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Germany

German Finance Ministry Wants 33% Windfall Tax on Energy Firms - Die Welt

Germany's finance ministry aims to introduce a 33% tax on oil and gas companies that have benefited from windfall profits, Die Welt newspaper reported on Tuesda…

Energy Storage System

Harmony Energy Income Trust Brings Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage System Online

Europe’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) (by MWh) located in East Yorkshire, the UK, has been successfully energised.

Energy Investment

Italy’s A2A Scales Down Investments to 16 Bln Euros by 2030 to Cut Carbon Footprint

Italy's largest regional utility A2A on Tuesday scaled back its investments aimed at cutting its carbon footprint, as volatility in energy markets prompted the …

Energy Investment

Britain’s Windfall Tax Risks North Sea Cash Flight, Output Drop, Industry Warns

North Sea oil and gas producers hit back after Britain's decision to raise a windfall tax on the sector, warning the move risked jeopardizing investment in the …

Energy Storage Technology

The Need for Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Technologies

LDES technologies are promising but must be improved to aid the deep decarbonisation of electric power systems.

Distributed energy

UAE Issues Law to Regulate Linkage of Renewable Energy Production Units to the Grid

The legislation seeks to contribute to the country’s efforts towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050

Oil Refinery

Strike at BP’s Largest European Refinery Could Deepen Diesel Crisis

Refinery workers at BP’s biggest refinery in Europe are on a partial strike over demands for higher wages and will not cooperate in efforts to restart the Rott…

OPEC

UAE Denies It Is Engaging in Discussion With Other OPEC+ Members to Change Their Latest Agreement - Minister

United Arab Emirates' energy minister said on Monday that the Gulf state denied that it is engaging in any discussion with other OPEC+ members to change their l…

Hydrogen Production

Linde Starts Green Hydrogen Production in Greece

Linde, the world's largest industrial gases company, said on Tuesday it has started producing green hydrogen at its facilities in Greece.

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Outage Raises Risk to Finland Power Supply

The latest delay to Finland's Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor further increases uncertainty around the country's power supply this winter, especially in Janua…

Hydrogen Project

Air Liquide and Totalenergies to Produce Low-Carbon Hydrogen in France

Industrial gases company Air Liquide and TotalEnergies plan to produce low-carbon hydrogen at the Grandpuits site in France, the pair said on Tuesday, as France…

Carbon Emissions

Researchers Identify Carbon ‘Conveyor Belt’ in Arctic

Annually, the cross-shelf transport of carbon-rich particles from the Barents and Kara Seas can bind up to 3.6 million metric tons of CO2 in the Arctic deep sea…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Hybrid Ultracap Battery Promises 72-Second City EV Charging

An electric car that can charge in as little time as it takes to pump a gas vehicle has long been the dream of existing and would-be EV drivers. But what if it …

Simpler, Cheaper Electrical Generator Can Be Made With Store-Bought Tape

With an ability to turn friction into small amounts of electricity, triboelectric generators may one day be used in clothes that turn movement into power, in ba…

Australia

LiDAR and Helicopter Inspections Completed Across Australian Power Grid

Transgrid has undertaken extensive 3D laser scanning, aerial imagery and helicopter inspections of 13,000km of transmission lines to support bushfire safety in …