Law

Net Zero Emission

The UK Must Provide More Certainty to Investors as It Pushes Forward With Decarbonisation and Energy Security

New research from Cornwall Insight and law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has laid out what the UK government must do to achieve an affordable, sustainable and secu…

Carbon Emissions

EU Lawmakers Split Ahead of Votes on More Ambitious Climate Policies

​The European Parliament will vote on Wednesday on a raft of EU climate change policies to cut Europe's emissions over the next decade.

Net Zero Emission

Vital Energi Secures £72.3MN Decarbonisation Funding in UK

NHS trusts and law courts set to benefit from Vital Energi's decarbonisation funding from the UK's Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Energy Storage Battery

Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Project a First for Sub-Saharan Africa

The 20MW Golomoti Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Project in Malawi has successfully entered commercial operations.

Gas Turbine

Milestone for Australia’s First Carbon Offset Power Station

EnergyAustralia’s Tallawarra B power station in Yallah has received a 372-tonne fast-start gas turbine, which will form the centre of Australia’s first carbon…

ITER

Hydrogen Breakthrough Unlocks New Potential for Fusion Energy

A revision of a fundamental law for tokamak fusion energy has doubled the fuel potential, thereby increasing the output energy potential.

Net Zero Emission

Greece Passes First Climate Law, Vows to Cut Dependence on Fossil Fuels

Greece passed on Thursday its first climate law, which sets out specific targets to fight climate change and wean itself off coal in power generation by 2028.

Net Zero Emission

Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $2.3 Billion Investment to Cut U.S. Carbon Pollution

DOE Launches $2.25B Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Effort to Increase CO2 Storage Sites, Provides Additional $91M to Advance Carbon Management Approaches, Buildi…

Electricity Transmission

Mozambique and Malawi Commence Electricity Interconnection Project

The first stone has been laid for an historic regional electricity interconnection project between Mozambique and Malawi.

Net Zero Emission

Wrangle over EU Carbon Market Revamp Threatens Climate Targets

Officials and lawmakers negotiating an overhaul of the EU carbon market are struggling to reach a compromise over plans to levy CO2 costs on suppliers of pollut…

Solar Power Panel

Judge Rules for Elon Musk in $13 Bln Lawsuit over Tesla-SolarCity Deal

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk did not unjustly enrich himself when he guided the electric vehicle maker in 2016 to acquire SolarCity Corp, where M…

Natural Gas

Germany's New Gas Storage Law - How Will It Work?

A bill to guarantee minimum gas storage levels in Germany, whose underground facilities account for a quarter of the EU bloc's total capacity, will kick in from…

Mexico

Mexican President Urges Energy, Lithium Firms to Talk to Government

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday urged companies to consult their lawyers and talk to the government following decisions in support of…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Station to Boost Malawi’s Energy Generation Capacity

​The government of Malawi is adding 3.4MW to the national grid through its commissioning of Muloza Hydropower Station.

EU

EU Renewable Hydrogen Law Coming in May

The European Commission aims to publish technical legislation defining renewable hydrogen on 18 May.