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OPEC

OPEC+ Working On Making up for Lower Russian Oil Output

OPEC+ is working on making up for a drop in Russian oil output as Russia's production has fallen by around 1 million barrels per day as a result of Western sanc…

Energy Storage Battery

UK Battery Start-up Britishvolt to Build £200M Test Facility in West Midlands

It has partnered with Prologis for the Hams Hall facility in Warwickshire which is expected to help the company rapidly ramp up battery cells and support the ‘…

Energy Transition

Ukraine War, Pandemic Set to Speed Europe’s Green Energy Transition, Report Finds

Most European Union countries have boosted their renewable plans since 2020, putting them on course to cut fossil fuel use this decade as the energy and COVID-1…

United Kingdom

Windfall Tax to Cost UK-Focused Oil Firms More Than $3 Billion

The new windfall tax on profits of oil and gas companies in the UK is expected to cost the medium-sized North Sea-focused companies a total of $3.3 billion thro…

Nuclear Fusion

‘Robotic Snake’ Solves Nuclear Fusion Pipework Challenge

A laser-welding ‘robotic snake’ developed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority has demonstrated its capability to operate inside fusion energy powerplant pipewor…

Smart Energy

SolarEdge Launches Solar Battery Factory in South Korea

SolarEdge Technologies and its subsidiary Kokam have announced the opening of Sella II, a 2GWh battery cell manufacturing facility in the Eumseong Innovation Ci…

Solar Power Panel

Can Solar Panels in Space Power the Race to Net Zero?

The UK government is weighing up a £16bn project to put a solar power station in space. Although it sounds stranger than fiction, it isn’t.

LNG

Nearly Six Million UK Homes ‘Could Be Hit by Power Cuts Due to Energy Shortage’

Experts have warned that energy-intensive industries will be the first to feel the pinch.

Wind Turbine

UK Wind Power Sets a New Record

Wind power production in the UK hit a new record last week.

Smart Meter

Enzen Launches Zensmartcyber to Protect Energy Utilities

Enzen claims its zenSmartCyber model is the first industry-standard framework to assess smart cyber security maturity across 120 core competenciesEnzen has laun…

Electric Vehicle Charging

UK Electric Charging Costs Jump £4 Due to Energy Crunch

RAC reports UK electric charging costs have risen £4 in 8 months - but that's still £10 less than the rise in petrol costs.

Offshore Wind Power

US, China and UK Lead Renewable Energy Attractiveness

The US, mainland China and UK are the top three markets respectively based on attractiveness of renewable energy investment, according to the 59th EY Renewable …

Russian Federation

Russia's Gazprom Continues Shipping Gas to Europe via Ukraine

The logo of Gazprom company is seen on the facade of a business centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Reuters photographer/File PhotoRussia…

Pumped Storage

Study Investigates Feasibility of Restoring Sweden’s Largest Pumped Storage Plant

A feasibility study is being carried out to investigate the possibility of restoring the Juktan pumped storage power plant in Sweden.

Energy Security

Windfall Taxes Are Not the Only Solution to the Energy Crisis

Following the announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the UK government will be introducing a temporary, targeted energy profits levy, Dan Atzori…