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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…

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 …

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).

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.

LNG

Philippines Sees Room for LNG Despite Renewables Push

The use of LNG imports for power generation in the Philippines next year should not be a disincentive for investors in renewables.

Net Zero Emission

Australia Signs up to Global Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions by 30%

Australia's climate change minister Chris Bowen on Sunday said the government has joined the Global Methane Pledge as part of multilateral efforts to reduce glo…

Net Zero Emission

Ottawa and Alberta Clash Over Who Must Pay to Lift Canada’s Carbon Capture Credits

Canada's federal government and the main oil producing province of Alberta are at odds over who should pay to bolster tax credits and scale up a crucial technol…

Carbon Emissions

Global Climate Disclosures to Cover Full Gamut of Carbon Emissions

Planned new global corporate sustainability disclosures will include the full range of carbon emissions, but with 'relief provisions' on measuring greenhouse g…

Hydrogen Project

Germany Receives First Container of UAE Hydrogen-Based Ammonia Fuel

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck attend ceremony in Hamburg

Wind Farm

Ørsted Partners with ECP in the Company’s First-Ever Farm-down of Onshore Assets

Ørsted closed a transaction with Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a leading energy transition-focused investor, to divest a 50 % ownership stake in a portfolio c…

Offshore Wind Power

Vena Energy to Develop 2,000MW Offshore Wind Project in Australia

The project will be located off the Victorian Coast in the Gippsland Basin.

LNG

World’s First Emissions-Reducing Integrated Hybrid Drive System for an LNG Plant

​Northeast Energy Center (NEC) and Chart Energy & Chemicals selected Siemens Energy to supply a gas/electric hybrid drive system for NEC’s LNG plant being bui…