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Heat Pumps Will Be the Next Focus for Energy-Efficiency Gains

Leaders from regional energy efficiency organizations said the answers will include heat pumps for space and water heating, strategic energy management programs…

Pfizer Finds $35,000 Energy Savings Through Pilot Duct Sealing Project

When Pfizer began renovating its manufacturing facilities in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, it knew that much of the existing ductwork serving the various buildings wo…

Oil and Gas Technology

'Artificial Leaf' Successfully Produces Clean Gas

A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an 'artificial leaf' that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, an…

China to Impose New Restrictions on Small Hydro Plants

China will ban the construction of small hydropower plants in regions that already have an electricity surplus and encourage new dams in poor and remote locatio…

New Route to Carbon-Neutral Fuels from Carbon Dioxide

Researchers have discovered a practical starting point for converting carbon dioxide into sustainable liquid fuels, including fuels for heavier modes of transpo…

Geothermal Systems For Energy Efficiency, Comfort And Cost Savings

Geothermal systems use the earth’s constant temperature to maintain that same steady temperature in the home. The technology can supply heating, cooling, and w…

Market Analysis

Rooftop solar hits 45% of demand and sets new grid low in W.A.

Rooftop solar has helped deliver another Australian grid record, this time in Western Australia where the state’s wholesale electricity market (WEM) dipped to …

Electric Car

ACT Introduces First Electric Bus on Path to Zero Transport Emissions

An all-electric bus built by leading bus-maker Yutong will begin ferrying Canberrans around the Australian capital city this week, as the ACT government enacts …

Circular Economy Bill to Reduce Waste in Scotland

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on its proposals for a Circular Economy Bill to cut waste and drive the reuse of materials.

Biomass Power Plant

EU Biomass Subsidies Contribute to Forest Destruction

A new report has found EU subsidies for biomass energy channel nearly €7bn per year into unsustainable and destructive energy sources.

Carbon capture

Comparing 10 Carbon Capture Methods on Costs,Scalability,Permanence,Cleanness

The idea has resurfaced on the wave of circular economic thinking, triggered by climate concerns and with a view towards incentivising carbon capture. But opini…

Steam turbine

Toshiba Will Supply Steam Turbines and Generators for Major Thermal Power Plant Upgrade Project in Australia

Toshiba won a major contract to retrofit steam turbines, generators, and associated equipment as part of the modernization project of EnergyAustralia’s Mt Pipe…

Offshore Wind Power

Shell Agrees to Acquire EOLFI：Expanding its Renewable Power Business

Shell has signed an agreement to buy 100% of EOLFI, a French renewable energies developer specialised in floating wind projects. The acquisition is subject to r…

Market Analysis

Adamas: EV Sales to Hit 12.5M in 2025; 350% Increase in Demand for Rare Earths Used in Traction Motors

A new report from Adamas Intelligence, “Electric Growth: EVs, Motors and Motor Materials”, forecasts that global annual EV sales (excluding mild and micro hyb…

General Election 2019: SNP Calls for Oil Revenues to be Used to Fight Climate Change

Billions of pounds of tax revenues set to be generated by the UK's oil and gas sector over the next five years should be automatically set aside to tackle clima…