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Thermal Coal

HSBC Fund Arm Toughens Thermal Coal Policy to Curb Climate Change

HSBC Holdings Plc told Reuters on Thursday it will stop financing the expansion of thermal coal from funds it manages actively with immediate effect, marking an…

Australia

South Australia’s First Solar Digital Mining Centre

South Australia’s first solar digital mining centre is officially up and running in the seaport city of Whyalla.

Wave Energy

NREL Granted Patent for Marine Renewable Energy Technology

Scientists with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have received a patent for a fledgling technology domain – distributed embedded energy converter techn…

Carbon Emissions

Paris and New York Join Climate Litigation Against TotalEnergies

The cities of Paris and New York have joined a coalition of associations and local authorities that are suing oil major TotalEnergies for failing to adequately …

Natural Gas

Greece Extends Energy Bill Subsidies Ahead of ‘Winter Battle’

Greece will pay out a further 1.1 billion euros in power bill subsidies in October to shield households and businesses from the impact of soaring energy prices …

Offshore Wind Power

Portugal Ups Debut Offshore Wind Auction Target to 10 GW

Portugal has raised the target for its debut offshore wind power auction to 10 gigawatts (GW).

Oil Refinery

Strike Action Hits Exxon Mobil’s Oil and Petrochemical Plants in France

Strike action has reduced output at Exxon Mobil's 240,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Jerome-Gravenchon oil refinery and Notre Dame de Gravenchon (NDG) petrochemi…

United Kingdom

Cost of UK Support to Cap Energy Bills to Be Set Out on Friday

Britain's government will set out on Friday the cost of capping energy prices for households and businesses over the next few months.

Hydrogen Production

South Korean Firms to Set up Green Energy Hub in Australia

Three major South Korean groups said on Wednesday they hope to build a green energy export hub in Australia's Queensland state, aiming to produce a million tonn…

Natural Gas

Shorter Showers, Slower Driving and an Eiffel Tower Blackout: How Europe Plans to Cut Gas Usage This Winter

From cutting down on showering time to 5 minutes, fining shopkeepers for not closing their doors and driving slower, Europe is embarking on a goal to reduce gas…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Prepares to Nationalize Its Struggling Nuclear Industry

The French government already owns 84% of Électricité de France, but it is now planning to fully nationalize the company just as the company warns of a huge 2…

Energy Transition

UN Secretary-General Calls for a Fossil Fuels Intervention

The fossil fuel industry is "feasting" on billions in subsidies and windfall profits as "our planet burns," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesda…

Carbon Emissions

‘None of the G20 Are Cutting Carbon Quick Enough’

Most countries actually saw increases in emissions

Coal-Fired Power Plants

TerraPraxis and Microsoft Partner to Decarbonise Coal Plants

Non-profit sustainability group TerraPraxis will partner with Microsoft to deliver a digital solution to support the repurposing of over 2,400 coal-fired power …

Solar Cell

Organic Solar Cell Breakthrough Improves Performance and Stability

Scientists at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have made a breakthrough using water treatment for morphology control in organic solar cells.