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Ukraine

‘Historic Milestone’ as Ukraine Connected to European Power Grid

​The electricity grids of Ukraine and Moldova have successfully been synchronised with the Continental European Grid.

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus Grid Supplying Electricity to Chernobyl: Local Authorities

Belarus is supplying electricity to Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, local Belarusian authorit…

SMR

Ukraine, Climate, SMRs: EU and IAEA Nuclear Talks

The eighth European Union-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Senior Officials Meeting discussed opportunities to deepen cooperation in a range of areas, …

Nuclear Reactor

Newcleo, ENEA to Cooperate on Advanced Reactors

UK-based innovative reactor developer Newcleo has signed a framework agreement with ENEA - the Italian national agency for new technologies, energy and sustaina…

Electric Car

China: BYD Follows In Tesla Footsteps By Raising Car Prices

Tesla's recent price increases attracted a lot of attention, but the rises are not exclusive to Tesla.

Electric Car

Volkswagen to Launch all-Electric Mid-Size Sedan in 2023

Hot on the heels of the ID.Buzz electric microbus debut, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has let drop that the German carmaker will launch a new mid-sized electric…

PV Moisture-Wicking Tech Gives New Meaning to “Solar Farm”

Researchers at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology now report a more sustainable and low-cost solution to produce enough water fr…

Record-Breaking Hydrogen Electrolyzer Claims 95% Efficiency

A kilogram of hydrogen holds 39.4 kWh of energy, but typically costs around 52.5 kWh of energy to create via current commercial electrolyzers. Australian compan…

Oil Price

Crude Oil Falls to $100, Eases Inflationary Worries

Crude oil prices fell to $100 a barrel on Tuesday, from a high of $139 last week, easing worries for consumers and the economy facing inflationary headwinds.

Oil Futures Open Higher on IEA Supply Warning

Oil futures rose in early trading on Thursday, recovering some of the prior day's losses, after IEA said a decline in oil demand due to higher prices would not …

Coal Mine

US Coal Exports Increase 23% Between 2020 and 2021

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), in 2021, coal exports from the US increased by 23% to 85 million short t from 69 million short t in…

Nuclear Power Plant

Thousands of Households Without Power in Northeast Japan After Earthquake Kills Four

Thousands of Japanese households remained without power on Thursday as companies worked to assess damage the morning after a powerful quake hit the northeast co…

Oil & Gas Supply

Uganda’s Oil and Gas Prospects Expected to Improve in 2025

Increased sanctioning activity in African energy has resulted in growth in cumulative expenditure of $23 billion by 2025, according to the African Energy Chambe…

EU

EU Can Tap Geothermal Potential to Cut Russian Gas - EGEC

EGEC has calculated that the EU can reduce its use of Russian gas by 3 billion cubic metres (bcm) this year with the help of geothermal district heating and coo…

Canada

Canada Seeks Views on Clean Electricity Standard to Get to Net-Zero Grid by 2035

Canada on Tuesday launched a consultation to develop a Clean Electricity Standard (CES) as it aims to achieve a net-zero electricity grid by 2035 as part of eff…