90-type semi-…

Energy Storage Battery

Accurate Measurement is Key to New Power Generation

Battery power has never been in greater demand, and a wide range of new applications that require such power are emerging daily. That increased demand is accomp…

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Energy. Fusion Energy May Not Be Too Far Away

Alongside energy-intensive hot fusion, work is also apace on low-energy nuclear reactions, or LENRSPARC, the ‘world’s first net energy fusion machin…

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia’s Nuclear Energy Giant Expects 2022 Exports To Rise By 15%

Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom expects its exports to have increased by 15% this year, chief executive Alexey Likhachev was quoted as sayin…

Nuclear waste

Prototype Wagon for Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste Ordered

The US Department of Energy Nuclear Energy Administration awarded ENSCO a contract to manufacture and test a prototype Fortis eight-axle heavy-duty wagon for tr…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Must Clearly Explain Its Energy Policy Switch

Distrust of nuclear power remains strong after Fukushima disasterLast week, Japan unveiled its basic policy for pursuing a carbon-neutral society. In it, Tokyo …

Energy Storage Project

Ontario Plunging Into Energy Storage as Electricity Supply Crunch Looms

Energy storage could change energy industry like ‘refrigeration changed the milk industry,’ says CEOOntario Minister of Children, Community and Soci…

Hydrogen Project

Germany to Import Green Hydrogen From Algeria Under Sonatrach, VNG Pact

VNG's CTO Hans-Joachim Polk (left) and Sonatrach executive Fethi Arabi (right) sign an MoU for green hydrogen partnership.December 21 (Renewables Now) - Ger…

Hydropower Plant

CIP Heads Aud-5BN Renewables Hub in Queensland

Hydro storage reservoirs at the Bowen Renewable Energy Hub. Image by: Bowen River Utilities.December 26 (Renewables Now) - Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infras…

Solar Power Plant

Poland’s Columbus Selling 102.5 MW of Solar Farms to Engie Unit

December 26 (Renewables Now) - Polish photovoltaics (PV) installer Columbus Energy SA said it has agreed to sell 100% of its holding in photovoltaic (PV) projec…

Tidal Energy

Tidal Kites Maker Minesto Progresses Faroe Islands Expansion

December 26 (Renewables Now) - Swedish marine energy developer Minesto AB (STO:MINEST) last week announced a couple of updates regarding its operations in the F…

Wind Power Project

Engie to Invest USD 650M in Wind, Bess Projects in Chile

The Monte Redondo wind park in Chile. Image source: Engie Energia Chile SADecember 26 (Renewables Now) - Chilean power utility Engie Energia Chile SA said on Fr…

Electricity Transmission

Thousands Lose Power After Three Substations Targeted in Washington State, Sheriff Says

Duke Energy personnel work to restore power at a second crippled electrical substation after the Moore County Sheriff said that vandalism caused a mass power ou…

Solar Power Panel

UAE’s ‘BEYOND2020’ Delivers Solar-Powered Water Sources to 20,000 Rural Sudanese

ABU DHABI, 22nd December 2022 (WAM) – The UAE-led ‘Beyond2020’ humanitarian initiative has provided a safe source of water for about 20,000 residents of the …