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United Kingdom

UK Energy Price Cap ‘Could Soon Be Scrapped’

Officials are considering scrapping the price cap when the UK government’s energy bill package ends in October 2024.

20th CPC National Congress

20th CPC National Congress | China’s Energy System Withstands Tests of COVID-19, Global Volatility

China's energy supply system has withstood the tests of the COVID-19 epidemic and major natural disasters, and effectively cushioned the impact of volatile inte…

Australia

ARENA and Shell Energy to Demonstrate Commercial Flexibility in Australia

Shell Energy’s ‘Commercialising Smart Energy Hubs’ project will recruit at least 40 commercial and industrial (C&I) customer sites to demonstrate flexible de…

Electric Car

Stellantis Debuts Pure-Electric Jeep, Pledges New Target on Energy Self-Sufficiency

Stellantis’ electric vehicle plans put it in competition with firms such as Elon Musk’s Tesla as well as companies like Volkswagen, Ford, and GM.

Natural Gas

BP Buying Leading RNG Production Group in $4.1 Billion Deal

British oil major BP is continuing to diversify its energy portfolio, announcing a deal to acquire a company considered an industry leader in production of rene…

Offshore Wind Power

First Set of Standards to Streamline Offshore Wind Projects in the US

The US offshore wind industry has the first set of standards for project development— a step advocates say will accelerate the growth of the burgeoning renewab…

SMR

Fortum Launches Study Into New Nuclear to Meet Energy Challenges

Fortum is starting a two-year feasibility study to explore the conditions needed for new nuclear developments in Finland and Sweden.

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Aluminium Smelter Powered by Offshore Wind

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced AUS$1.5 million (US$941,000) in funding to accelerate the development of a 1000MW offshore wind far…

Electric Vehicle Battery

China's Power Battery Output Surges Over 101 Pct in September

China's installed capacity of power batteries registered rapid growth in September amid a boom in the country's new energy vehicle (NEV) market, industry data s…

Nuclear Fusion

How Nuclear Fusion Reactors Like This One Could Change the World

Amid an energy crunch and spiralling household bills, there is renewed interest in fusion energy

Iberdrola’s Information Campaign to Spur 11mn Customers to Reduce Energy Use

Through intelligent algorithms, the Spanish utility will produce 90 million communications with personalised advice for an information campaign to help househol…

Finland

First Commercial-Scale Sand Battery Goes Online in Finland

The sand battery was developed by Polar Night Energy as an efficient way of storing energy and reducing the emissions from district heating.

United Kingdom

Ofgem Confirms Plans to Launch UK Energy Regulator Campaign

Ofgem has announced that it will launch a campaign to help the UK population reduce its energy use, amidst growing concerns surrounding the energy crisis.

Oil Refinery

French Refinery Strike Further Hits Petrol Supplies, Prime Minister Says

Petrol supplies at French service stations fell further over the weekend due to a weeks-long strike at oil major TotalEnergies.

Natural Gas

France Sends Germany Gas for First Time Amid Energy Crisis

Germany could get up to 100GWh gas per day from France