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The Future Is Bright for Artificial Intelligence in the Middle East

Several nations are embracing AI to diversify and bolster their economies.

Kyrgyzstan

Heatwaves Could Cause Energy Crunch in Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan’s state utilities company is warning of potential energy shortages as a heatwave grips Central Asia.

Brillouin Energy Demonstrates High-Tech Boiler That Can Pave the Way to a Clean Energy Future

Brillouin Energy Corp will demonstrate publicly at ICCF24 a revolutionary new high-tech boiler system that can help the world transition from fossil fuel energy…

Electric Car

Volkswagen-Backed Northvolt to Develop Wood-Based Batteries for EVs

The attempt to develop battery materials from a range of sources comes as major European economies lay out plans to move away from road-based vehicles that use …

Germany

German Government to Acquire 30% of Uniper

The energy major has signed a €15bn bailout deal.

Nuclear Power Plant

Regulator Approves Fukushima Water Release

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has formally approved Tokyo Electric Power Company's (Tepco's) plan to discharge treated water from the damaged Fukus…

Australia

Enel Hunts for Buyers of 3.6-GW Wind, Solar Pipeline in Australia - Report

The green energy arm of Italian utility Enel SpA is seeking to sell down between 50% and 80% of its Australian renewable energy platform that is said to have 3.…

TES Completes Green Energy Fundraising Round

Tree Energy Solutions (TES), a world scale green hydrogen company with a mission to deliver on a net zero future by decarbonising the energy chain, has announce…

Net Zero Emission

Novel Ways to Remove Carbon From the Atmosphere

Direct air capture technology removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and compresses it for sequestration or utilization, with the goal of assisting society …

OPEC

Putin Calls Saudi Crown Prince to Discuss Oil Market, OPEC+

Putin and MBS discuss OPEC+ and oil markets in phone call.

Electric Car

Swappable Car Batteries Could Accelerate UK’s Transition to Electric Vehicles

A new paper from Cornwall Insight and law firm Shoosmiths has laid out why switching the UK electric vehicle (EV) model to Battery-as-a-Service, could cut upfro…

All-In-One Solar Tower Produces Jet Fuel From CO2, Water and Sunlight

Taking carbon dioxide, water and sunlight as its only inputs, this solar thermal tower in Spain produces carbon-neutral, sustainable versions of diesel and jet …

Energy Storage Project

Portuguese Utility EDP Adding Battery Storage to Floating Solar-Hydropower Hybrid Plant

Portuguese utility EDP is to add energy storage to a hybrid floating solar and hydropower project after it was energised earlier this month.

Smart Home Solutions Providing Much Needed Resilience

In the midst of wildfires, energy security concerns and grid reliability questions, two smart home solutions are providing respective approaches towards adaptab…

Electric Vehicle Charging

VW and Energy Web Develop 24/7 Renewable Energy Charging Blockchain Solution for EVs

Energy Web and Volkswagen have partnered on a solution to match local renewables to electric vehicle (EV) charging.