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Carbon Emissions

US Crackdown on Climate ‘Super-Pollutants’

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced additional actions to phase down hydrofluorocarbons.

Wind Farm

Ørsted to Sell 50% Stake in US Renewables Portfolio

Global wind project developer Ørsted has announced that it is selling a 50% ownership stake in a US portfolio to the investment group Energy Capital Partners. …

Hydrogen Production

Iridium Replaced With Ruthenium in Hydrogen Production

Researchers have replaced iridium with ruthenium, a more abundant precious metal, as the positive-electrode catalyst in a reactor that splits water into hydroge…

Oil Price

Portugal’s Galp Quarterly Profit up 16% On Higher Oil Prices, Better Margins

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia reported a 16% increase in adjusted third-quarter profit on Monday, thanks to soaring oil prices and a near-doubling…

Oil Field

Oil Giant Schlumberger Rebrands Itself as SLB for Low-Carbon Future

Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services provider, is rebranding itself with a new name, color scheme and logo that underscores its ambitions for a l…

Energy Storage Battery

AGL, ARENA to Study Thermal Battery Development in Australia

AGL energy and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have partnered to conduct a feasibility study on the viability of thermal energy storage to power …

Egypt

Egypt COP27 Climate Summit Activists Concerned Voices Will Be Curtailed

The decision to hold next month's COP27 climate summit in a highly secured tourist resort in Egypt, along with restrictions on access, is curbing civil society'…

Natural Gas

Floene – Largest Gas Distribution Operator in Portugal

Portugal’s largest gas distribution network Galp Gás Natural Distribuição has been renamed Floene.

Hydrogen Project

Europe Aims to Build Green Hydrogen Corridor

Europe is ramping up its green hydrogen initiatives.

Paris Climate Agreement

‘Oil and Gas Investments Could Finance Renewables Needed for 1.5°C’

The Paris Agreement could be achieved if money intended for new oil and gas fields was redirected into wind and solar, a study claims.

Electric Car

GM Looks To Take On Tesla In New EV Energy Venture

GM Executive Travis Hester: “We’re getting into the entire ecosystem of energy management.”

Electric Car

Smart Thermostats and EVs Connected in US Demand Response Partnership

A new partnership in the US has concocted a DERMS-powered programme to coordinate demand response via smart thermostats and electric vehicles (EVs).

Offshore Wind Power

20th CPC National Congress | Chaozhou in China Is Planning 43.3 Gigawatt Offshore Wind Farm Before 2025

The city of Chaozhou, in China’s Guangdong province, is going to build an offshore wind farm so large that it is expected to provide more power than all of Nor…

Natural Gas

Germany Evaluating if Consumer Gas Price Brake Can Be Brought Forward

German finance minister Christian Lindner said on Sunday it was not yet clear whether a gas price brake for consumers and small businesses planned from March co…

LNG

CEZ Seeks Higher Capacity at Dutch LNG Terminal, Wants Damages From Gazprom

Czech power utility CEZ is in talks to raise the capacity it has booked at a new Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.