The Latest Breaking News on Energy

EXPLAINER: Ukraine's threatened nuclear plant shuts down

The last operating reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been shut down to reduce the threat of a radiation disaster amid the continuing fighting

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022

UK homes among worst in Europe for energy efficiency, say experts calling for insulation plan

Liz Truss’s government faces ‘even more’ difficult position in winter 2023 without plan to fix leaky homes

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022

Explained | What is windfall tax and why are countries imposing it on the energy sector right now?

Big energy companies clocked huge profits in the first half of this year, making record windfall gains which governments have tried to rein in  

The Hindu · Sep 11, 2022

Outside power restored, Zaporizhzhia nuke plant shuts down

Ukraine’s atomic power operator says the last reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been shut down after the plant was reconnected to the electricity grid

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022

'A Necessity': Lebanon's Forced Conversion to Solar

Thanks to solar energy, residents of the northern Lebanese village of Toula are finally able to enjoy ice cream again -- a treat in a sun-baked country plagued by power cuts. Lebanon's economy collapsed in 2019 after decades of corruption and mismanagement, leaving the state unable to provide electricity for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 11, 2022

California's green dreams mean adding more EVs to a rickety grid

California’s fight against global warming is on a collision course with its rickety grid. The state aims to end net greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, forcing many things that burn fossil fuels — particularly vehicles, factories and buildings — to switch to electricity. And yet California, the world’s fifth-largest economy,…

Tribune News Service · Sep 10, 2022

Greek leader: EU must respond as one to Putin's 'blackmail'

Greece's prime minister says the European Union should have a coordinated response to the challenge posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “blackmail” with the supply of natural gas

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022

Ukraine probing emergency exports of thermal coal to Poland - Kyiv

Ukraine will look into whether it can urgently supply neighbouring Poland with 100,000 tonnes of thermal coal to help it get through the coming winter, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.

Reuters · Sep 10, 2022

French EU minister says cutting energy usage vital as part of 'fight against Russia'

France's Secretary of State for European Affairs Laurence Boone has outlined to FRANCE 24 the sacrifices necessary to continue putting pressure on Moscow, saying "it is a war against Russia for democracy, for freedom and supporting Ukraine. We are not asking horrible things. To put the temperature at 19 degrees,…

France 24 · Sep 10, 2022

Tokyo govt unveils solar power initiative

The Tokyo metropolitan government has unveiled a policy that includes the mandatory installation of solar panels on some newly constructed homes, among other measures aimed at promoting the use of solar power.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Sep 10, 2022