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United States

US Community Solar Sector Market Forecast to Grow 7 GWdc by 2027

Pending legislation for community solar programs in five states could add another 1.2 GWdc

Japan

Energy Efficiency, Not an Odd-Fish Anymore!

Japanese scientists turn fish scales into carbon-nano onions, a material used in LEDs and electronics.

Carbon Emissions

Toyota Unit Falsified Emissions Data From at Least 2003, Probe Finds

A major affiliate of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp falsified emissions data on some engines going back to at least 2003, more than a decade earlier than previously …

EU

Europe Urged to Clamp Down on Growing Greenhouse Gases Black Market

Illegal hydrofluorocarbons smuggled into the EU amount to nearly 30% of the legal trade, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency

Carbon Emissions

The Effects of Unified Power Generation and Storage Facilities

About 25% of the world’s CO2 emissions come from the power sector, and the Paris Agreement’s target of keeping global temperature rise below 2 °C above pre-i…

Energy Investment

EU Backs Cleantech Innovators With €1.8BN Investment

A total of 17 projects will share the funding to bring ‘breakthrough technologies’ to the market in energy-intensive industries

Solar Cell

New $20M Research Group to Support Growth of US Solar Industry

It aims to make cadmium telluride solar cells – the second most common PV technology in the world after silicon – less expensive and more efficient.

OPEC

Saudi Arabia May Push for Higher OPEC Production

Fox News: Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning to advocate for higher production at the upcoming OPEC+ meeting.

Natural Gas

EU Gas Dependence on Russia Falls by 50%

EU countries have made headway in buying more pipeline gas from Norway, Algeria and Azerbaijan.

SMR

US Nuclear Regulator Greenlights Its First Small Modular Reactor

The first small modular reactor (SMR) design has been approved for certification by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Nuclear Fusion

Fusion Robots Play Jenga to Simulate Rescue Missions

Two robots controlled by human touch are being put through their paces in practice rescue missions at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Oxfordshire.

Wind Turbine

Octopus Energy Launches 1000-Turbine UK Repowering Plan

Firm will partner with community manufacturer EWT to boost onshore wind sites across Britain

LNG

Australia May Limit LNG Exports Amid Domestic Gas Shortage

Australia is again facing a domestic gas shortage because of excessive exports, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning that the gover…

The Power of Cow Manure: How Farms of the Future Are Transforming Waste-To-Energy Operations

The use of renewable energy in the agriculture industry is an exciting new frontier that—with the right partners—can bring environmental and economic benefits…

South Africa

South Africa Power Crisis Causes State Monopoly to Open Up

After years of blackouts, the Government of South Africa has started to break the monopoly of its state-owned utility.