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Crude Oil

U.S. Emergency Oil Reserves Tumble to Lowest Since 1984

U.S. emergency crude oil stocks fell 8.4 million barrels last week to 434.1 million barrels, their lowest since October 1984, according to U.S. Department of En…

Smart Meter

Smart Meters Set to Transform Into Grid-Edge Computing Devices – Whitepaper

According to a new whitepaper from Guidehouse Insights, there is an extensive base of smart meters set for upgrade and replacement over the coming decade in bot…

Natural Gas

France Has Filled Up Its Strategic Gas Reserves Ahead of Winter - Minister

France is well prepared to get through this winter despite the energy crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine as it has now filled its strategic gas reserves at…

Smart Grid

$10.5 billion programme for US grid upgrades launched

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking input on a $10.5 billion programme for smart grids and other upgrades to strengthen the country’s electricity grid…

Natural Gas

European Intervention Sees Gas Prices Drop

The EU is looking to separate gas and electricity prices to protect consumers.

Crude Oil

Crude in U.S. Emergency Reserve Falls to Lowest Since Dec. 1984

Crude inventory in the U.S. emergency reserves fell by 3.1 million barrels in the week to Aug. 26, according to data from the Department of Energy.

Electric Car

Toyota Builds 1MW Hydrogen System for US Department of Energy

The $6.5m project is being funded by the DOE and could be operational within three years

Germany

Germany Prepares for Possible Nationalisation of Gazprom Germania - Paper

The German government has set up a holding company to carry out a possible nationalisation of Gazprom Germania, the energy business abandoned by Russia's Gazpro…

Smart Meter

EDF Looks to Pay as You Go Meters amid British Billing Crisis

Electric utility company Électricité de France (EDF) has announced support packages for British consumers, one of which involves using smart prepayment meters…

Crude Oil

U.S. Crude in SPR Hits Lowest Level Since January 1985

U.S. crude inventory in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) fell by 8.1 million barrels in the latest week to the lowest level in more than 35 years, accordin…

Oil Refinery

Venezuela’s Second Largest Refinery Resumes Gasoline Production

Venezuela's state oil and gas company PDVSA has restarted gasoline production at the country's second largest refinery after repairing a breakdown.

United States

DOE Cybersecurity Project Funding to Bolster Grid Resilience

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $45 million in funding for projects that will create and test technology to protect the electric grid from cyber…

Wind Power Project

New Report Finds Value of Wind Energy Far Exceeds Costs

Wind energy continues to see strong growth, solid performance, and attractive prices in the U.S., according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energ…

United States

US DOE Announces $44M Funding for EGS Innovation Projects

Through Utah FORGE, the U.S. Department of Energy will provide funding for up to 17 awards that will build on FORGE's existing work on EGS technologies.

Floating Offshore Wind

Researchers Design Novel Floating Wind Turbine for Deep Waters

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories created a tool that they plan to use to design a novel floating wind turbine that the…