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Sweden

Mercedes Second Life Batteries for Swedish Energy Storage

BatteryLoop in Sweden is to use new and second life batteries from Mercedes-Benz Energy for large scale energy storage systems (ESS).

Natural Gas

High Natural Gas Prices Could Lift Green Hydrogen Investment

Companies in Europe and U.S. allies such as Australia have recently announced major green hydrogen deals and projects.

Solar Power Panel

Tesla Falls From Top of US Residential Solar Installer Rankings

In Wood Mackenzie’s solar installer Leaderboard, Freedom Forever overtakes Tesla in the top three spot for the first time.

Natural Gas

In Russia-Europe Gas Standoff, Both Sides Lose

Europe and Russia will both lose heavily if President Vladimir Putin follows through on his threat to cut gas supplies to countries he judges "unfriendly" unles…

Nuclear Power Plant

Britain Could Build Seven Nuclear Power Stations

Britain could build up to seven new nuclear power stations as part of a radical expansion of homegrown energy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Natural Gas

US LNG Exports Surge 16% amid Higher Demand From Europe

US liquefied natural gas exports rose nearly 16 per cent last month to a record high, according to preliminary Refinitiv data, with shipments to Europe continui…

Energy Transition

Portugal to Speed up Renewable Energy Programme amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Portugal aims to accelerate its energy transition and increase the proportion of renewable sources by 20 percentage points to 80 per cent of its electricity out…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Las Vegas Factory to Convert Gas From Landfills into Hydrogen to Power Vehicles

The French industrial gas company Air Liquide is opening a factory near Las Vegas this month that will convert methane from landfills into hydrogen to power emi…

Smart Grid

Why Smart Power Grids Are Now Essential

Smart power grids – able to balance supply and demand – will help us make the most of renewables and should be at the heart of our energy strategy writes Euan…

Natural Gas

Russia's Gazprom Says Gas Exports to Europe via Ukraine Continue

Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday it was continuing to supply natural gas to Europe via Ukraine in line with requests from European cons…

Siemens Energy Plans Gigawatt-Scale Electrolyser Factory in Berlin

Siemens Energy AG is planning to start industrial-scale production of electrolysers for green hydrogen at a multi-gigawatt factory in Berlin next year.

Australia

Sunshot Plans 800-MWh Battery, Green Hydrogen Hub in Western Australia

Australia’s Sunshot Energy is proposing to build a new battery and green hydrogen industrial hub in Western Australia powered by renewable energy and with the …

Oil Price

IEA to Release New Emergency Oil Stock to Curb Market Turmoil

The International Energy Agency has said its members have agreed to release more oil from emergency reserves to offset the market turmoil caused by Russia’s wa…

Hydrogen Project

Abu Dhabi Advances $1bn Hydrogen Project

Land has been allocated for the planned green hydrogen and green ammonia project in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad).

Offshore Wind Power

UK Green Lights East Anglia Offshore Wind Projects

The UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, has granted development consent for the East Anglia ONE North and Eas…