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Carbon Emissions

Transitioning to Low-Carbon Energy Sources Could Increase Global Emissions

According to a recent ICTA-UAB study, switching to a low-carbon energy system could result in significant global emissions

Jordan

Masdar and Jordan’s Ministry of Energy Explore 2GW of Renewables Projects

Renewable energy company Masdar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to collaborate on the dev…

E.ON’s Leonhard Birnbaum Takes the Reigns at Eurelectric

Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO and chairman of the Board Management of E.ON, has been appointed acting president of Eurelectric, federation of the European electricity …

Electric Car

Honda Plugs Into German VPP for Grid Stability Proof of Concept

In what the motor giant is calling a huge breakthrough for Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology, Honda has become the first automaker in Europe to gain Frequency Co…

United States

U.S. Vice President Harris Announces $20 Million New Clean Energy Funding for Mekong Region

U.S Vice President Kamala Harris announced $20 million in new funding for clean energy projects in the Mekong region, during the last day of her tour of Thailan…

Natural Gas

North America’s Natural Gas Can Help Mitigate Energy Crisis

In the effort towards decarbonisation, North America could be a key player in providing affordable natural gas, addressing energy security issues.

Israel

Israel’s Econergy Secures 250 Mln Eur Financing for Renewable Projects

Israel's Econergy Renewable Energy has secured 250 million euros ($258 million) of financing from French asset manager RGREEN INVEST to strengthen its investmen…

LNG

U.S. Gas Prices Jump as Freeport LNG Targets Full Restart in March 2023

U.S. natural gas prices surged on the news that one of the largest U.S. LNG export terminals is targeting a complete operational restart by March 2023.

Clean Energy Industries Form Alliance at COP27

Global industry organisations representing wind, solar, hydropower, green hydrogen, long duration energy storage (LDES) and geothermal energy industries have of…

Czech Republic

Czech Lawmakers Back $3.4 Billion Power Revenue Cap Plan

The Czech lower house of parliament on Friday approved a government plan to cap revenues of power firms as part of efforts to fund measures to ease the burden o…

Energy Transition

ADB Sees ‘Significant Progress' in Energy Transition Mechanism

The ETM was launched at COP26 last year.

Electric Car

New G20 Irritant for Biden: Restrictive U.S. Electric Vehicle Tax Subsidies

Electric vehicles (EVs) shuttled G20 delegations and security forces across the southern tip of Bali this week in a symbolic show of Indonesia's ambitious energ…

United States

NERC Warns of Tight Generation Resources, Fuel Supply Issues This Winter

Power shortfalls could be rife over the next three months across a large portion of the North American bulk power system (BPS), particularly during extreme and …

Global Commission Formed to Accelerate Approvals of Renewables, Green Hydrogen

It is expected to present its recommendations to the UN General Assembly in September 2023.

Carbon Neutral

EU Reaches Deal to Increase Carbon Removals From Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture

The agreement boosts the EU’s target for net carbon removals by natural sinks to 310m tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2030.