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Norway

Norway Is Right to Preserve Hydropower Water Supply -German Chancellor

Norway is right to preserve water in its hydroelectric dams in order to secure the country's power supply, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said while on a visit t…

Electric Car

U.S. States Urge Postal Service to Halt Gas Vehicle Purchases

A group of 17 state attorneys general urged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to halt planned purchases of gasoline-powered delivery vehicles pending a new environ…

Natural Gas

Germany Hits 75% Gas in Storage Goal Ahead of Schedule

Germany reached in the middle of August its target to have its natural gas storage 75% full, two weeks ahead of plans, data from Gas Infrastructure Europe showe…

Crude Oil

Switzerland Considers Switching to Oil for Power Plants

Amid a looming energy crisis, Switzerland could turn to oil for electricity production in the winter in case of an emergency, Swiss Energy Minister Simonetta So…

Natural Gas

Heatwave Sends European Gas Prices Higher

Europe’s benchmark gas prices at the Dutch TTF hub increased by 2% to $215.50 per MWh on Monday.

Natural Gas

German Households Will Foot the Bill for New Gas Tax

A new natural gas tax designed to keep importers afloat amid an energy crisis prompted by the war in Ukraine is set to cost German families, who will have to fo…

Nuclear Power Plant

California Might Keep One Nuclear Plant Open

Anticipating electricity supply shortages well into 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed allowing the state’s last-remaining nuclear power plant…

Offshore Wind Power

Change Is Coming to the Offshore Wind Towers Sector

Ambition, demand and tower sizes are all scaling up in the offshore wind arena

Energy Transition

American Clean Power Week 2022 Kicks Off

During a time of historic legislative action that will turbocharge the domestic clean power industry, the American Clean Power Association today kicked off Amer…

Hydropower Plant

Smart Tools to Enhance the Flexibility of Hydropower Turbines in the US

A team of GE Research engineers has been awarded a project through US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office to improve the operating capacity …

Smart Grid

Smart Grids Are Spurring Demand for BESS – Study

Grid modernisation initiatives, including the movement to new technologies such as smart grids, are spurring the demand for battery energy storage systems (BESS…

Offshore Wind Power

Keppel Corporation and Keppel Infrastructure Trust Jointly Invest in Offshore Wind Farm

Keppel Corporation Limited and Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte Ltd (KIFM) have announced that they are jointly investing €305.0 million to acquire a …

Natural Gas

Russian Gas Flows to Europe Stable

Warning signs are pictured in front of the gas compressor station, a part of Polish section of the Yamal pipeline that links Russia with western Europe which is…

United States

Bayer Launches Sustainable AG Hub to Connect U.S. Farmers, Food and Fuel Makers

Agricultural seeds and chemicals maker Bayer AG on Monday launched a digital farming platform that it says will help U.S. growers enact environmentally friendly…

Technology Trending: Mg-Ion Batteries, Hydrogen Innovation Lab, Landfill Methane for Bitcoin Mining

A new advance opening the way for Mg-ion batteries, protections for birds around networks, Enel Green Power’s Sicily hydrogen lab and a plan to power Bitcoin m…