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Net Zero Emission

UK Puts Carbon Behind Bars

Low carbon systems will ensure the prison has zero carbon operations

Floating Offshore Wind

Researchers Design Novel Floating Wind Turbine for Deep Waters

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories created a tool that they plan to use to design a novel floating wind turbine that the…

CCS

Renewable Energy, Electrification Big Winners in Inflation Reduction Act

The U.S. House on Aug. 12 passed a bill with major implications for the power generation industry, joining the U.S. Senate in supporting the Inflation Reduction…

Wind Turbine

Azure Power Signs Deal With Siemens Gamesa for Wind Turbines

Siemens Gamesa to supply 96 units of SG3.6-145 onshore wind turbines to be supplied to Indian independent sustainable energy solutions provider Azure Power

Carbon Emissions

EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Rise, but Still Below Pre-pandemic Level

Greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union rose in the first quarter from a year earlier, but remained just below pre-pandemic levels, the bloc's statis…

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola Toasts First Portuguese PV Commissioning

Iberdrola has commissioned its first solar farm in Portugal, Spain, one of several projects it was awarded in solar auctions in 2019, totalling 187MW.

Coal Price

India Buys Discounted Venezuelan Petcoke to Replace Coal

Indian companies are importing significant volumes of petroleum coke from Venezuela for the first time, trade sources and shipping data show, as the OPEC nation…

Offshore Wind Power

Massive Norfolk Offshore Wind Project Takes Step Forward

Vattenfall has awarded the contract for the onshore cable installation scope of wind farms off the coast of Norfolk.

Oil & Gas Supply

Europe’s Efforts to Shield Households From Soaring Energy Costs

Europe is facing a sharp rise in power bills driven by sky-rocketing gas prices, as war in Ukraine and European sanctions on Russia heighten concerns over the s…

Oil Field

Norway’s Climate Choice: Old Oil, Gas Fields Switch to Green Power or Close Early

Norway will have to phase out some of its old oil and gas fields prematurely to achieve its 2030 climate goals, unless it can use carbon-free power on more offs…

Crude Oil

Switzerland Considers Switching to Oil for Power Plants

Amid a looming energy crisis, Switzerland could turn to oil for electricity production in the winter in case of an emergency, Swiss Energy Minister Simonetta So…

Nuclear Power Plant

California Might Keep One Nuclear Plant Open

Anticipating electricity supply shortages well into 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed allowing the state’s last-remaining nuclear power plant…

Technology Trending: Mg-Ion Batteries, Hydrogen Innovation Lab, Landfill Methane for Bitcoin Mining

A new advance opening the way for Mg-ion batteries, protections for birds around networks, Enel Green Power’s Sicily hydrogen lab and a plan to power Bitcoin m…

Wind Farm

Construction Begins on East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm

Spanish energy company Iberdrola has started the construction of the 1,400MW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm located off the coast of Norfolk, UK.

Hydrogen Project

Equinor’s H2H Saltend Selected to Proceed as One of the First Large-Scale Hydrogen Projects in the UK

Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced that Equinor’s Hydrogen to Humber Saltend (H2H Saltend) production facility has been …