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Energy Transition

UN Chief Calls for Speedy Transition to Renewable Energy

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a faster transition to renewable energy.

Netherlands

Developers Optimistic About Leeuwarden Geothermal Heating Project

​After initially encountering with their first drilled well, the developers of the geothermal heating project in Leeuwarden, Netherlands are optimistic to make…

Solar Technology

DHL Installing TRAILAR Solar Technology on 67 Trucks in US

DHL Express is installing solar panel units on trucks within its US pickup and delivery fleet, reducing fuel consumption in markets throughout the country.

Carbon Emissions

New Process Offers Promising Route to Decarbonizing Thermal Energy

Researchers are focusing on effective ways to store and transmit thermal energy.

Oil Price

Russia’s SWIFT Ban Could Send Shockwaves Through Oil and Commodity Markets

Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine was originally met with a relatively tepid response from world leaders, but now sanctions are intensifying key Russian bank…

CCS

The Future of Global Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the process in which carbon dioxide that is produced during the generation of power and its industrial processes is prevente…

Joe Biden

Biden Set to Push Plan to Lower Energy Costs

President Joe Biden will focus on bringing down consumer prices during his first State of the Union address on 1 March, in part by outlining plans to lower cost…

Tender for Floating Solar Array in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast’s local utility Cote d’Ivoire Energies (CI Energies) has launched a tender for a floating solar array to be located on the Kossou dam.

Oil & Gas Supply

Carve-out in U.S. Sanctions will Still let Russia Profit from Oil, Gas

There is a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia: Oil and natural gas from that country will continue to flow freely to the rest …

Oil Price

Can African Oil Producers Take Advantage of Increasing Oil Prices?

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed the price of oil to over $100 per barrel. But, it's also opened an opportunity for African oil producers like Nigeria, A…

Smart Meter

E.ON Reaches 100,000 Smart Meter Milestone in Germany

E.ON reports Germany’s smart meter rollout is still sluggish and the country is lagging others in Europe such as Sweden and the UK.

Electrification

IRENA and China State Grid Pave Way Towards Smart Electrification

“Future power grids will be very different from the current ones and will require smart electrification solutions as renewable energy is growing faster than ev…

Oil & Gas Supply

Repairs and Protests Halt 480,000 Bpd of Iraqi Oil Output

Iraq has halted over a tenth of its oil output due to maintenance and protests, in a further blow to the already tight global supply at a time of rising demand …

India

Indian Non-Hydropower RE Manufacturers Should Gear up for Increase Domestic Demand

Non-hydropower renewables manufacturers in India, particularly solar, should prepare for an increase in domestic demand due the government’s green hydrogen pol…

Natural Gas

How Europe Can Boost Energy Security and Reduce Its Reliance on Russian Gas

January is the cruellest month when it comes to European gas demand. It is now the end of February and the continent has almost a year to bolster its strategic …