Energy development is the field of activities focused on obtaining sources of energy from natural resources. These activities include the production of fossil fuel-derived, nuclear, and renewable sources of energy, and for the recovery and reuse of energy that would otherwise be wasted.

Energy in Germany is derived primarily from fossil fuels. In 2025, petroleum accounted for 36.0% of primary energy consumption, natural gas for 26.6%, renewable energy for 20.8%, while lignite and hard coal each accounted for around 7%.

The energy policy of the European Union focuses on ensuring energy security and affordability, integrating the energy markets of European Union member states, improving energy efficiency, expanding renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Climate policy has become a central part of EU energy policy,…

Ireland is a net energy importer and remains highly dependent on fossil fuels. According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's 2024 report, fossil fuels supplied 82.7% of Ireland's energy needs in 2023, while renewable energy accounted for 14.1% of primary energy, its highest share to date.

An energy superpower is a country that supplies large amounts of energy resources (crude oil, natural gas, coal, etc.) to a significant number of other countries - and therefore has the potential to influence world markets for political or economic gains. Energy superpower status might be exercised, for example, by…

Ice storage air conditioning is a form of thermal energy storage in which cooling capacity is stored by freezing water and recovered later by melting the ice. In building applications, the storage can be charged when cooling demand or electricity prices are lower and discharged during periods of higher cooling demand,…

Saatvik Green Energy is an Indian renewable energy company, headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. Founded in 2015, the company is primarily engaged in manufacturing solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and providing engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for solar power plants.

Ampli Energy (stylized as ampli ENERGY) is a South African company providing a renewable energy trading platform that uses a wheeling process to deliver green energy to consumers. The company was founded in 2025, as a joint venture between major South African financial services and private healthcare company…

Co-op Energy is a membership-owned British energy supply company based in Warwick that began trading in 2010. It sells renewable electricity (some from community-owned sources) and gas to its ethically concerned member owner/customers and is an established large operator, an alternative to the Big Six energy suppliers.

Grid energy storage, also known as large-scale energy storage, is a set of technologies connected to the electrical power grid that store energy for later use. These systems help balance supply and demand by storing excess electricity from variable renewables such as solar and inflexible sources like nuclear power,…