Avina Clean Hydrogen and KBR partner to build a green ammonia plant in the Gulf of Mexico. KBR will provide the process technology license and engineering design, while Avina will use its expertise in green hydrogen production to make distributed hydrogen cheaper than gray hydrogen.

Google signs an agreement to buy 150 MW of renewable energy generated by Ørsted's Helena wind farm for the next 15 years. The agreement is part of its commitment to operate all of its data centers and offices with zero carbon energy 24/7 by 2030.

Mexican President Lopez Obrador announced the purchase of 13 power plants from Iberdrola for $6 billion, marking a "new nationalization" of the electricity sector. This reform worries foreign partners and threatens private foreign investment and the development of renewable energy.

A study by the French Energy Regulation Commission predicts a decline in gas consumption in France by 2050, while maintaining the same levels of gas infrastructure, which implies a shift in pricing. The current network will always be indispensable.

Aker BP and OMV (Norge) AS collaborate on carbon capture and storage. A license has been granted to explore the potential in North West Europe.

Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, has made the final investment decision for its 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. This marks an important step for the company to accelerate the decarbonization process in Asia Pacific.

After an interruption of several days, oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey will resume. An agreement has been reached between Baghdad and Erbil for the management of Kurdish crude oil.

The Rotterdam refinery of Finnish giant Neste is set to significantly increase its production of sustainable aviation fuel to meet the growing demand for SAF, the main solution to reducing aviation's carbon footprint. This initiative follows the European Union's gradual incorporation of SAF into aviation kerosene.

The recently inaugurated Kerbala refinery represents the hope of energy independence for Iraq. This Hyundai project aims to reduce dependence on imports and stimulate local production.

Australia is passing laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its biggest polluters by about 5% a year, aiming to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, but tough decisions will be needed to effectively combat climate change.

Despite the rate shield, interventions for unpaid gas and electricity reached a record high in 2022, but for the first time, the number of electricity cuts decreased due to a reduction in power supplied rather than a total cut-off, although additional measures are needed to protect the most fragile consumers.

The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed conditions for the $7,500 grant for the purchase of a new electric vehicle that include countries bound by a free trade agreement. However, Chinese companies are excluded from these subsidies as "suspect entities."

British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt criticizes massive U.S. subsidies for green energy, but London's announcements on its own energy and environmental strategy are being criticized for their lack of ambition.

The Bank of France will exclude from its portfolios companies that develop new fossil fuel extraction projects by the end of 2024 as part of its climate-focused responsible investment strategy, a move welcomed by the NGO Reclaim Finance.

The European Union has reached an agreement to significantly increase the share of renewable energy in energy consumption by 2030, while recognizing biomass as a renewable energy source and taking into account the role of nuclear power in the production of decarbonized hydrogen.

The EU has reached an agreement to double renewable energy and produce clean hydrogen to replace fossil fuels, with a target of 20 million tons of renewable hydrogen by 2030 and an investment of €9 billion each from France and Germany to encourage hydrogen deployment.

The Senate modifies a bill against the "dismantling" of EDF by removing the call for the nationalization of the energy company. A divisive decision that aims to maintain the state's ownership of the company.

The highest administrative court recalls that an impact study must assess the direct and indirect effects of an industrial site on the environment, in a decision concerning the authorization to operate France's largest biomass power plant in Gardanne, which will set a precedent for future project developers.

The figures published by the Service des données et études statistiques (SDES) of the Ministry of Ecological Transition on the water consumption of French nuclear power plants have been reassessed downwards.

IRENA's World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023 Preview report highlights the lag in the global energy transition and the need for transformative action to meet climate goals.

The EU Energy Ministers have renewed the gas consumption reduction target for the period April 2023 - March 2024.

Spain and Portugal have decided to extend until the end of 2023 their exceptional electricity price cap agreement, which was put in place to protect their consumers from the European tariff system.

European energy ministers discussed the use of nuclear power as a means of producing carbon-free hydrogen at their meeting in Brussels. While France defends the civil atom, some member countries contest this technology.

Four former RTE employees were found guilty of obstructing the operation of an automated data processing system for fraudulent interventions on the electricity network during a strike in 2022.

The European Union has definitively endorsed the end of internal combustion engines in new cars from 2035.

IAEA announces the launch of GloWAL, an initiative for more sustainable water management.