EV

Wind and Solar Not Meeting Rising Global Electricity Demand

While the fastest-growing source of electricity is clean power, wind and solar generation are not growing fast enough to meet the rise in global electricity dem…

Oil Price

Biden’s Top Economic Advisor Says Restarting the Keystone XL Pipeline Now Won’t Lower Oil Prices

President Joe Biden’s top economic advisor suggested Friday the White House is not rethinking its decision to cancel the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline…

Electric Car

Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Mineral Production for Renewable Energy, EVs

Facing higher oil prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act this week to increase the mining of cri…

Crude Oil

U.S. Issues Formal Notice of Record Sale of Oil From Reserve

The U.S. Energy Department formally outlined a sale of oil from emergency reserves on Friday, a day after President Joe Biden announced the largest release ever…

LNG

China's Guangzhou Development, Mexico Pacific Sign 2 Mil MT/Year LNG Deal

China's Guangzhou Development Group, a Guangdong provincial government-owned power and natural gas supplier, agreed March 31 to buy 2 million mt/year of LNG fro…

Geothermal Power Plant

Iceland Offers Case Study of Geothermal’s Powerful Potential

As more countries plan on achieving a green energy transition, Iceland offers guidance on how to effectively harness the power of geothermal.

Net Zero Emission

Countries Can Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions While Maintaining Economic Growth, Study Says

A new paper in Oxford Open Energy, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that countries can get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining…

Joe Biden

Japan Will Act Appropriately on Oil Reserves Release

Japan will act appropriately on oil reserves release while closely watching global developments, the industry minister said on Friday, ahead of a meeting by Int…

Net Zero Emission

Launch Event a Success for Enlit Asia 2022 With SETA and SSA

Ahead of the Enlit Asia 2022 event happening from 20-22 September, a launch event has been hosted in Bangkok.

Wind Turbine

Vestas Secures 36 MW Order

Vestas have secured a 36 MW order from Scottish developer Muirhall Energy Limited for the Greengairs East project.

Destination Earth: Digital Replica of the Planet to Help Tackle Climate Change

Supported with an initial €150m, it aims to help monitor, model and predict natural and human activity as well as develop and test scenarios for more sustainab…

Natural Gas

Russia Foreign Gas Buyers 'Must Pay in Roubles' Says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin raises the energy stakes as Germany enacts early warning level for Emergency Plan for Gas amid supply concerns.

Alliander and GroenLeven to Investigate Role of Hydrogen in Electricity Grid

Dutch network company Alliander and renewable energy developer GroenLeven have opened the first solar PV connected green hydrogen plant in the Netherlands.

Oil & Gas Supply

Russia Appears to Be Softening Its Gas-For-Rubles Demand, Easing Supply Risks to Europe — for Now

Russia appears to have walked back demands that European companies pay for gas supplies in rubles from Thursday, temporarily alleviating the risk of supply disr…

Nord Stream 2

Nord Stream 2 Cost $11 Billion to Build. Now, the Russia-Europe Gas Pipeline Is Unused and Abandoned

One of the early casualties of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, a massive energy project that took several years to build …