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Energy Storage Battery

AGL, ARENA to Study Thermal Battery Development in Australia

AGL energy and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have partnered to conduct a feasibility study on the viability of thermal energy storage to power …

Egypt

Egypt COP27 Climate Summit Activists Concerned Voices Will Be Curtailed

The decision to hold next month's COP27 climate summit in a highly secured tourist resort in Egypt, along with restrictions on access, is curbing civil society'…

Hydrogen Project

Europe Aims to Build Green Hydrogen Corridor

Europe is ramping up its green hydrogen initiatives.

Electric Car

Smart Thermostats and EVs Connected in US Demand Response Partnership

A new partnership in the US has concocted a DERMS-powered programme to coordinate demand response via smart thermostats and electric vehicles (EVs).

Offshore Wind Power

20th CPC National Congress | Chaozhou in China Is Planning 43.3 Gigawatt Offshore Wind Farm Before 2025

The city of Chaozhou, in China’s Guangdong province, is going to build an offshore wind farm so large that it is expected to provide more power than all of Nor…

Natural Gas

Germany Evaluating if Consumer Gas Price Brake Can Be Brought Forward

German finance minister Christian Lindner said on Sunday it was not yet clear whether a gas price brake for consumers and small businesses planned from March co…

LNG

CEZ Seeks Higher Capacity at Dutch LNG Terminal, Wants Damages From Gazprom

Czech power utility CEZ is in talks to raise the capacity it has booked at a new Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.

Natural Gas

Uniper Shuts Down 50% Of Headquarters to Save Gas

German utility Uniper is shutting half the office space in its headquarters and lowering temperatures in areas remaining open to save gas.

LNG

Philippines Sees Room for LNG Despite Renewables Push

The use of LNG imports for power generation in the Philippines next year should not be a disincentive for investors in renewables.

Hydrogen Project

Asia’s Richest Person Adani Aims for Europe With Huge Morocco Clean Energy Project

Billionaire's conglomerate is considering building wind and solar generation plants in the North African nation and units to produce green hydrogen for export. …

Dewa Appoints Companies to Consult on Hassyan Desalination Plant

Consulting companies on the 120m gallons per day plant include Deloitte, WSP and Addleshaw Goddard.

Net Zero Emission

Ottawa and Alberta Clash Over Who Must Pay to Lift Canada’s Carbon Capture Credits

Canada's federal government and the main oil producing province of Alberta are at odds over who should pay to bolster tax credits and scale up a crucial technol…

Oil Price

Goldman: U.S. SPR Crude Releases to Have Modest Price Influence

The Biden administration's plan to continue releasing the Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) "as appropriate" to bring down retail rates poses limited downside …

Oil Shale

Shale Firms Discount 'U.S. Put' as Inadequate to Lift Oil Output

U.S. shale oil executive Matt Gallagher this week took a poll on Twitter to gauge sentiment toward President Joe Biden's offer to stock the U.S. emergency oil r…

Oil Refinery

Exxon Shares Surge to Record High on Strong Earnings Outlook

Exxon Mobil Corp shares passed their all-time high on Friday as oil prices resumed their climb and analysts raised their long-term views of top U.S. oil produce…