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Carbon Emissions

European Parliament Backs Outlawing of Petrol and Diesel Vehicles by 2035

As part of the Fit for 55 package, European parliamentarians have supported revision of CO2 emission performance standards for new vehicles.

Energy Storage Battery

Solid-State Battery Company Ion Storage Systems Raises US$30 Million in Series A

Ion Storage Systems (ION), a company that has developed a solid-state lithium-ion battery technology, has raised a US$30 million Series A to expand its producti…

Wind Farm

RWE Installs ‘World’s First’ Steel Collars at German Offshore Wind Farm

They have been installed around the monopile foundation at seabed level at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm, expected to help boost the bearing capacity and impro…

Electric Vehicle Battery

The World Is Scrambling for Lithium Supply

As a crucial component in EV batteries, lithium prices have skyrocketed.

Net Zero Emission

Google and Unilever Among Firms Testing New Framework for Carbon Credit Claims

A provisional code of practice that aims to "bring integrity to corporate claims made about voluntary use of carbon credits" is to be road-tested by a host of l…

Nuclear Power Plant

Germany Remains Firmly Anti-nuclear Despite Energy Crisis

Germany’s government has no intention of changing its policies on nuclear energy even as worry about a halt to Russian gas supplies intensifies among politicia…

Net Zero Emission

The UK Must Provide More Certainty to Investors as It Pushes Forward With Decarbonisation and Energy Security

New research from Cornwall Insight and law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has laid out what the UK government must do to achieve an affordable, sustainable and secu…

Hydrogen Project

UK Project to Develop World’s First Dual-Fuel Hydrogen and Diesel Piling Machine

The world’s first dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel piling machine is to be developed and evaluated as part of a collaborative project in the UK.

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas to Supply Turbines for Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

The Danish company will also service the wind project for several years once it is operational.

Solar Power Plant

Rolls-Royce and Solarcomplex Open Solar Park in Germany

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, together with German energy developer solarcomplex and property owner Gerhard Weber, has opened the new Berghof solar park in Tengen,…

Hydrogen Production

‘Big Wake-up Call’ as Energy Crisis Makes Fossil Hydrogen a Bad Investment

The current energy crisis is making “blue” hydrogen derived from natural gas with carbon capture even more impractical than it already was.

Energy Saving

Japan Asks People and Firms to Save Electricity to Avoid Blackouts

Japan on Tuesday called on households and companies to conserve as much electricity as possible this summer, seeking to prevent blackouts as spare reserve capac…

Electric Car

Close to 750K EVs Hit UK Streets

Electric cars now represent one-in-five new vehicle registrations

CCS

Textile Filter Could Advance Carbon Capture Tech

Researchers in the US have proposed a new textile-based filter which they believe could hold potential for new carbon capture technologies.

Energy Transition

High Fuel Prices Could Erode Public Support for Energy Transition, Chevron CEO Says

Europe's plan to double down on renewable fuels in response to rising fuel costs could have the unintended short-term effect of increasing prices and slow down …