All articles by Annabel Cossins-Smith

Annabel is a staff writer across energy titles, with degrees in History and International Journalism.

Hurdles to hydrogen: the pragmatic and public cases against the fuel

Focus has begun to settle on hydrogen as a new fuel alternative. Since the start of the decade, governments around…
England could produce 13-times more renewable energy – study

England could produce 13-times more renewable electricity than it is currently while using less than 3% of its total land…
Officials warn of grid collapse amid blackouts in São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil’s financial and economic centre, is facing widespread blackouts and disruption to services, with officials warning its grid…
US awards $20bn funding for clean energy in low-income communities

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan announced on Thursday the eight organisations that will…
Germany shuts 15 coal-fired power plants as phase-out ramps up

Germany shut down 15 coal-fired power plants over the weekend as its government ramps up plans to phase out the…

EU launches probes into Chinese solar subsidies

The European Commission on Wednesday launched two investigations into whether heavy state subsidies allowed Chinese solar companies to submit unfairly…
France’s nuclear output hits three-year high

France’s nuclear power output hit its highest levels in three years in the first quarter of 2024 as the country…
Dominion Energy gets 764MW of new solar capacity approved in Virginia

Virginia regulators on Friday approved more than a dozen new solar projects from Dominion Energy in a move that will…
RWE shuts down five power plant units amid coal phase-out

Germany energy major RWE will permanently shut down five power plant units in the Rhenish mining area in Germany by…
UK Labour Party pledges boost to offshore floating wind investment

Keir Starmer, leader of the UK’s Labour Party, has vowed to boost investment in floating offshore wind and prioritise development…