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Hydropower Plant

5.5MW Hydropower Plant to Boost Energy Supply in Rwanda

The 5.5MW Mushishito-Rukarara V Hydropower Plant was recently inaugurated in Rwanda. The plant will boost electricity supply in the country and protect the envi…

Australia

Western Australia Putting 1,000 PV-Plus-Battery Standalone Power Systems Into Remote and Rural Areas

The government of Western Australia has begun a drive to deploy at least 1,000 renewable energy off-grid power systems aimed at bringing resilient electricity s…

Crude Oil

Macron Tells Biden That Uae, Saudi Can Barely Raise Oil Output

Two top OPEC oil producers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, can barely increase oil production, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he ha…

Carbon Emissions

EU Launches New ‘Green Deal’ to Restore Nature by 2050

Halving the use of pesticides and protecting endangered species are key aims of the plans

Natural Gas

French Energy Giants Urge Consumers to Cut Energy Use

​The heads of France's big energy companies on Sunday urged individuals and businesses to limit power consumption immediately to prepare for a looming energy c…

Geothermal Power Plant

Underground Geothermal Research Facility to Be Put Up in Germany

A partnership led by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology will be putting up the GeoLaB, an underground research facility that seeks to understand fundamental …

Energy Storage Project

Recurrent Energy Acquires 400MWH Storage, Expands Ercot’s Storage Pipeline

Recurrent Energy, LLC, has acquired two standalone energy storage projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES).

Electricity Transmission

China-Laos Electricity Supply Achieves Two-Way Transmission for the First Time

The Nam Tha River Hydropower Station in Laos delivered electricity to Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday.

Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Bank of America Among Funders of Africa Mini-Grid Push

Crossboundary Energy Access, an investment platform which is project financing solar-powered mini-grid projects in rural Africa, has secured US$50 million fundi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Europe May Shift Back to Coal as Russia Turns Down Gas Flows

Europe's biggest Russian gas buyers raced to find alternative fuel supplies on Monday and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that t…

Belgium

People Rally in Belgium to Protest Soaring Cost of Fuel, Food

More than 70,000 people rallied in Belgium’s capital Brussels on Monday in a protest against the soaring cost of guel and food.

Energy Transition

Australia Needs Coal, Gas to Back up Renewables - Regulators

Australia's Energy Security Board proposed on Monday paying coal- and gas-fired generators for buffer supply on the grid but offering longer-term contracts for …

Natural Gas

Austria Revives Coal-Fired Power Option as Russia Cuts Gas Supply

Austria's government agreed with utility Verbund on Sunday to convert a reserve, gas-fired power plant so that it can produce electricity with coal should restr…

Hydropower Plant

South Korea’s LG Chem Plans to Build Hydrogen Plant to Cut Carbon Emissions

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd said on Monday it planned to build a hydrogen plant in South Korea to produce 50,000 tonnes of hydrogen annually by the second quarter…

United Kingdom

UK’s Ofgem Proposes New Rules to Protect Customers Amid Soaring Energy Prices

Britain's energy regulator on Monday proposed new measures to protect consumers' money and prevent energy suppliers from charging high direct debit payments, a …