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The Hydrogen Council Welcomes Four New Members

The Hydrogen Council has announced that four new leading companies have joined the global CEO-led initiative to advance the role for hydrogen in the energy tran…

Sweden

European Energy’s Solar Park Approved by Court

European Energy’s 128.5 MW solar park in Svedberga outside Helsingborg, Sweden, has been approved by the Land and Environment Court in Växjö, Sweden.

Floating Solar Project

ACWA Power to Develop Floating Solar PV Projects for Indonesia

ACWA Power Company has announced that PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has chosen the company to develop two floating solar PV projects.

Octopus Energy to Take Over Struggling Competitor Bulb Energy

Octopus Energy Group is taking on state-run Bulb Energy’s 1.5 million customers after securing approval from the British Government.

Smart Grid

Illinois Regulators Approve US Utilities’ Smart Meter Data Collaboration

The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a smart meter collaboration that enables Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas to securely transmit natural gas meter da…

CCS

GE Explores Carbon Capture at Combined Cycle Plants Across Asia

GE Gas Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean engineering firm DL E&C and its subsidiary CarbonCo to explore the integration of carbon…

Energy-Eficient Building

Stricter Rules for Energy Performance of European Buildings

The European Council reached an agreement on a proposal to revise the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

United States

Conduit Hydropower Capacity Could Add 1.4GW to US Grid

Conduit hydropower, which uses water from structures such as water supply pipelines and irrigation canals, has the potential to add 1.41GW of electricity to the…

United Arab Emirates

UAE and US in Strategic Partnership to Invest $100bn in Clean Energy Projects

The two countries plan to produce 100 gigawatts of clean energy globally.

Scotland Awards £2.9m to Tackle Nature and Climate Crises

Projects that restore Scotland’s rainforest and protect some of the country’s most threatened wildlife will share the funding.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Bp Pulse Unveils Plans for Gigahub EV Fast-Charging Network

Los Angeles International Airport is the first planned location for the hub, with the network serving ride-hailing and taxi fleets.

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak Could Still Be at COP27

Downing Street has said his position of not being at the climate summit is “under review”

Natural Gas

Bp Doubles Profits From Oil and Gas Prices

From July to September the company made $8.2bn

OPEC

OPEC+ 'Only a Phone Call Away' if Markets Need Balancing - UAE Minister

The United Arab Emirates' energy minister said on Monday that OPEC+ was always willing to balance crude oil markets if needed, and that if consumers require its…

Hydrogen Production

Nikola, KeyState to Collaborate on Hydrogen Supply

Electric vehicle maker Nikola Corp said on Monday it was working with KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis to create Pennsylvania state's first low-carbon hydrogen pr…