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Nuclear Power Plant

EDF to Start Negotiations to End French Nuclear Plant Strikes

French electrical operator EDF will start negotiations on Tuesday to end strikes at 10 French nuclear power plants, a company spokesperson said on Monday.

Nuclear Power Plant

The Global Energy Crisis Is Contributing to a Nuclear Renaissance

Japan is considering extending a limit on the operation lifespan of nuclear plants.

Oil Field

Norway’s Equinor Considers Buying Chinese North Sea Oilfields

Reuters reported on Monday that Norway's Equinor ASA is considering buying oilfields in the British North Sea from China's CNOOC Ltd.

Energy Saving

Nights in and Packed Lunches - Britons Seek Savings to Cover Energy Bills

Britons are spending more nights in, taking packed lunches to work and eschewing new clothes and treats to ensure they can cover rising energy bills this autumn…

Oil Price

U.S. Could Sell Oil From Emergency Reserve This Week -Sources

The Biden administration plans to sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to dampen fuel prices before next month's congressional elections, thre…

United Kingdom

UK Energy Price Cap ‘Could Soon Be Scrapped’

Officials are considering scrapping the price cap when the UK government’s energy bill package ends in October 2024.

Australia

ARENA and Shell Energy to Demonstrate Commercial Flexibility in Australia

Shell Energy’s ‘Commercialising Smart Energy Hubs’ project will recruit at least 40 commercial and industrial (C&I) customer sites to demonstrate flexible de…

20th CPC National Congress

20th CPC National Congress | China’s Commitment to the World in Key CPC Blueprint Bolsters Global Confidence

China will accelerate creating a new development pattern and pursue high-quality development, said Xi Jinping while delivering the report to the key CPC congres…

Natural Gas

BP Buying Leading RNG Production Group in $4.1 Billion Deal

British oil major BP is continuing to diversify its energy portfolio, announcing a deal to acquire a company considered an industry leader in production of rene…

SMR

Fortum Launches Study Into New Nuclear to Meet Energy Challenges

Fortum is starting a two-year feasibility study to explore the conditions needed for new nuclear developments in Finland and Sweden.

Smart Meter

Data Innovations Drive UK National Grid Smart Meter Project

British distributor National Grid has launched the new Smart Meter Innovations and Test Network (SMITN) project.

CCS

Global Carbon Capture Project Pipeline Swells 44% in Past Year-Report

The pipeline for projects to capture and store carbon emissions has grown around 44% in the past twelve months to 244 million tonnes a year, the Global CCS Inst…

Iberdrola’s Information Campaign to Spur 11mn Customers to Reduce Energy Use

Through intelligent algorithms, the Spanish utility will produce 90 million communications with personalised advice for an information campaign to help househol…

Finland

First Commercial-Scale Sand Battery Goes Online in Finland

The sand battery was developed by Polar Night Energy as an efficient way of storing energy and reducing the emissions from district heating.

Oil Refinery

French Refinery Strike Further Hits Petrol Supplies, Prime Minister Says

Petrol supplies at French service stations fell further over the weekend due to a weeks-long strike at oil major TotalEnergies.