Fuel

Carbon Emissions

U.S. and EU to Crack down on Fossil Fuel Sector’s Methane Emissions

The United States and the European Union will unveil an agreement targeting methane emissions within the fossil fuel industry.

Electric Car

Autos Giant Renault Is Betting the Market for Gasoline Cars Will Continue to Grow

Renault’s focus on the internal combustion engine comes at a time when some big economies are looking to move away from vehicles that use fossil fuels.

Ammonia

ABS Green-Lights Cosco’s Ammonia-Fueled Vessel Design

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co. and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Technology have won two approvals in principle from ABS classification society for their amm…

COP27: $1bn Signed for Grid-Based Projects ‘in Asia and Beyond’

A strategic investment partnership will see AIIB and GEAPP mobilise up to $1 billion and identify co-financing opportunities for projects and programs of common…

United States

Chevron and JERA Jointly Pursue Lower-Carbon Solutions in the US and Asia Pacific

Chevron New Energies, Chevron’s unit focusing on low-carbon fuels, and Japanese energy giant JERA have agreed to collaborate on multiple lower-carbon opportuni…

Energy Transition

Panama, Uruguay, and Norway Join Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative at COP27

The governments of Panama, Uruguay, and Norway have signed up to the Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative, a worldwide cross-sector initiative aimed at catalyzin…

Net Zero Emission

Shell Signs ‘Large’ Cellulosic Ethanol Deal With Raízen Amid Growing Sustainable Fuel Demand

Energy giant Shell has entered into a long-term agreement with Brazil’s Raízen to buy a total of 3.25 billion litres of sugar-crane cellulosic ethanol in a bi…

United States

U.S. EPA Allowed Two-Week Extension to Issue Biofuel Blending Proposal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a biofuels trade groups have agreed to extend by two weeks a deadline the agency has to issue a proposal on 2…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Headed for Winter Blackouts as EDF Cuts Nuclear Output Forecast

France is staring down a serious risk of blackouts this winter, with French utility EDF lowering its nuclear power output forecast for this year to 275-285 tera…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia's Power Exports at Risk as People Switch to Electricity for Heating

Bosnia may be forced to cut exports as Bosnians turn to subsidised electricity for heating after a jump in prices for other fuels, including gas, firewood and w…

Carbon Emissions

Researchers Report Renewable Jet Fuel Breakthrough

National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers report success in using lignin as a path toward a drop-in 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

Hydrogen Production

Indonesia Tests Co-Firing of Coal and Gas With Biomass and Hydrogen

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to explore co-firing less carbon intensive fuels at power plants owned and operated by Indonesia Power.

Chart and Flowserve Forge Ties on Hydrogen as Cleaner Fuel Source

Chart Industries and Flowserve Corporation have entered into an agreement to support the growth of hydrogen as an alternative, cleaner fuel source.

Electric Car

EU Approves Effective Ban on New Fossil Fuel Cars From 2035

The European Union struck a deal on Thursday on a law to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, aiming to speed up the switch to elec…

Australia

Australian Energy Minister Does Not Rule Out Price Caps

Australia's Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Friday the country could not rule out energy price caps, as it deals with rising fuel costs.