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EU

EU’s Borrell Hopeful of Deal on Russian Oil Ban

European Union members should be able to reach an agreement on a new sanctions package against Russia, including imposing restrictions on Russian oil imports, d…

Pumped Storage

Hydro-Electric Pumped Storage Generation in China to Rise Nearly 60GW by 2025

Hydro-electric pumped storage generation in China could expand to 59.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2025 and up to 86.5GW in 2030, Fitch Solutions reported.

Smart Meter

Consumer Privacy Concerns Limit Smart Meter Data Access in GB – Report

Privacy-preserving techniques could be incorporated to minimise or eliminate potential smart meter data privacy infringements, Imperial College researchers sugg…

Electric Vehicle Charging

UK Electric Charging Costs Jump £4 Due to Energy Crunch

RAC reports UK electric charging costs have risen £4 in 8 months - but that's still £10 less than the rise in petrol costs.

Clean Energy Transition

S.africa Needs $250 Bln Over Three Decades for Clean Energy Transition - Report

Moving South Africa's coal-dominated economy onto a greener footing will require at least $250 billion over the next three decades, a report released on the sid…

Oil Price

UK Imposes 25% Energy Windfall Tax to Help Households as Bills Surge

Britain announced a 25% windfall tax on oil and gas producers' profits on Thursday, alongside a 15 billion pound ($18.9 billion) package of support for househol…

Clean Energy Transition

Path to a Clean Energy Future Exposes Supply Chain Weaknesses – Report

A report has been released to explore the impacts of global supply chain disruption and rising inflation on renewable energy developers, manufacturers, and insu…

CCS

SSE to Pour £24BN Into the UK’s Clean Energy

The energy giant has reported a pre-tax profit of £1.5bn

Wind Suppliers Deliver “Record-Breaking” Projects in 2021: Report

A total of 104.7GW were installed by 30 wind turbine manufacturers last year.

Crude Oil

Davos 2022: Crude at $110 per Barrel Is ‘Not Sustainable’, Indian Energy Minister Says

India is speeding up its plan to blend ethanol with petrol to help cut down crude imports in the long term

Solar Power Plant

Shell Plans Hybrid Solar+Wind Project to Support Dutch Grid

Shell and Inaccess have partnered on a hybrid renewables project in the Netherlands, consisting of a 50MW photovoltaic power plant and a 50MW wind farm.

Carbon Emissions

Chevron’s Shareholders Vote Against Emissions Cuts Proposal

A majority of Chevron Corp's investors on Wednesday voted against a proposal to adopt greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets, indicating support for the st…

Electric Car

IEA: ‘Global Ev Sales Continue to Soar This Year’

Nearly two million EVs were sold in the first three months of the year, according to a new report

Wave Energy

STRUCTeam and Ocean Energy Develop Wave Technology

STRUCTeam, an independent composite engineering consultancy, has supported wind turbine and blade manufacturers for over a decade.

Hydrogen Transport

New Tech Aims to Reduce Hydrogen Fuel Costs

Researchers at North Carolina State University, USA, have developed a new technique for extracting hydrogen gas from liquid carriers.