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Hydrogen Project

The Utility of Pipelines in Europe’s Unfolding Hydrogen Strategy

By virtue of its geographic position, significant sunny days and abundant wind, Greece is being seen as the new hub for hydrogen in Europe.

Australia

Energy Prices Across Australia to Remain High Until 2026

Research from Cornwall Insight Australia’s Benchmark Power Curve (BPC)1, which looks at power prices up until 2042, has forecast that all states in the Nationa…

Gas power plant

Equinor May Postpone Closure of Norwegian Gas-Fired Power Plant

Norway-based energy major Equinor could continue to operate its natural gas-fired Mongstad power plant to support the country’s electricity supply. The company…

Carbon Emissions

Chicago Announces Plan to Power City With 100% Renewable Energy

Chicago’s public buildings could all be powered by renewable energy under a plan announced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Aug. 8.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Technology Trending: EV Charge Points, Supplier Switching, Energy Harvesting, Hydrogen Powered Spaceflight

Rapid growth in EV charging points in France, supplier switching on the back of Britain’s smart meter data network, energy harvesting for wearables and the opp…

United States

U.S. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act to Energy Industry Applause

The clean energy industry celebrated a moment on August 7, 2022, that would have seemed impossible just a few weeks earlier: The Senate passed a budget measure …

United Kingdom

GB Domestic Flexibility Project Gets Funding Boost

National Grid’s CrowdFlex flexibility project has been awarded a second round of funding to advance the implementation of domestic flexibility.

United States

US Launches Research Group to Grow Domestic Solar Industry

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive, more …

Carbon Emissions

Climate Change Compensation Fight Brews Ahead of COP27 Summit

Tensions are mounting ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for rich countries to pay compensation for losses inflic…

Wind Turbine

Siemens Energy Warns of Deeper Net Loss Over Russia Restructuring

Siemens Energy, which supplies equipment to the power industry, on Monday warned of a deeper than previously expected net loss in 2022, on a charge of around 20…

Carbon Emissions

U.S. Fuel Retailers Rail Against Green Aviation Fuel Tax Credit

U.S. fuel retailers are fighting the inclusion of a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Democrats' $430 billion spending bill, arguing SAF is more…

LNG

Shell Defers Prelude LNG Turnaround Due to Industrial Action

Shell Plc said on Monday it is deferring planned maintenance work at the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility that was due to go ahead in Sept…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan’s Taketoyo Coal Plant Unit Starts Operations

It has a generating capacity of 1,070MW.

Offshore Wind Power

Philippines’ Aboitizpower to Explore 3,000MW Offshore Wind Power

The country only has a capacity of 443MW onshore win, as of 2020.

Wind Power Project

Energy Security: France Takes Emergency Measures to Boost Wind and Solar

France gets around 20% of its electricity from renewable sources – 8% from wind energy, but it needs more to meet its climate goals while reinforcing energy se…