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Carbon Emissions

European Parliament Backs Outlawing of Petrol and Diesel Vehicles by 2035

As part of the Fit for 55 package, European parliamentarians have supported revision of CO2 emission performance standards for new vehicles.

Energy Storage Battery

Solid-State Battery Company Ion Storage Systems Raises US$30 Million in Series A

Ion Storage Systems (ION), a company that has developed a solid-state lithium-ion battery technology, has raised a US$30 million Series A to expand its producti…

Wind Farm

RWE Installs ‘World’s First’ Steel Collars at German Offshore Wind Farm

They have been installed around the monopile foundation at seabed level at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm, expected to help boost the bearing capacity and impro…

United States

Pentagon Aims to Demo a Nuclear Spacecraft Within 5 Years

Ultra Safe Nuclear’s radioisotope battery would power orbiting satellites.

Natural Gas

Petroecuador Opens Tenders for Offshore Field, Refinery Modernization

Ecuadorean state-run oil company Petroecuador on Thursday announced two auctions, hoping to attract private company bids for a flagship offshore natural gas fie…

Energy Storage Battery

Gravity Storage: The Obvious Missing Component in Battery Tech

Gravity storage is a tech that has already produced trains and trucks capable of traveling huge distances and carrying heavy loads without needing any energy in…

Electric Vehicle Battery

The World Is Scrambling for Lithium Supply

As a crucial component in EV batteries, lithium prices have skyrocketed.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia’s AGL Coal Plant Outage Extended to September

AGL Energy said on Friday it expects a unit down since April at one of its power stations will restart in late September.

Electricity Transmission

Australian State to Invest $850 Mln in Power Grid

Australia's New South Wales state on Friday said it would invest A$1.2 billion in new transmission lines over 10 years.

China

Which Countries Make Up Most of the World’s Renewables

Mainland China, India, and Japan are amongst the five entities that account for 77% of the world’s renewables.

Hydrogen Production

UK Approves Second Waste Plastic to Hydrogen Plant

The 13,500 tonne West Dunbartonshire facility will use Powerhouse Energy's technology to create sustainable hydrogen from non-recyclable plastics.

Wind Turbine

Vestas Wins Wind Turbine Contracts in Italy and Germany

ERG's order for 24 V136-4.2 MW wind turbines follows a contract for 64 V235-15.0 MW wind turbines for EnBW’s 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind projectIt's been a …

Distributed Grid

Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Us Utilities

Four emerging technologies and issues are occupying regulators as utilities seek to modernise the electricity distribution system in the US.

Net Zero Emission

The UK Must Provide More Certainty to Investors as It Pushes Forward With Decarbonisation and Energy Security

New research from Cornwall Insight and law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has laid out what the UK government must do to achieve an affordable, sustainable and secu…

Nuclear Power Plant

Bechtel Ties up With Toshiba on Poland’s First Nuclear Plant

Bechtel signs MoU with Toshiba America Energy Systems and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions to build Poland's first nuclear power station.