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Net Zero Emission

Swiss Re, UBS Among Founding Buyers in Carbon Removal Scheme

Insurance firm Swiss Re and banking giant UBS are among five founding buyers of credits from a scheme set up by a Swiss company to drive down the cost of taking…

Solar Power Panel

Japanese Start-Up Electrifies Farms Using Solar Power to Grow Crops and Profits

Chiba Ecological Energy aims to automate all steps of farming and create a model for what sustainable agriculture could look like.

Wind Turbine

Siemens Energy Launches $4.3BN Bid for More Shares in Its Wind Turbine Unit

Company has faced mounting shareholder pressure to seek control of Siemens Gamesa, in which it owns a 67% stake that was inherited as part of a spin-off from fo…

Offshore Wind Power

Swedish Government Grants Permit for Vattenfall’s 640MW Offshore Wind Farm

The Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm will consist of between 40 to 50 turbines and generate enough electricity to power more than half a million households ever…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Included in EU's Repowering Plan

The European Commission has formally adopted the REPowerEU plan which aims to rapidly reduce EU dependence on Russian fossil fuels.

Hydrogen Production

Transnational Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance Launched

Six African countries have joined forces to launch the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance to collectively scale-up investment and development across the continent’…

Offshore Wind Power

North Sea Countries Commit to 150GW Offshore Wind Development Plan

Four European countries have signed a declaration committing to develop 150GW of offshore wind in the North Sea by 2050.

Geothermal Power Plant

Poland Government Creates Geothermal Development Roadmap

The Republic of Poland has come up with a roadmap for geothermal development that focuses on research, education, promotion, and execution of pilot installation…

Nuclear Power Plant

Strong Growth in Japan’s Nuclear Sector Seen in Short Term: Report

Nuclear power generation could rise 10.4% in 2022.

Energy Transition

IRENA Backs UN Call to Speed up Energy Transition

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlined 5 critical actions to jumpstart transition.

Hydrogen Production

Tetronics Wins UK Contract to Make ‘Plasma’ Green Hydrogen

Tetronics is researching green hydrogen production using its Hydrogen Plasmolysis (THP) Technology which applies the “plasma effect”.

EU

Europe Admits It’ll Have to Burn More Coal as It Tries to Wean Itself off Russian Energy

The EU’s desire to wean itself off Russian hydrocarbons means it will need to find oil and gas from other parts of the world to plug supply gaps.

Energy Storage Battery

Trina Storage Launches Grid-Scale BESS

Trina Storage, the vertically integrated battery energy storage solution provider, has announced the launch of Elementa, a flexible battery energy storage syste…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Revises up Cost of Nuclear Power Plant Outages

The French nuclear power operator EDF says that the programme of inspections and repairs related to the stress corrosion issue means it has increased the hit it…

Electric Car

Incentivising EV Users Will Require a New Kind of Charging Infrastructure

With charging anxiety stifling the growth of electric vehicles what’s needed is flexible ‘soft’ infrastructure that also makes use of their battery writes Cr…