Electricity prices to rise further in 2022 as cost of living crisis deepens There was also an increase in arrears levels Irish Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
How closely monitoring households' energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money Almost one in three Australian households have solar panels on their roofs. Most are motivated by rising electricity prices and environmental concerns. The Conversation · Dec 19, 2022
EU countries agree gas price cap to battle energy crisis The 27-nation bloc has agreed to trigger a cap if gas prices exceed 180 euros per megawatt hour for three days. Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2022
EU energy ministers reach agreement on gas price cap Months of talks end with ‘dynamic cap’ deal after Germany persuaded by global reference-price condition The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022
Nuclear fusion ‘holy grail’ is not the answer to our energy prayers Letters: Dr Mark Diesendorf questions the claim that nuclear fusion is safe and clean, while Dr Chris Cragg suspects true fusion power is a long way off. Plus letters from Dick Willis and Martin O’Donovan The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022
EU Countries Agree Gas Price Cap to Contain Energy Crisis European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis. The cap is the 27-country EU's latest attempt to lower gas prices that have pushed citizens'… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022
Shareholders of Uniper clear way for German nationalization Shareholders of German energy company Uniper have approved a rescue package for the gas supplier, clearing the way for its nationalization The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
25,000 energy customers due one-off payment after Ofgem raps supplier Utilita Energy Not all Utilita customers on traditional prepayment meters receive the correct amount of additional support credits, regulator finds Chronicle Live · Dec 19, 2022
Electric Ireland customers to receive €50 credit as company to forgo profits The provider is assisting customers on its support scheme through the cost of living crisis Dublin Live · Dec 19, 2022
Steel campaigners take petition to Downing Street urging Tories to help industry Workers want the Government to act on energy prices and back the sector financially as it moves towards more environmentally-friendly production methods to help meet net-zero Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
North East Lincolnshire misses out on initial nuclear boom in shortlist snub Two out of eight spots on initial reactor factory shortlisting doesn't lead to final placing Birmingham Post · Dec 19, 2022
SSE expands Humber hydrogen storage plans to production and power generation 'pathfinder' Big plans revealed for the topside of East Yorkshire salt caverns Birmingham Post · Dec 19, 2022
North Wales site shortlisted for Rolls Royce SMR nuclear reactor factory The engineering giant will choose one site for a £200m HPV factory expected to create over 200 jobs Birmingham Post · Dec 19, 2022
Over a million Irish people to get €50 for free this Christmas in kind gesture from electricity firm Electric Ireland announced today that it will be adding €50 credit to its customers' accounts in light of 'exceptional circumstances' surrounding energy prices. Irish Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022 People living in care homes and caravans offered £400 energy payment Government announces help for 900,000 households in Great Britain and £600 Northern Ireland payment
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022 EU ministers trying, again, for compromise on gas price cap European Union ministers are trying again to finalize a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price cap that they hope can help households and businesses better weather excessive price surges
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022 Jordan Signs MoU for Gold, Lithium Exploration Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Arab Mining Company signed Sunday two memoranda of understanding (MoU) to excavate lithium in Wadi Araba's Fenyan area and gold in Aqaba's Jabal Mubarak area. The Jordan News Agency (Petra) quoted Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh as saying…
ABC News · Dec 19, 2022 Renewable energy production hits new record in SA, as expert predicts more milestones to fall soon South Australia became famous for a statewide blackout, but years on it's had enough renewable energy to power the entire state for a week — and one expert predicts the technology could power it for a month by next year.
Reuters · Dec 19, 2022 U.S. leaves door open for Iran nuclear diplomacy For nearly two years the United States has tried and failed to negotiate a revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal yet Washington and its European allies refuse to close the door to diplomacy.
Birmingham Post · Dec 19, 2022 Two North East sites among final shortlist for Rolls-Royce nuclear factory The engineering giant has plans to create a 200-job plant that will produce components for its small modular reactor (SMR) power stations
ABC News · Dec 19, 2022 South Gippsland removed from offshore wind zone after community concerns South Gippsland residents have welcomed a new zone earmarked for offshore wind energy production in the Bass Strait, which now excludes waters west of Wilsons Promontory.
AAP · Dec 19, 2022 SA goes seven days straight on green power South Australia was powered entirely by renewables last week for the first time over a seven-day period, the state's premier says.
AAP · Dec 19, 2022 Pre-Xmas sitting to help ease power bills The NSW parliament will sit four days out from Christmas to pass legislation to empower the Commonwealth's bill-busting national energy plan.
ABC News · Dec 18, 2022 Underground coal mining safety improves with 3D laser-scanning technology World-first 3D laser-scanning technology makes coal mining safer by giving workers a view of what's underground without actually having to be there.
AAP · Dec 18, 2022 Offshore wind farm zone a 'game changer' Victoria's south coast will become home to turbine projects with the heavy winds of the Bass Strait offering plenty of wild weather to power Australian homes.