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Microsoft Partnership Spurs Use of Ontario’s Hydro and Nuclear Assets

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Microsoft have announced a strategic partnership to tackle climate change and drive sustainable growth across Ontario.

Carbon Emissions

Carmakers Nearly as Carbon-Heavy per Euro as Oil Firms - NGO

The lifetime carbon emissions of a car are so high that investing in car companies funds almost as much carbon per euro as investing in an oil firm.

Net Zero Emission

Australian State Unveils $40 Bln Clean Energy Plan to Slash Reliance on Coal

One of Australia's top coal-producing states said it will convert its coal-fired power plants to renewable hubs by 2035 under a A$62 billion clean energy plan u…

France

French Grid Operator RTE to Return More Than 1 Bln Euros to Clients

France's power grid operator RTE said it intended to return more than 1 billion euros ($961 million) to its clients at the start of 2023, a total matching this …

Solar Cell

Solar Cell Breakthrough Could Challenge Silicon Dominance

Engineers at Rice University have solved a long-standing conundrum in making stable, efficient solar panels out of halide perovskites.

Nuclear Reactor

France to Speed up New Nuclear Buildup

French Energy Minister has said a new nuclear reactor will soon be greenlit.

Oil Price

Biden to US Oil Companies: ‘Bring Down Petrol Prices Now’

Crude prices have fallen in recent weeks on fears of a global economic slowdown.

Electric Vehicle Charging

EV Charge Points in Britain Are Now Nearly as Expensive as Gasoline, Research Shows

The U.K. wants to stop the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans by 2030. It will require, from 2035, all new cars and vans to have zero-tailpipe emissi…

Solar Power Plant

Enfinity Global to Acquire 400MW Solar Project Portfolio in US

The solar portfolio consists of 28 operational solar photovoltaic power plants.

Energy Storage System

Ørsted and ‘CO2 Battery’ Company Energy Dome Sign MOU for 200MWH System

Danish energy company Ørsted will run a feasibility study on the deployment of a 20MW/200MWh energy storage system using Italian startup Energy Dome’s ‘CO2 B…

Natural Gas

How Germany’s Industrial Giants Are Preparing for Winter

Germany has managed to fill its gas reserves to 91.32% of capacity, allaying fears it could run out this winter after Russian gas flows fell sharply - but it ha…

EU

EU Countries Eye Delay to Levy on Fossil Fuel Windfall Profits - Document

European Union countries are considering an option to delay by a year a levy on the windfall profits of fossil fuel companies, as they hunt for a deal on emerge…

Electric Car

Thickened Battery Electrodes Hint at Fast-Charging EVs With Doubled Range

Scientists experimenting with key components in lithium batteries have come up with a promising new design that could one day see electric vehicles charge much …

Australia

Australia’s ZEN Energy, ACCIONA Energía Enter 10-Year PPA

ZEN will buy 34% of Waubra Wind Farm’s total generation.

Renewable Energy Employment Reaches 12.7 Million in 2021

Around 700,000 new workers were employed last year.