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Clean energy ‘now employs more people than fossil fuels’ – IEA
Clean energy industries now employ more people globally than fossil fuel sectors, according to the first edition of the International Energy Agency’s ‘World Energy Employment Report’....
Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear plant to produce hydrogen
Bloom Energy is to install a 240 kW electrolyser at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear plant in Welch, Minnesota, to produce emissions-free hydrogen, the two companies have announced.
Siemens and Shell sign low-carbon energy solutions MoU
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Shell Global Solutions International BV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on developing low-carbon and highly efficient...
1350 tonne green H2 plant commissioned in Germany
One of Germany’s largest green hydrogen generation plants has been planned and commissioned by Siemens in Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia, and has been handed over to the operating company...
JERA and Uniper to collaborate on ammonia and LNG
JERA and its wholly owned subsidiary JERA Americas plan to collaborate with Uniper to jointly pursue fuel supply projects for clean ammonia and LNG, to meet domestic demand and...
Carlton Power to build the first green hydrogen hub in the UK’s southwest
Carlton Power is to build its third green hydrogen hub in the UK at a location within the Langage Energy Park. Carlton has a history in the area – it developed the Langage gas-fired...
Global electricity production up 3.6%
The latest International Energy Agency’s Monthly Electricity Statistics report, from data up to and including May 2022, shows that for the total of OECD states, net electricity...
US power grid added 15GW of generation in H1 2022
The US Energy Information Administration reports that according to its latest inventory of electric generators, 15 GW of new utility-scale electric generating capacity came online in...
Russia’s gas exports to Europe decline to 40 year low
Russia’s natural gas exports by pipeline to the European Union and the United Kingdom declined by almost 40% during the first seven months of 2022 compared with the same period in...
Disturbances in Paris
A significant feature of the biennial six-day Cigre Paris Session, being held live this year for the first time since 2018, is the ‘large disturbance’ workshop, a collaboration...
USA is now world’s largest LNG exporter
The US Energy Information Administration reports that the USA became the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter during the first half of 2022, according to data...
ACWA and POSCO to explore green H2 and NH4 production
ACWA Power, the prominent Saudi based developer and operator of power generation, has signed a memorandum of understanding with POSCO Holdings, the holding company of South Korea’s...
Renewables share of electricity production still rising
The latest International Energy Agency 'Monthly Electricity Statistics' report including April 2022 data shows that for total OECD membership net electricity production was 821.7 TWh...
Mitsubishi selects software for world’s largest storage/hydrogen hub
Mitsubishi Power Americas, which is creating reputedly the world’s largest green hydrogen production and storage facility near Delta, Utah, has selected Emerson to automate the...
Uniper applies for stabilisation measures
On 8 June Fortum’s subsidiary Uniper filed for government support under newly adopted German energy legislation. As Germany's biggest importer of gas, Uniper has been hit hardest by...
Fossil fuel was 79% of US primary energy in 2021
Fossil fuels – petroleum (ie oil products) natural gas, and coal – accounted for 79% of the 97 quadrillion Btus (‘quads’) of primary energy consumption in the United States during...
Global energy investment is rising, but too slowly - IEA
Global energy investment is set to increase by 8% in 2022 to reach $2.4 trillion, driven by renewables and energy efficiency, with the anticipated rise mainly in clean energy,...
Renewables share increases globally
The International Energy Agency’s latest Monthly Electricity Statistics report, which includes March 2022 data, shows that total OECD net electricity production reached 899.1 TWh in...
Mercury Renewables’ ‘first-of-a-kind’ green hydrogen plant
A first-of-a-kind green hydrogen generation project located on the border of Counties Mayo and Sligo, in Ireland has been announced by Mercury Renewables. To provide consultancy...