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Electric Car

All Audi Production Sites Will Manufacture All-electric Vehicles By 2029

As of 2026, Audi will only launch all-electric models onto the global market, gradually phasing out production of its combustion models by 2033. Based on this c…

Offshore Wind Power

Crown Estate Accelerates Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Surveys

The Crown Estate has announced the awarding of the first contracts for its first major investment in surveys to help with the construction of floating offshore …

Energy Transition

Sustainable, Low-Cost Hydrogen - a Revolutionary Step in the Energy Transition

Governments and corporations are under increasing pressure to adopt large-scale renewable energy sources and meet current climate goals to help mitigate the eff…

Nuclear Power Plant

UK Government Steps up as 50% Owner of 3.2-GW Sizewell C EPR Nuclear Project

The UK government will bolster a proposal to build Sizewell C with a £679 million ($815 million) investment, giving the twin EPR nuclear power plant project—a…

France

Markets Regulator Clears French Bid to Nationalise EDF Utility

French markets regulator AMF said on Tuesday it had cleared the French state's buyout bid, marking an important step in its plan to fully nationalise the loss-m…

Natural Gas

Persistent EU Rifts Seen Delaying Any Approval of Gas Price Cap

Belgium, Greece, Italy and Poland on Friday threatened to block a new set of European Union steps to alleviate an acute energy crunch.

Oil Pipeline

Curbing Oil Theft Has Helped Pipeline Availability, Nigeria LNG Says

Nigeria LNG said there had been an improvement in the availability of some oil pipelines since the government and state oil firm NNPC LTD stepped up efforts in …

Is This the Next Big Step for Geothermal Energy?

Geothermal energy could become one of the most cost-effective ways of producing clean energy.

Hydrogen Project

UK Takes First Step Towards Planning a Hydrogen Town Trial

GDNs have been invited to submit proposals for areas potentially suitable for early deployment of hydrogen heating.

Nuclear Fusion

Tokamak Energy ST80-HTS Hailed as Next Step to Grid Fusion

Tokamak Energy has revealed plans for its latest prototype fusion reactor, claiming grid fusion is just over a decade away.

Natural Gas

EU Countries Look to Map Out Path to Gas Price Cap

European Union energy ministers will discuss a bloc-wide gas price cap on Tuesday, attempting to navigate their next steps although it is likely to be weeks bef…

Nuclear Power Plant

New Slovak Nuclear Plant Moves Closer to Launch

Slovakia's new 471 megawatt (MW) Mochovce Unit 3 nuclear power plant over the weekend took another step towards being ready to launch in early 2023, reaching a …

Nuclear Reactor

Key Milestone Achieved in Development of Molten Chloride Fast Reactors

Georgia-based utility Southern Company and nuclear reactor design firm TerraPower have installed a test facility at TerraPower’s laboratory in Everett, Washing…

Net Zero Emission

Zero-Emission Transport a Step Closer Thanks to New UCL-HORIBA Partnership at UCL East

A new HORIBA Chair will work with industry and academia to champion and develop new propulsion technologies, creating the next generation of battery and fuel ce…

Electric Vehicle Battery

VW Steps up EV Battery Development and Production

Volkswagen has established partnerships to investigate new battery materials and to establish a large scale battery supply chain.