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United Kingdom

2023 Predictions: Renewables, Hydrogen and Grid Connections

Here, Mark Rowcroft, development director at solar and storage developer Exagen, spotlights six areas to watch in the UK energy sector this year.2023 will see s…

Poland

Preparations Underway for Geothermal Drilling in Grodziec, Poland

Castle in Grodziec, Poland (source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland / flickr, Creative Commons)The commune of Jasienica in Grodziec, Poland has received two…

Nuclear Technology

UK Must Act on Nuclear to Meet Net-zero Aims, Review Finds

Investment in new nuclear is "a no-regrets option", according to an independent review of the UK government's approach to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas e…

Wind Farm

Delays to Onshore Wind Investment Increase Long-Term Power Prices in Ireland

Data from Cornwall Insight Ireland’s fourth - ‘All-Island Power Market Outlook to 2030’ – has forecast that energy prices will not retur…

Smart Meter

How Smart Meters Create Resilient Utilities and Empower Consumers

Recorded live from the ESI Africa studio, Amit Kumar Gupta of Secure Meters Limited, India, discusses the current state and challenges of smart meter rollout in…

LNG

Europe’s Scramble for Natural Gas Will Not Affect Renewable Energy Transition, Irena Says

Francesco La Camera, director general of Irena, at an event in Berlin. EPAThe transition to renewable energy will remain steady in the long-term even as Europea…

United States

Oil Prices Rise After Surging 3% On China Recovery Optimism

Pump jacks at an oilfield in Texas. Oil futures gained despite a surprise rise in US crude stocks.Oil prices rose on Thursday after surging by about 3 per cent …

Hydropower Plant

Brochu stepping down as president and CEO of Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Sophie Brochu, announced to the president of the board of directors that she will end her ter…

Hydropower Plant

EWEB Board Approves Plan to Decommission Leaburg Hydroelectric Project

(photo courtesy Eugene Water & Electric Board)The EWEB Board of Commissioners voted to approve a resolution that directs the general manager to develop a Leabur…

Offshore Wind Power

PGE Baltica Secures First Polish Offshore Lease Area Permit

PGE Baltica 4 has received the most points in the procedure regarding the location permit for the offshore wind farms for area 43.E.1 in the Baltic Sea off the …

Oil Price

Oil Prices Fall on Us Crude Build-up and Recession Fears

The New York Stock Exchange. An Oanda analyst says energy traders believe Opec+ will do whatever is needed to support prices. ReutersOil prices dropped on Wedne…

Uranium Project

Lance on Track for Commercial Uranium Production

Preconditioning wellfield flows are already under way at Peninsula Energy's Lance uranium project in Wyoming, and it is on track to resume uranium productio…

Solar Power Plant

Solar to See Strongest Growth in Japan’s Power Sector

It is expected to rise to 113GW in 2031.Solar power is projected to record the greatest growth in this decade, driven by Japan’s renewables policy support…

Nuclear Power Plant

‘Subdued’ Long-Term Growth Seen in Japan’s Nuclear Power Sector: Report

Source: Fitch SolutionsNuclear power generation will likely increase to 88TWh in 2031 from 57.3TWh in end-2021.Japan’s nuclear power sector will likely re…

Power Construction

Sedler Takes Over Interconnector Division of National Grid Ventures

Rebecca Sedler. Image courtesy National Grid VenturesNational Grid Ventures has announced that Rebecca Sedler will take over as managing director of Interconnec…