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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.

Electric Car

EU, U.S. Eye Level Playing Field for EU Electric Cars in U.S. Market

European Union and U.S. officials expect to reach agreement that would grant EU companies, including electric car makers, the same status as U.S. ones in the U.…

Australia

EU Crisis Opens Opportunity for Australian Green Energy Exports -Fortescue

The energy crisis in Europe presents a huge opportunity for Australia to export more green energy, the chief financial officer at Fortescue Future Industries (F…

United States

U.S. Will Use SPR Barrels Responsibly Where It Makes Sense to Stabilize Markets -Official

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Adre…

Energy Saving

Industry Leaders Unite Behind Cogeneration in Letter to EU Commission

COGEN Europe, the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration, has presented the European Commission with an open letter calling for cogeneration to …

OPEC

U.S. Officials Promised Saudis It Wouldn’t Let Oil Market Collapse

U.S. officials told Saudi Arabia prior to the OPEC+ meeting that it would help stave off a collapse in the oil market by buying oil at $75 per barrel to repleni…

New Electrode Technology Boosts Efficiency of Power-to-Gas Production

Tokyo-based Toshiba Corporation has developed new technology that helps to improve the efficiency and potentially the commercial viability of Power-to-Gas (P2G)…

Japan

Enhancing the Energy Efficiency of the Internet

A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan has devised a potential solution to one of the Internet of Energy’s most pressing issues: energy efficien…

Philippines

Philippines Energy Chief: 2023 Power Supply Conditions Look 'Difficult'

The Philippines' energy minister said on Monday the country's power supply situation next year is likely to be difficult, with some hydro plants expected to be …

United Kingdom

UK Minister Zahawi: Planned Power Cuts Extremely Unlikely

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi walks at Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham, Britain, October 5, 2022. RE…

Switzerland

GE to Supply Reserve Power to Swiss Federal Office

GE Gas Power has secured an order from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) for the rental of eight of its trailer-mounted gas turbine units.

Long-Duration Energy Storage a Prerequisite for the Energy Transition– Study

An issue brief released by ESS Inc. details the critical need for long-duration energy storage (LDES) to create an efficient, low-carbon energy system and avoid…

Smart Grid

Iberdrola Taps EIB for €220M Smart Grid Development

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Iberdrola have agreed to increase the green loan signed in 2021 with a top up of €220 million ($215 million) to strength…

Natural Gas

Fourth Gas Leak at Nord Stream Found

Authority supervising the Swedish coastline has confirmed its findings while the US reaffirmed its support to its European allies

Virtual Energy Management Pilot Coordinates Commercial Energy Use

With the hopes of allowing businesses in the US to optimise how and when their buildings use energy, a utility, a grid modernisation tech developer and a digita…