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Energy Transition

New Partnership to Map out Global Wind Energy Workforce Training Needs

It is expected to support renewable energy development and help meet the huge increase of jobs required for the global energy transition.

Electric Car

The End of 'Vroom, Vroom'? Mattel Brings First Carbon Neutral Electric Vehicle Toys to Mass Market

Even toy cars are joining the electric vehicle revolution, with Mattel this week unveiling the first mass market toy line to be certified as "carbon neutral" fe…

Coal Price

India Faces Coal Shortage, Again

India faces another coal crunch as coal inventories at utilities are at the lowest for this time of the year in nearly a decade, while power demand is set to su…

Crude Oil

Major Oil Traders Cut Russian Crude Purchases Starting Next Month

Major crude trading houses are set to slash their purchases of Russian crude oil and crude products starting mid-May, anonymous Reuters sources said on Thursday…

Carbon Neutral

How Google Plans to Use 100% Carbon-Free Energy in Its Data Centers by 2030

Google has set out a notably aggressive goal to operate on 24-7 carbon-free energy by 2030.

China

Global Onshore Wind Capacity Rises 72.5GW in 2021

The global onshore wind market in 2021 saw a 72.5 gigawatts (GW) increase in capacity with China and US leading in installations, but is 18% lower than in 2020,…

Hydrogen Project

Japan's Osaka Gas Backs $11 Billion Green Hydrogen Project in Australia

Osaka Gas Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will provide technical support for a $10.75 billion green hydrogen project in the Australian outback and will consider poten…

Hydrogen Production

Shell, Uniper Partner on UK Low-Carbon Hydrogen Facility

German utility Uniper and Shell will team up to jointly produce low-carbon hydrogen at a Uniper power station in Britain in a bid to boost use of the fuel and c…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Strong Growth in Asia’s Non-Hydropower Renewable Sector Will Help Meet Rising Power Demands but Coal Still Major Player

Major capacity additions in Asia’s non-hydropower renewables sector will facilitate the region’s ability to supply electricity amid rising power consumption n…

Distributed Generation

TotalEnergies and ENEOS Join Forces to Develop B2B Solar Distributed Generation Across Asia

TotalEnergies and ENEOS signed a joint venture agreement to develop onsite B2B solar distributed generation across Asia.

Nuclear Reactor

U.S. Nuclear Generation Declines for Second Straight Year

U.S. nuclear power generation declined for the second straight year. Output from the country’s nuclear fleet totaled 778 million MWh in 2021, a 1.5% decline fr…

CCS

Indonesia Advances Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation Ambitions

Pertamina and Mitsui in joint feasibility study to commercialise CCUS in the Southeast Asian nation.

Rooftop PV System

Centrica and Push Energy Advance UK’s Grid-Scale Solar Pipeline

Energy solutions firm Centrica Business Solutions has signed an agreement with renewable energy developer Push Energy, to build a pipeline of solar farm project…

Electric Car

Japanese Car Giant Honda Targets EV Expansion, Earmarks Billions for R&D

Honda plans to invest around 5 trillion yen ($39.9 billion) in electrification and software technologies over the next 10 years, with the Japanese automotive gi…

Nuclear Reactor

X-Energy to Produce HALEU Fuel for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) chose X-energy’s TRISO-X fuel fabrication facility to produce fuel for future advanced nuclear reactors and small modular r…