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Electric Car

The EV Transition Explained: Battery Challenges

Batteries expose supply-chain and skills gaps.

G7 Hydrogen Consumption Could Grow by up to 7 Times

IRENA asked the G7 countries to lead the market.

Solar Cell

All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell Boasts High Efficiency, Record Voltage

Engineers have developed a new solar cell with a record voltage and (arguably) a record efficiency for its kind.

Electric Car

EV Makers Burning Cash Due to Sky-High Raw Material and Production Costs

Many EV start-ups recorded huge losses in September quarter and warn high costs are here to stay due to surging inflation and global supply chain crisis.

Oil Price

IEA's Birol Says $100 Oil 'Real Risk' for Economy

The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday oil prices "flirting with $100" were a real risk for the global economy.

LNG

EU Risks 30 Bcm Gas Shortage in 2023 Storage Filling Season - Von Der Leyen

The European Union risks falling short of some 30 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas during the next storage filling season in 2023.

Germany

Germany Must Ask High Earners to Help With Energy Relief - Economic Council

Germany must tighten its energy-relief measures in the face of soaring inflation, ensuring only households and businesses that need help are on the receiving en…

Nuclear Reactor

Japan, US Governments Asked to Beef up Nuclear Energy Dev't

The JAIF and NEI asked the two governments to improve the energy market and regulation.

SMR

Fortum and MIT Launch SMR Cost Estimation Tool

Finnish energy company Fortum has collaborated with MIT to launch a Nuclear Cost Estimation Tool (NCET) that enables more precise cost estimation and risk asses…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Biden Says “No More Drilling” at a Rally

“No more drilling…there is no more drilling,” said U.S. President Joe Biden at a campaign rally in New York state on Sunday when asked by a person in the cro…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Headed for Winter Blackouts as EDF Cuts Nuclear Output Forecast

France is staring down a serious risk of blackouts this winter, with French utility EDF lowering its nuclear power output forecast for this year to 275-285 tera…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia's Power Exports at Risk as People Switch to Electricity for Heating

Bosnia may be forced to cut exports as Bosnians turn to subsidised electricity for heating after a jump in prices for other fuels, including gas, firewood and w…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Drillers Ask U.S. To Exempt Smallest Wells From Looming Methane Rule

Oil and gas companies have asked the Biden administration to exempt hundreds of thousands of the nation's smallest wells from upcoming rules requiring drillers …

Carbon Emissions

Air France-KLM Group Eyes Greener Skies

Neste will supply Air France-KLM Group with more than one million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel.

Carbon Emissions

Apple Announces New Clean Energy Investments, Asks Suppliers to Decarbonize

Apple Inc said on Tuesday it would make fresh investments to set up solar and wind projects in Europe and called on its suppliers to decarbonize operations rela…