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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…

Electric Car

Sales of Electric Cars Doubled to Record 6.6MN in 2021

The need to diversify battery manufacturing and critical mineral supplies to reduce bottlenecks is crucial to EV's ongoing growth says IEA report.

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…

Compressed Air Energy Storage

China’s Compressed Air Energy Storage Industry Makes Progress

​A 300MWh compressed air energy storage system capacity has been connected to the grid in Jiangsu, China, while a compressed air storage startup in the country…

Solar Power Plant

BNZ to Build Solar Project in Portugal

BNZ has obtained authorisation in the North Region of Portugal to start the construction of a solar PV plant in the Ave intermunicipal community with an install…

Nuclear Fusion

Handheld Fusion Power on the Horizon

Seattle-based Avalanche Energy is pursuing the vision of micro fusion power that one can hold in one’s hands.

Distributed Grid

Hitachi Energy’s Thyrow Converter to Guide Power Supply to Greater Berlin Rail Network

Hitachi Energy has announced that it will provide a 120MW converter station to enable Deutsche Bahn Energie to secure power supply for the Greater Berlin rail n…

Solar Power Panel

Solar-Biomass Hybrid System Satisfies Home Heating Requirements in Winter

Adding an organic matter power source to a solar energy unit could provide 100% heating for a single-story home during the coldest months of the year and help t…

Offshore Wind Power

DEME Finishes Foundation Installation at France’s First Offshore Wind Farm

All 80 XL monopiles are now in at EDF's 480MW Saint-Nazaire project off the country's Atlantic Ocean coast.

Brazil

Biomass Beats Wind and Solar in Brazilian Power Bids for First Time in Low-Energy Tender

Just under 1GW of renewable capacity awarded in the South American country’s latest tender, which underlined impact of weak domestic economy and low power dema…

Smart Meter

Britain’s Smart Meter Network Hit 18 Million Mark

Smart meter installations last month were 17% lower than those in March, according to a report

Net Zero Emission

3 Actions the Industry Can Take To Decarbonize Shipping

Shipping must align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal and be run entirely on net-zero energy sources by 2050.

Hydrogen Project

G7 Unveils Controversial ‘Hydrogen Action Pact’ to Tackle Climate Crisis and Russian Gas Reliance

Richest nations pledge to work together on green and blue H2 to help Europe wean itself off Russian gas and to aid climate action acceleration.

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…