EU fighting energy sector methane emissionsOn 10 April, the European Parliament adopted, by a large majority (530 votes in favour and 63 against), a pioneering new law to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector. In order to enter into EU law, the text needs…
German government agrees financing mechanism for hydrogen networkMany countries have decided to bet on hydrogen, which can be used to partially replace natural gas. It can help the countries to decarbonise their economies and help absorb intermittent renewable supplies into the power…
The UAE would like to invest in European nuclear energy infrastructureThe United Arab Emirates has approached European nations including Great Britain to express its interest in investing in their nuclear power infrastructure. The idea is that the state-owned Emirates Nuclear Energy…
Google, Microsoft and Nucor to promote clean energyNorth American steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation will cooperate with Google and Microsoft Corporation on the development of new business models to support the development of advanced clean electricity…
Ukraine will not extend Russian gas transit dealUkrainian energy minister German Galushchenko said that his country does not plan to prolong a five-year deal with Russia's Gazprom on the transit of Russian gas to Europe or to sign another one. Under a contract…
Gas stocks at record high due to mild winter in EuropeEurope is on track to end the winter with a record volume of gas in storage. During the current winter, the North Atlantic Oscillation has a strong positive affect. Pressure differentials between the Greenland-Iceland…
Fourth Barakah nuclear unit starts operationThe Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced the successful start-up of the fourth unit at the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates. Construction of four units with the Korean-designed…
First LNG vessel arrives at new Mukran terminal in GermanyThe Energos Power vessel carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) moored at the new German terminal of Mukran on Ruegen island on Saturday 26 February. Based on an approval from local authorities, the vessel has started a…
Carbon capture and storage will create new jobs in the UKTens of thousands of new jobs will be created across the United Kingdom to underpin the growth of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry, according to Jonathan Brearley, CEO of the British energy regulator Ofgem.…
New world record set in JET tokamakThe Joint European Torus (JET) tokamak owned and operated by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) produced the largest amount of energy during its final round of deuterium-tritium experiments. In 5 seconds, a ground-…
Italy to invest in solar panel production plant in SicilyAccording to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Italy will invest €90 million from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan in Enel's 3Sun Gigafactory producing photovoltaic panels in Sicily. Enel plans to expand the…
Ukraine plans to start building four new nuclear reactors this yearAccording to Energy Minister German Galushchenko, Ukraine plans to start construction work on four new nuclear power reactors this summer or autumn to compensate for lost energy capacity due to the war with Russia. Two…
