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Energy Transition

Insurance Giant Allianz Sets Oil and Gas Exit Strategy

The world’s fifth-largest insurance company, Allianz, is withdrawing coverage and investment dollars from a wide swath of fossil fuel projects as of next year.…

Carbon Emissions

CO2 on Earth Hits Highest Level in Human History

That’s according to data, revealing that for the first time, carbon dioxide levels have peaked at 420ppm.

Net Zero Emission

Siemens’ Grid Software Suite to Support Net Zero Momentum

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has announced an open, modular grid software suite to support energy stakeholders and enable them to be fast, agile and flexible wh…

Hydrogen Technology

Hydrogen Blending in Gas Grid Would Lead to 'Limited CO2 Benefits and a Large Increase in Energy Costs': Irena

Adding green H2 to networks would equate to emissions abatement costs of more than $500 per tonne of carbon dioxide, study calculates.

Oil & Gas Trade

Shell’s Profit Soars on Higher Oil and Gas Prices

Oil major Shell booked a huge profit in the first quarter of the year on the back of higher oil and gas prices despite taking a charge due to its phased exit fr…

Carbon Emissions

Egypt and Italy's Eni to Develop $25M Carbon Capture and Storage Project

The project will capture and store between 25,000 and 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.

Electric Vehicle Battery

The Salton Sea Could Produce the World’s Greenest Lithium, if New Extraction Technologies Work

About 40 miles north of the California-Mexico border lies the shrinking, landlocked lake known as the Salton Sea. The California Energy Commission estimates tha…

Hydrogen Production

How is Green Hydrogen Produced?

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has reported that the world needs to produce approximately 306 million tons of green hydrogen every year if it is going to…

Hydrogen Production

What is the Difference Between Green Hydrogen and Blue Hydrogen?

Hydrogen is a fuel and feedstock material that has the advantage of “burning” without emitting carbon dioxide. However, it is produced with energy-intensive m…

LNG

TotalEnergies Books $4.1 Billion Impairment Charge on Arctic LNG 2 Exit

French TotalEnergies will include a $4.1-million impairment on its balance sheet over Russia sanctions that have led to difficulties with its massive Arctic LNG…

United Kingdom

UK Power Networks Unveils New Flexibility Tender

The tendering process will be for 292MW of power across 113 sites in London, the East and the South East of England.

Carbon Emissions

Xprize Milestone Award for ISU Researchers for their Efforts to Remove Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere

A research group from Iowa State University that helped develop a demonstration-scale pyrolyzer that has the ability to sequester thousands of tons of carbon di…

Carbon Emissions

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Detecting Changes in Fossil Fuel Carbon Dioxide Emissions

A team of scientists led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has made a major breakthrough in detecting changes in fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions more …

PowerGrid Technology

Work Starts on Grid Storage Launchpad at U.S. National Energy Laboratory

​Work is under way on a $75 million facility that could help boost clean energy adoption and make the nation’s power grid more resilient, secure and flexible.…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Nation Taps into Hydrogen Potential

​China has forged ahead to tap the potential of hydrogen in helping ensure energy security and reduce carbon emissions, according to Xie Zhenhua, the nation's …