Eu

European Cities Commit Commit to Net Zero Carbon Buildings

On 4 December 2019, leading European cities and companies pledged to slash carbon emissions from their buildings to net zero. Helsinki, Finland and Valladolid, …

Nuclear Power Plant

Emerging Europe’s Nuclear Option

No matter how many emission targets we put on ourselves, the quantity of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere keeps growing.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

America And Europe Cut Emissions By Closing Coal‑fired Power Stations

Emissions of CO2 have fallen in the US and EU at the same rate this year despite their leaders having starkly different positions on the need to tackle climate …

Europe Risks Hitting Environmental 'Tipping Point'

Bloc must take 'urgent action' to address climate emissions, biodiversity loss and natural resource use, warns European Environment Agency.

Offshore Wind Power

Marine Power Systems Receives Funding to Accelerate Combined Wave And Wind technology

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been awarded £4.3 million by the European Regional Development Fund to accelerate the development of a floating offshore wave an…

Drilling has Started for a Geothermal Project in Belgium

Drilling on the first well for a geothermal project to produce heat for a pharmaceutical plant by Janssen Pharmaceutica ( Johnson & Johnson) has started.

Oil & Gas Trade

Iran Still Selling Oil Despite US Sanctions on Tehran’s Exports

Iran is still selling its oil despite US sanctions on Tehran’s exports, the country’s Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri was quoted on Monday as saying by state T…

Without the Enforcement of Environmental Laws, Oil Infrastructure Projects in Timor-Leste Come at a Cost

Ignoring environmental laws in Timor-Leste to build a petroleum infrastructure project could mean serious problems for communities including environmental destr…

CHP

Bulgaria Receives Green-light for Construction of Cogeneration Plant

The European Commission has approved Bulgarian plans to support the construction and operation of a high-efficient cogeneration plant to produce heat and electr…

Market Analysis

Asian Wind to 'Outpace' Western Europe and North America Combined

Cumulative wind power capacity in Asia is likely to overtake the combined total of North America and Western Europe (NAWE) through 2028, driven by a rapid growt…

Crude

Nigeria Commits to OPEC Agreements Before Vienna Meeting

Nigeria is committed to full implementation of agreements among OPEC and non-OPEC members, its minister of state for petroleum said on Sunday, ahead of an OPEC …

Nuclear Forms Part of Climate Change Solution, Says European Parliament

The European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution on COP25 - the 25th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention o…

Emissions Trading System

German Upper House Paves Way for National ETS from 2021

Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday passed a law creating a national emissions trading scheme for sectors not covered by the European carbon market fr…

Campaigners Call on New EU Commission to End "Hydropower Madness"

Environmental campaign groups urged the new European Commission on Thursday to stop the expansion of hydropower projects and address their development in access…

EU Sees Important Role for Clean Hydrogen in Europe’s Energy Transition

Clean hydrogen can play a pivotal role for in EU energy transition, European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans has said.