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Electricity Transmission

Romania Secures €420m+ for Massive Grid Overhaul

Contracts have been signed valuing €424.4 million ($411.8 million) for nine projects to oversee the digitisation and modernisation of Romania’s transmission n…

Smart Grid

Northern Ireland Smart Grid Demo Delivers Savings

Project Girona, Northern Ireland’s first smart grid project, was designed by The Electric Storage Company to demonstrate the potential benefits of a smart loca…

Energy Saving

Industry Leaders Unite Behind Cogeneration in Letter to EU Commission

COGEN Europe, the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration, has presented the European Commission with an open letter calling for cogeneration to …

Israel

Israel’s Ashtrom Enters Greek Market With 476MW Solar Agreements

Israel-based Ashtrom Renewable Energy has signed agreements to develop a 476MW solar project pipeline in Greece, marking the company’s entry into the Greek mar…

Microgrid

Mapping Europe’s Microgrids to Ensure Effective Regulation

University of Groningen doctoral researcher Jamie Behrendt has started mapping existing and developing microgrids across Europe.

Nuclear Giant Westinghouse Acquired by Renewable Power Company and Uranium Fuel Supplier

A consortium comprised of Brookfield Renewable Partners, together with its institutional partners, and Cameco Corp. announced on Oct. 11 an agreement to acquire…

Natural Gas

Germany Launches Investigation into Nord Stream Blasts

German federal prosecutors said they had opened an investigation against “unknown persons”.

OPEC

U.S. Officials Promised Saudis It Wouldn’t Let Oil Market Collapse

U.S. officials told Saudi Arabia prior to the OPEC+ meeting that it would help stave off a collapse in the oil market by buying oil at $75 per barrel to repleni…

Offshore Wind Power

Massive Stellar Winds of Growth for Global Offshore Wind, New Analysis Finds

Offshore wind opportunities soar with 135GW of potential capacity available in leasing rounds, according to a report.

Carbon Emissions

Canada, Rio Tinto to Invest in R&D, Cutting Emissions at Quebec Plant

Canada and Rio Tinto Ltd will invest up to C$737 million ($533.6 million) over eight years to cut carbon emissions and expand research and development at a Queb…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Robots and AI Could Optimize Lithium-Ion Batteries

New automated system could quickly find new battery chemistries much faster than with brute-force human testing.

Crude Oil

White House Leaves Door Open for Additional SPR Releases

The White House said on Tuesday that it has many options to counteract OPEC+’s looming production cuts, including the release of even more crude oil from the n…

India

Toyota Launches Pilot Project for Flex Fuel Vehicle in India

Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday unveiled its flex fuel hybrid sedan in India, kicking off a pilot project in a market where the government is pushing automakers to…

World Bank Defends Climate Record in Meeting with NGOs

World Bank President David Malpass defended the institution's commitment to tackling climate change on Tuesday, telling civil society groups that have criticize…

United Kingdom

UK Moves to Cap Revenues of Low-Carbon Energy Producers

Britain set out plans for a temporary revenue limit on low-carbon electricity generators on Tuesday, which the government said had the potential to save billion…