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Electric Car

U.S. States Urge Postal Service to Halt Gas Vehicle Purchases

A group of 17 state attorneys general urged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to halt planned purchases of gasoline-powered delivery vehicles pending a new environ…

Natural Gas

Germany Hits 75% Gas in Storage Goal Ahead of Schedule

Germany reached in the middle of August its target to have its natural gas storage 75% full, two weeks ahead of plans, data from Gas Infrastructure Europe showe…

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…

Natural Gas

Heatwave Sends European Gas Prices Higher

Europe’s benchmark gas prices at the Dutch TTF hub increased by 2% to $215.50 per MWh on Monday.

Natural Gas

German Households Will Foot the Bill for New Gas Tax

A new natural gas tax designed to keep importers afloat amid an energy crisis prompted by the war in Ukraine is set to cost German families, who will have to fo…

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…

Offshore Wind Power

Change Is Coming to the Offshore Wind Towers Sector

Ambition, demand and tower sizes are all scaling up in the offshore wind arena

Wind Farm

Wind Energy in Brazil Has 22 GW and 9,294 Wind Turbines

In July 2022, wind energy in Brazil reached the mark of 22 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity, enough to supply 28.8 million homes per month. This is equivale…

Energy Transition

American Clean Power Week 2022 Kicks Off

During a time of historic legislative action that will turbocharge the domestic clean power industry, the American Clean Power Association today kicked off Amer…

Wind Turbine

Optimizing the Energy Output of Wind Farms

Wind energy has provided society with basic power needs for centuries, from harnessing the wind to propel boats as early as 5000 BC to driving irrigation pumps …

Nuclear Technology

Bill Gates’ TerraPower Raises $750 Million for Advanced Nuclear Technologies

TerraPower, one of the companies racing to build a small modular reactor (SMR), announced it raised $750 million.

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Announces Second European Battery Plant in Hungary

CATL is to build a new battery plant in Hungary. €7.34bn plant will be built in Debrecen and will supply both cells and modules to European automakers

Hydropower Plant

Smart Tools to Enhance the Flexibility of Hydropower Turbines in the US

A team of GE Research engineers has been awarded a project through US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office to improve the operating capacity …

Thermal Coal

South African Coal Producer Acquires Majority Stake in Windlab Africa

South African thermal coal producer Seriti Resources is seeking to diversify its energy assets and contribute to the country’s green energy transition.

Smart Grid

Smart Grids Are Spurring Demand for BESS – Study

Grid modernisation initiatives, including the movement to new technologies such as smart grids, are spurring the demand for battery energy storage systems (BESS…