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United Kingdom

Multi-Million-Pound Hydrogen-Powered Furnace Arrives in Liverpool

The furnace is believed to be the UK’s first refinery-based hydrogen-powered furnace

Phillips 66 Made Renewable Fuels Without Proper Permits - Regulators

California regulators allege that U.S. refiner Phillips 66 improperly began processing renewable diesel in a unit at its Rodeo

SG Kicks off Multilateral Cross-Border Trade of Renewable Energy

The renewable hydropower was imported from Lao PDR via Thailand and Malaysia.

Electric Car

3ti Attracts £500,000 Solar Car Parks Funding in One Hour

Crowdfunding will accelerate the roll-out of what 3ti claims is the world’s first pop-up mini solar car park and electric vehicle charging hub, Papilio3

SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR Receives Rapturous Welcome Back Home by Mancunians

The engineering giant has confirmed Manchester will become home to its Small Modular Reactors unit.

Energy Investment

IRENA, OPEC Fund Tie Up to Advance RE Investment

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) to further advance investment in renewable energy.…

Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea Gov’t Plans to Support Nuclear Energy Sector Growth

It includes the reconstruction of New Hanwil nuclear plant units 3 and 4.

Japan

Vena Energy Bags $63.4M Green Loan for 26MW Solar Project in Japan

It is co-financed by the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.

Energy Storage Battery

Battery Energy Storage Investment to Climb US$20B in 2022: IEA

This is largely led by grid-scale deployment.

SMR

Poland Expands Cooperation on SMRs and Large Reactors

Polish state-owned energy company Enea SA has signed an agreement with US small modular reactor (SMR) developer Last Energy to cooperate on the deployment of SM…

Nuclear Fusion

NASA Picks Three Nuclear Power Concepts for Demonstration on the Moon

Three teams comprising some of the most prominent engineering and technology firms in the U.S. will provide initial designs for a fission surface power (FSP) sy…

LNG

INEOS Energy Enters Global LNG Market With US Supply Deal

Major deal with Sempra Infrastructure will see the potential supply of 1.4mn tonnes of LNG a year from North America for 20 years.

Carbon Emissions

The World Is Failing in Both Energy Affordability and Climate Goals

Global energy investment is forecast to rise by 8 percent to $2.4 trillion this year.

Electric Car

Will Soaring Lithium Prices Spark Demand Destruction?

Lithium prices rose by over 400 percent last year and they are showing no sign of falling anytime soon.

Offshore Wind Power

A Breeze, Not a Storm: Inside Wind Power Investment

Many hoped that 2021 would be a better year for new wind investments, but reality did not meet expectations.