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Ammonia

Tech Breakthrough Could Slash Fertilizer Emissions

Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a new catalyst that could transform the process of converting nitrogen and hydrogen to ammonia. …

Nuclear Reactor

Could Retired Coal Plant Sites Become Home to Small Nuclear Power Stations?

The Chair of NIA has said these sites could reduce the need for costly grid connections.

Smart Grid

EIT Innoenergy and Redeia Enterprises Close Three Smart Grid Projects

Together with EIT Innoenergy, Red Eléctrica and Elewit – Redeia enterprises – have closed three grid projects as part of the Grid2030 programme, aiming to de…

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor Starts Production at Norwegian Floating Wind Farm

The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm off the west coast of Norway, which will supply power to oil and gas fields and cut their emissions, started produ…

Net Zero Emission

COP27: India Lays Out Plan for Long-Term Decarbonization

India will prioritize a phased transition to cleaner fuels and slashing household consumption to achieve net zero emissions by 2070.

Electric Car

UK Unveils First Large-Scale Lithium Refinery to Boost EV Supply Chain

The UK’s first large-scale merchant lithium refinery has been announced, providing battery grade materials to bolster the electric vehicle (EV), renewable ener…

Carbon Emissions

New Biofuels Can Boost Fuel Economy and Slash Carbon Emissions in Cars and Trucks

Argonne collaborates with U.S. laboratories on research to identify promising biofuels for different engine types.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Indonesia, ADB Launch First Coal Power Plant Retirement Deal

Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank and a private power firm are teaming up to refinance and prematurely retire a coal-fired power plant, the first such proje…

Hydropower Plant

Nigeria Offers Concession on $1.3 Billion China-Funded Hydro Power Plant

Nigeria plans to grant a concession on its $1.3 billion hydropower plant now under construction and is seeking bids from private investors to operate the China-…

Mexico

Mexico's Pemex to Work With EPA to Bring Down Methane Emissions

Mexican state oil company Pemex said Saturday that it would work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - especi…

United States

US West Faces Power Reliability Issues from Growing Use of Renewables

A group responsible for power market reliability in Western North America said the growing use of renewable generation will require the region to boost planning…

Canada

Canada, Nigeria Target Oil and Gas Methane Emissions With New Laws

Oil and gas producers Canada and Nigeria have become the latest countries to tackle the potent greenhouse gas methane with laws to rein in emissions in the foss…

Crude Oil

UK Considering Big Increase in Energy Windfall Tax, Sources Say

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is considering a big increase in a windfall tax on oil and gas firms and extending it to power generation firms as he tries…

UN Launches Satellite System to Track Methane Emissions

The United Nations is launching a satellite-based system to detect and track global methane emissions as part of efforts to reduce emissions of methane.

Energy Transition

Global Investment Firm KKR Invests $400m in India’s Serentica Renewables

Serentica Renewables seeks to enable the energy transition by providing clean energy solutions for energy-intensive, hard-to-abate industries.