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Net Zero Emission

Europe to Install 45 Million Heat Pumps in the Residential Sector by 2030

Norway and Italy frontrunners, but UK falls behind in heat power decarbonisation

Energy Storage Project

Australia Projects Drive Trebling of Energy Storage Revenues for Neoen

Neoen saw its energy storage revenues triple in the first half of this year, driven by its Victorian Big Battery in Australia, where the company has established…

Energy Investment

Biden Administration to Invest Us$26 Million in Renewable Grid Demonstration Projects

US President Joe Biden has launched a US$26 million-funded project that will demonstrate the US electricity grid can reliably run entirely on renewables and ene…

Solar Power Plant

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures Invests in Automated Solar Construction Company Terabase Energy

US-based start-up Terabase Energy has secured US$44 million in a Series B fundraising round co-led by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures and venture capi…

European Consumers Want More Renewable Power to Ease Climate and Affordability Concerns

New research commissioned by Statkraft found that three quarters of the 18,000+ respondents say they’re worried about the negative effects of climate change, …

Carbon Emissions

Novel Photocatalyst Sheet Helps Curtail the Rise of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

Addressing the global energy crisis and moving away from a dependency on fossil fuels is key to combating climate change and thus moving towards a more sustaina…

United States

Rhode Island’s Renewable Energy Goal Is a Beacon for Other States

Analysts say it’s not perfect, but it gets a lot right.

Nuclear Power Plant

Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Station Is “Out of Control”, Says Un Nuclear Chief

IAEA’s Director-General said every principle of nuclear safety has been violated at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant.

Carbon Neutral

Australian Pension Fund Dumps $133 Mln in Oil, Gas Stakes in Carbon Neutral Push

Australian pension fund NGS Super on Thursday said it had sold all its holdings in oil and gas companies, worth A$191 million ($133 million), in a drive to achi…

Energy Investment

Octopus Energy, Nest, and GLIL invest in Hornsea One

Octopus Energy Group’s generation business has worked with Nest to take a stake in the Hornsea One Wind Farm.

Floating Offshore Wind

Novel Floating Wind Prototype Ready for Final Installation

Barcelona-headquartered technology developer X1 Wind is ready for the final installation of its floating wind prototype, PivotBuoy, at the Oceanic Platform of t…

Oil Price

Oil Falls to Nearly 6-Month Lows After Surprise U.S. Crude, Gasoline Build

Oil prices slid about 4% on Wednesday to almost six-month lows, after U.S. data showed crude and gasoline stockpiles unexpectedly surged last week and as OPEC+ …

Nuclear Power Plant

U.S. Regulator Approves Georgia Vogtle 3 Nuclear Plant Operation

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Wednesday said it has authorized Southern Co to load nuclear fuel and begin operation at its Vogtle plant's Unit…

Ultra-high voltage grid

China’s State Grid to Invest $22 Bln in Ultra High Voltage Power Lines -Report

China's State Grid plans to invest more than 150 billion yuan ($22 billion) in the second half of 2022 in ultra high voltage (UHV) power transmission lines.

Oil Shale

Shale Giant Chesapeake to Exit Oil as It Focuses on Natural Gas

Chesapeake will fully focus on key shale gas plays.