The once-thriving UK North Sea oil and gas province survived 2025, the most difficult year since the 1960s when hydrocarbons were first discovered in the basin. Oil and gas production from the […]
Tiny cracks and hot weather can slash useful life of some solar panels to just 11 years, UNSW research finds
Roughly a fifth of solar panels have been found to degrade much more quickly than expected, leading to calls for different testing standards to identify faults. The post Tiny cracks and hot […]
Washington Commits $2.7 Billion to Break Russia’s Grip on Nuclear Fuel
The U.S. Department of Energy will award orders totaling $2.7 billion to three companies over the next 10 years to boost domestic uranium enrichment in a bid to lower the country’s dependence […]
The POWER Interview: Challenges and Opportunities for DERs
Akshai Baskaran is VP and GM, Energy Management, for Gravity, a San Francisco, California-based company that helps enterprises and their supply chain partners manage their carbon footprint. Baskaran provided POWER with his […]
German renewable energy shift slowed in 2025
Berlin (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 The share of renewables in German power production almost stagnated in 2025, data showed Monday, as concerns grow about a shift away from green policies under conservative […]
Australia adds 1.2 GWh of behind-the-meter battery storage in December
More than 1.2 GWh of new behind-the-meter energy storage capacity was installed across Australia in December 2025 as households and businesses sought to take advantage of the federal government’s revised AUD 7.2 […]
Uzbekistan’s Water Crisis Pushes the Country Toward Solar and Wind
An acute water shortage in Uzbekistan seems to have a silver lining. The brewing crisis is forcing officials to speedily embrace solar and wind power and rethink the country’s hydropower strategy to make […]
US Solar & Wind Power to Exceed 700 GW in 2030 — Forecast
The London analysis and consultancy firm GlobalData is forecasting solid growth in the solar power and wind power markets in the United States in coming years despite current hostility from the president […]
The Breakthrough That Finally Makes Green Hydrogen Cost-Competitive
For decades, green hydrogen has been touted as the “next big thing” in clean energy technology, with particularly promising potential applications in hard-to-abate sectors like transport, steelmaking, and shipping. However, the long-predicted […]
Take Me Money and Run Venezuela – Venezuela’s Oil Industry Could Be Poised for a Rebound, But It Will Take Time
Venezuela took center stage last weekend when President Trump removed and arrested President Nicolás Maduro, putting a spotlight on the country’s oil resources and production. Today we take a deep dive into […]
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