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🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🚗🔌 AI-based charging could extend #EV battery life by 22.9%, according to @chalmersuniv. The method maintains similar charging times (~24 mins) while increasing equivalent full cycles compared with standard charging approaches: ow.ly/fW5f50Z1HAI

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🔵Energy security will likely emerge as a decisive driver of hydrogen investment and policy, as governments in energy importing countries seek to reduce exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets and protect critical industries, says DNV: ow.ly/3i7H50Z1KgT

🌍#NewEnergyWorld ☀️ ➕ 🔋 UK ranks joint #2 in Europe for co-location investment, alongside Bulgaria (Germany #1). Europe reached 6.3 GW of co-located capacity in 2025, while ~550 GW of projects in the UK are still awaiting grid connection: ow.ly/RV9450Z1HjQ

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🌀The first of 197 XXL foundation monopiles has been installed at @Ørsted’s Hornsea 3, located 120 km off the coast of Norfolk, UK. Once fully commissioned, the 2.9 GW project will be the single largest #offshorewind farm in the world: ow.ly/GSAE50Z1H4m

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🌳University of Cambridge research found that four in five REDD+ voluntary carbon projects successfully protected forests, although independent evaluations of 44 schemes found that they had been oversold by a factor of greater than 10: knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-wor…

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 📢Lots of talk but not so much walk on reducing #methaneemissions, which the @IEA says shows no sign of falling globally. New tools track coal and waste emissions, countries’ responses to methane alerts and offer advice on how to act: ow.ly/1h4R50YYe1p

🌍#NewEnergyWorld  🌀Europe’s offshore wind supply chain is tightening – wind turbine prices up 40–45% since 2020, with fewer suppliers. At the same time, the UK is being urged to build 5 GW a year to hit its targets: ow.ly/ViHN50YYcJW

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🔵⚪️🔴France has published a national roadmap to phase out #fossilfuels that sets explicit timelines to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 and fossil gas by 2050: ow.ly/7OJ850YYcwc

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🛰️🌞Power beamed from space to Earth by 2028? @Meta is backing satellite solar tech that could deliver continuous energy from 22,000 miles above the planet: ow.ly/XjtG50YV4PH

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 💶EU energy imports cost €24bn more since the Israel-US-Iran conflict began – with no extra supply. The EU’s #AccelerateEU plan aims to protect consumers, curb fossil fuel volatility and speed up the shift to #cleanenergy: ow.ly/3ScG50YVcym

🌍#NewEnergyWorld ⚡19 seconds to restart a grid from blackout. @Sungrow_Power’s grid-forming system proved black-start capability in extreme testing – no external power needed: ow.ly/4Q5E50YV4Ms

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🔌In the UK, new #EVs were slightly less expensive than petrol cars in March and the first half of April, according to transaction price, Autotrader has found: ow.ly/p9iU50YV4H9

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 📶US #LNG export was estimated at 17.9bn ft³/d in March 2026. The EIA predicts those figures will rise to about 19bn ft³/d by the end of the year, rising above 20bn ft³/d towards the end of 2027: ow.ly/ncGu50YV4tH

🌍#NewEnergyWorld ⚡️By moving to a 24/7 hourly matching system with @GoodEnergy, Stellium’s Newcastle data centre has achieved a 95.4% renewable energy score. 🔗Find out more about the facility and its renewable electricity supply: ow.ly/xGh950YRg57

🌍#NewEnergyWorld ⚡️Recent developments across Germany, Sweden & Hungary show an uptake in #batterystorage investment to stabilise Europe’s grid. Read the full story on how large-scale storage & smart optimisation are securing regional energy supplies: ow.ly/WT8v50YR88e

🌏#NewEnergyWorld 🌃@hitachienergy + @AdaniGreen have commissioned a new #HVDC link in Mumbai, India, boosting external power supply by 50% and improving #cleanenergy integration for 20+ million people: ow.ly/qV3050YQsmO

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 💷The UK government hopes that electricity generators will take up its new offer of long-term fixed contracts to reduce the impact of international gas prices. It has also raised taxes on profits of gas operators during price spikes: ow.ly/PzcP50YQrn0

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🚗£380mn in UK backing will help deliver a gigafactory set to generate £43bn in economic value over 25 years. A major boost for domestic #EV battery supply and advanced manufacturing: ow.ly/lYmc50YNnsR

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🧲Magnet rare earth demand has doubled since 2015 – and China still controls ~95% of permanent magnet production, says the @IEA. The EC’s new platform aims to help firms diversify supply before risks escalate: ow.ly/olXb50YNnrl

🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🛢️New data shows the damage the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has had on oil & gas exports from some Gulf countries in March. Analysts are suggesting that nations do not dismiss the disruptions as merely short-term effects: knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-wor…