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Australia: Making Every Building Count in Meeting Emission Targets

Buildings in Australia account for over 50% of electricity use and almost a quarter of our carbon emissions but the failures, frailties and fragmentation of the…

Why We Must Set a Date to Phase Out North Sea Oil and Gas

We don’t need to stop using oil and gas tomorrow, but we do need to set a date by which its use will be phased out in order to tackle climate change, writes Dr…

Solar Technology

A New Type of Hybrid Colloidal Quantum Dot: Organic Solar Cells

Solution-processed semiconductors, including materials such as perovskites and quantum dots (i.e., small particles of matter in the quantum size regime), are su…

Gas turbine engine

Wärtsilä Povides 34SG Engines Fueled by Natural Gas for Myanmar

Wärtsilä has been awarded a 40 MW extended engineered equipment supply contract for a power plant in Shwe Taung, in the southern central part of Myanmar.

Market Analysis

Netherlands: Fifty New Hydrogen Buses for Public Transport

In an agreement between the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and Water Management (I&W) en three provinces funds have been allocated for the purschase of 50 ne…

Mitsubishi And Chubu Electric Power to Purchase Dutch Energy Supplier Eneco for €4.1bn

A consortium formed of Japanese companies Mitsubishi and Chubu Electric Power Company has agreed to acquire Dutch energy company Eneco for €4.1bn, beating bids…

Schneider Electric Study Reveals Hyperscale Inflection Point In The Data Center Value Chain

81% of value chain respondents say hyperscale and colocation data centers will positively impact their business in the future.

ABB to Install Its Premier Automation System at SABIC in Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Leveraging ABB Ability™ System 800xA, SABIC will apply ABB’s integrated automation, control and safety solutions to the company's Utilities Park and Pilot pro…

Researchers Study Geothermal Potential of South Africa

The research also included scientists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Strathclyde, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, British Geological…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

IEA Calls for 'Bold' Action to Achieve Emissions Savings Through Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but with efficiency improvements slowing, policy makers and investors need to take “bold” action, …

A Gas Replacement Programme with Ground Source Heat Pumps

Residents in 364 homes across seven tower blocks in Sunderland are embracing the green housing revolution with the removal of their gas boilers in place of rene…

German Renewable Organisations Highlight the Crucial Role Geothermal Heating

Local associations are pushing for measures that help accelerate the expansion of geothermal district heating supply in Germany, highlighting its important role…

Wales Will Lose Marine Energy Investors After Subsidy Change

Marine energy projects in Wales have lost out on investment since the UK government cut financial support, according to a UK industry body. Ring-fenced UK gover…

Electric Car

Tesla Unveils First-Ever Electric Pickup Truck

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Thursday unveiled its electric pickup, a truck with a futuristic angular body in gunmetal gray that resembled an armored vehicle and takes…

Nuclear Power Plant

Dispute between Japan and South Korea Overshadows G20 Meetings

Japan seized the last event of its G20 presidency on Friday to reject a South Korean warning about radiation from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant as a disput…