Private sector

SMR

SMRs Feature in Indian Budget

The Indian government has announced plans to partner with the private sector to develop small modular reactors in a 2024-25 budget announcement which recognises…

Oil & Gas Trade

India Raises Windfall Tax on Petroleum Crude

File photo: Storage tanks of an oil refinery of Essar Oil, which runs India's second biggest private sector refinery, are pictured in Vadinar in the western…

Oil & Gas Trade

Iraq and Honeywell Sign Deals to Support Iraq's Energy Growth

The Iraqi government and Iraq’s private sector and Honeywell have signed a number of Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs). The MoUs will strengthen Iraq&rsq…

Green Hydrogen

India's $2.1bn Push for Local Electrolyser Manufacturing and Green Hydrogen Production Sees Strong Interest From Large Companies

India’s US$2.1 billion push to transform it into a global green hydrogen powerhouse has received a strong response from large strategic investors in the c…

Offshore Wind Power

Iberdrola, World Bank Eyeing Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen Projects in Emerging Markets

Iberdrola and the World Bank, through its private sector investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have signed a €300 million loan agree…

Energy Storage Project

DOE: The Private Sector Accounts for 89% Of Announced Us-Made Battery Investments

Announcements of private sector investments in US-made battery technologies have been increasing over the last few years, with 208 as of September 2023, accordi…

Solar Panel

SEIA Report: $100 Billion Invested in US Solar and Storage

Credit: SEIASince the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed one year ago, U.S. solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in private sector inv…

Solar Panel

Solar, Storage Companies to Add Over $100 Billion to u.s. Economy Due to Inflation Reduction Act

Since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed one year ago, U.S. solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in private sector investments, ac…

Solar Panel

SEIA Report: $100 Billion Invested in Us Solar and Storage

Since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed one year ago, U.S. solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in private sector investments, ac…

Microgrid

World Bank to Aid in the Construction of 1,000 Minigrids in Rural Nigeria

The World Bank continues to show its commitment to expanding rural electrification across Nigeria. Ajay Banga, World Bank president, recently revealed that the …

Solar Technology

Ajlan & Bros and Solaredge Form JV to Accelerate Solar in Saudi Arabia

SolarEdge announced the forming of a joint venture (JV) in Saudi Arabia with Ajlan & Bros, a leading private sector conglomerate in the MENA (Middle East and No…

Energy Transition

Accelerating the Energy Transition in European Cities

Achieving the green transition requires rapid and large-scale investment from cities, national governments and the private sector acting in unison, writes Mark …

Electric Vehicles

Advances in Technology Are Driving Popularity of Electric Vehicles, Finds New Research

Transportation accounts for roughly one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and adoption of electric vehicles is seen by many experts in government and the …

Hydrogen Project

Mobile Hydrogen Generator Project Attracts $10 Million Investment

The private sector has come to the zero emissions party by backing a CSIRO project that aims to safely generate hydrogen fuel on-site at off-grid locationsUsing…

Nuclear Reactor

Private Sector Investment Essential for SMR Deployment, Indian Think-Tank Says

Successful deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology must leverage private sector investment, a new report by the Indian government's NITI Aayog …