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Hydrogen Project

Novel Catalyst Produces Green Hydrogen from Seawater Via Solar

Australian and Chinese researchers have developed a novel catalyst for the production of green hydrogen from seawater via solar.

Thermal Coal

Exxaro no Longer Investing in Thermal Coal as it Strives for 2050 Carbon Neutral Goal

Diversified miner Exxaro Resources will no longer invest in thermal coal assets, as this forms part of the company’s transition to becoming carbon neutral by 2…

Solar Cell

Hybrid Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell with 18.04% Efficiency

South Korean researchers claim to have developed a PV cell with a higher efficiency rate than any other tandem cell based on perovskite and organic materials.

Wind Turbine Blade

GE Firms Win Blade 3D-Printing Grant

GE Renewable Energy, GE Research and LM Wind Power have been selected by the US Department of Energy to research the design and manufacture of 3D-printed wind t…

Energy Subsidies

Australia Won't Subsidise Electric Vehicles

The approach is in stark contrast with Norway, which has promoted clean cars through tax breaks, resulting in battery EVs making up 54 per cent of new cars sold…

Oil Field

Equinor Makes Oil Discovery Near Norway's Troll Field

Equinor said in a separate statement that the reservoir is expected to contain between 44 million and 69 million barrels of oil equivalent

Solar Technology

Sungrow Launches Second Generation Inverter in Australia

Chinese solar inverter giant Sungrow has taken the first step towards increasing its Australian market share in 2021 with the launch of its second generation th…

Solar Cell

Tiny 3D Structures Enhance Solar Cell Efficiency

A new method for constructing special solar cells could significantly increase their efficiency.

Thermal Coal

S Africa's Exxaro to Halt Further Coal Investments

South Africa's largest coal mining firm Exxaro Resources will no longer invest in thermal coal assets, its chief executive Mxolisi Mgojo said this week.

Oil Pipeline

US Gulf CHOPS Crude Pipeline Restarted

Genesis' Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline System in the US Gulf of Mexico resumed service earlier today after being offline since hurricane damage to an associated …

Offshore Wind Power

Biden Administration to Restart Permitting for Major U.S. Offshore Wind Project

The Biden administration said on Wednesday it would restart permitting for the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, reversing a Trump administration decision th…

Climate Policy

Climate Policies of G20 Countries Fail to Meet Goals Set Under Paris Agreement

It highlights examples of what works and could be replicated elsewhere, and flags where more progress is needed.

Hydrogen Project

Siemens Energy Launches Innovation Centre in Shenzen with a Focus on Hydrogen

Striving to be an open and inclusive platform to foster commercialisation and scaling-up of research results, Siemens Energy has launched a new innovation centr…

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Nuclear Power Plant

America’s New Strategy for Space Nuclear Power

Among the flurry of executive orders and proclamations signed during his final weeks in office, President Trump issued two directives that have received little …