Shell abandons huge biofuel project in Netherlands
London (AFP) - British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants ...
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Britain’s energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on
Liverpool (AFP) - Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants ...
New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port
San Pedro (United States) (AFP) - Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port ...
Africa could become ‘renewable superpower’, says Guterres
Yokohama (Japan) (AFP) - Africa has everything it takes to become a "renewable superpower", UN head Antonio Guterres said Thursday, ...
German firm gives ‘second life’ to used EV batteries
Aachen (Germany) (AFP) - A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into ...
‘Not backing down’: activists block hydro plants in N.Macedonia
Gevgelija (Macedonia) (AFP) - Deep in the rugged forests of North Macedonia, small-hydropower developers are facing off with activists who ...
Equinor takes $1 bn hit from US wind farm regulations, tariffs
Oslo (AFP) - Norwegian energy company Equinor said on Wednesday that its giant offshore wind project in New York -- ...
Japan sees bright future for ultra-thin, flexible solar panels
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will ...
Japan sees bright future for ultra-thin, flexible solar panels
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will ...
Pakistan’s quiet solar rush puts pressure on national grid
Karachi (AFP) - Pakistanis are increasingly ditching the national grid in favour of solar power, prompting a boom in rooftop ...
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