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Offshore Wind Power

US Launches Biggest yet Auction for Offshore Wind

Bidding began Wednesday in the biggest US offshore wind energy auction yet, involving nearly 500,000 acres off the coasts of New York and New Jersey.

Coal Production

China Starts Building 33 GW of Coal Power in 2021, Most Since 2016

China started building 33 gigawatts of new coal-fired power generation capacity last year, the most since 2016, research published on Thursday showed, a sign th…

Rooftop PV System

Wisconsin Town Offsets 50% of Municipal Energy Use with Rooftop Solar

The city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has taken a giant step forward in its commitment to reduce municipal emissions by 50% by 2030 (compared to 2010 baseline figur…

Net Zero Emission

Are Europe's Leading Banks Flouting Net-Zero Pledges?

Scores of Europe's leading banks have been accused of continuing to flout advice from climate scientists and economists by pumping tens of billions of dollars i…

Wind Farm

Global Wind Service Secures French Wind Farm Installation Contract

GE Renewable Energy has contracted Global Wind Service (GWS) as a partner for the load-out and installation of the 80-turbine Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm.

Oil Price

Oil Prices Could Jump by $20 if Ukraine Crisis Worsens, Warns BofA

Global oil benchmark Brent crude could rise by $5-$20 a barrel depending on the severity of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Bank of America (BofA) Global Research s…

Carbon Emissions

Energy Sector Methane Emissions 70% Higher than Official Figures -IEA

Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from the global energy sector are 70% higher than officially reported, the International Energy Agency (IE…

Electric Car

MAN Accelerating Production of Heavy-Duty E-Trucks, Presents Near-Production Prototype

MAN Truck & Bus is accelerating the production of heavy-duty e-trucks in Munich to as early as the beginning of 2024 with prompt delivery of an initial 200 unit…

Hydropower Plant

Lawmaker Aims to Stimulate Small Hydro Projects in Brazil

Brazil’s federal lawmaker Lafayette de Andrada, of the government-allied Republicanos party in Minas Gerais state, is working to unlock and stimulate the deplo…

India

Accelerated Wind Energy Development in India Could Add 31.2GW Capacity by 2026

Accelerated wind energy development scenario in India would result in the installation of almost 31.2 gigawatts of wind capacity between 2022 and 2026, with a p…

Crude Oil

Norway’s January Oil Output Sinks Below Predictions

Norway’s oil production in January 2022 fell behind the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s predictions by 2.3 per cent, while the gas output also experienced a…

Nuclear Power Plant

Research to Upgrade Dtress Measurement Techniques for Nuclear Fusion Power Plants

Materials engineers at the University of Surrey and the UK Atomic Energy Authority are supporting an international effort to develop a new, economically viable …

Oil Price

U.S. Sanctions on Russia not Targeting Energy Markets

Actions the Biden administration took on Tuesday to punish Russia's economy over its aggression in Ukraine are not intended to hit global energy markets.

Pumped Storage

Construction Begins on 3.5GWh Gran Canaria Pumped Hydro Plant; Progress on 18GWh More PHES

Construction has started on a 3.5GWh pumped hydro plant in Gran Canaria, Spain, and progress has been made on two other projects totalling 18GWh of storage in m…

Solar Power Plant

Philippines’ First Hybrid Solar-Plus-Storage Plant Comes Online Through Ayala Group Energy Subsidiary

The first ever solar-plus-storage hybrid resources system in the Philippines is now in operation after energy company AC Energy (ACEN) switched on the site’s b…