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Natural Gas

Chesapeake Points to Rising Costs in Fastest-Growing U.S. Gas Field

Chesapeake Energy on Wednesday said inflation in the fastest growing U.S. shale gas region could surpass 15% next year, a sign that soaring costs for energy pro…

Offshore Wind Power

Japan's TEPCO Renewable to Buy British Offshore Wind Power Firm

TEPCO Renewable Power, a unit of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, said on Wednesday it will buy 100% stake in Flotation Energy, a British floating offshor…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Germany's Cabinet Approves Accelerated Coal Exit by 2030 in Western State

Germany's cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law to phase out coal-fired power plants in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia by 2030 instead of a pre…

Carbon Emissions

Microsoft's President Warns of Talent Shortage for Tackling Climate Change

Thousands of businesses will fail to meet pledges to combat climate change unless they start training employees on sustainability.

Oil Refinery

French Refineries Restart After Strike Action

Around 45% of France’s oil refining capacity remains offline following strike action last month, but supply is set to improve as one major refinery is back on …

Nuclear Power Plant

Poland's First Nuclear Power Plant to Cost Around $20 Bln - PM

Poland's first nuclear power station, which will be built by U.S. firm Westinghouse Electric Co, will cost around $20 billion.

Electric Vehicle Charging

UK Councils Set to Double EV Charging Capacity – British Gas

UK councils are set to install more than 16,500 electric vehicle (EV) charging points over the next 12 months.

Net Zero Emission

UK Regulator Scraps CoP Reports Requirement to Bolster Energy Security

UK’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), says that the industry will make significant savings in time and money following its move to cut red…

Net Zero Emission

World’s 1st Zero-Emission Cruise Ship to Be Classed by DNV

Northern Xplorer, a recently established Norwegian cruise venture, has selected classification society DNV to class its first zero-emission cruise ship.

Hydrogen Production

Kazakhstan Makes $50 Billion Bet on Green Hydrogen

Kazakhstan signed a $50 deal with European renewables group Svevind to build a huge hydrogen production facility.

Octopus Energy to Take Over Struggling Competitor Bulb Energy

Octopus Energy Group is taking on state-run Bulb Energy’s 1.5 million customers after securing approval from the British Government.

Smart Grid

Illinois Regulators Approve US Utilities’ Smart Meter Data Collaboration

The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a smart meter collaboration that enables Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas to securely transmit natural gas meter da…

CCS

GE Explores Carbon Capture at Combined Cycle Plants Across Asia

GE Gas Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean engineering firm DL E&C and its subsidiary CarbonCo to explore the integration of carbon…

United States

Conduit Hydropower Capacity Could Add 1.4GW to US Grid

Conduit hydropower, which uses water from structures such as water supply pipelines and irrigation canals, has the potential to add 1.41GW of electricity to the…

United Arab Emirates

UAE and US in Strategic Partnership to Invest $100bn in Clean Energy Projects

The two countries plan to produce 100 gigawatts of clean energy globally.