Fossil fuel

Chile

Chile’s First Electric Bus Factory Aims to Ease Fossil Fuel Dependency

Electric buses built by a Chilean company are now operating in the world's top copper-producing nation, as the country seeks ways to reduce its use of fossil fu…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Solid State Batteries Can Reduce EV Carbon Footprint by 39% – Study

​New research has found that solid state batteries can reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle (EV) batteries by almost two-fifths – further increasin…

Energy Storage Project

IESA: India ‘Needs at Least 160GWH of Energy Storage’ to Meet 2030 Renewable Energy Target

​To integrate a targeted 500GW of non-fossil fuel energy onto its networks by 2030, at least 160GWh of energy storage will be needed in India by that time, acc…

LNG

World’s Largest Hybrid Ship Set to Ferry Passengers Between Britain and France

The idea behind the hybrid ships is that they can run on liquefied natural gas (a fossil fuel), battery power or a combination of the two.

LNG

Can Europe Actually Afford to Kick Fossil Fuels?

The European Union has made big pledges to go green, but the energy crisis is making its plans exceedingly difficult to achieve.

Carbon Emissions

NY Bill Aims to Limit Crypto Miners Using Fossil Fuel-Generated Power

The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to miners of c…

Energy Transition

Ukraine War, Pandemic Set to Speed Europe’s Green Energy Transition, Report Finds

Most European Union countries have boosted their renewable plans since 2020, putting them on course to cut fossil fuel use this decade as the energy and COVID-1…

Electric Car

Hydrogen or Electric: Why Not Both?

Automakers are racing to build newer, greener vehicles as the world moves away from fossil fuels.

Net Zero Emission

Greece Passes First Climate Law, Vows to Cut Dependence on Fossil Fuels

Greece passed on Thursday its first climate law, which sets out specific targets to fight climate change and wean itself off coal in power generation by 2028.

Germany

G7 Can Spearhead Climate Fight by Agreeing to Phase Out Coal, Germany Says

The Group of Seven countries can spearhead the fight against climate change and accelerate a pivot away from fossil fuels by agreeing to phase out coal power ge…

LNG

EU Plans First Joint Gas Buying Before Winter

The European Union plans to start jointly buying gas before winter, the bloc's energy policy chief said on Monday, as it seeks to cut reliance on Russian fossil…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Included in EU's Repowering Plan

The European Commission has formally adopted the REPowerEU plan which aims to rapidly reduce EU dependence on Russian fossil fuels.

Natural Gas

Netherlands to Ban Fossil Fuel Boilers From 2026

Dutch homes will have to install sustainable heating systems, such as a hybrid heat pumps, instead.

LNG

EU Unveils 210 Bln Euro Plan to Ditch Russian Fossil Fuels

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a 210 billion euro plan for Europe to end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and to use the pivot away …

Energy Transition

Top 10 Actions for Reducing Fossil Fuel Demand

New Energy Transitions Commission report highlights short and medium-term actions to build energy security and urges faster renewable electricity roll out.