Bill

US Lawmaker Introduces Binding 50% RE Target

This would put the US on a trajectory to decarbonise the power sector by 2050, said the bill's main sponsor, senator Tom Udall of New Mexico.

Offshore Wind Power

More US Senators Join Offshore Wind Tax Credit Extension Campaign

Senator of Delaware Tom Carper and Maine Senator Susan Collins have introduced a bill expected to initiate investments in the U.S. offshore wind market by exten…

China, India, Japan, South Korea to Install 1 Billion Smart Electricity Meters by 2025

The installed base of smart electricity meters in China, India, Japan and South Korea will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.9 percent from 613.4 milli…

G20 Nations Spending $63.9 Billion Annually On Coal Subsidies

Days before representatives of the G20 meet in Japan, a new report has been published by the Overseas Development Institute, or ODI, which reveals these nations…

Italy Secures EU All-Clear to Relaunch Renewable Subsidies

Italian PV projects will be able to compete for new auction support over the next three years under a newly-approved multi-billion programme.

Top 20 Oil Companies Improved Cash Flow By $34 Billion

It is true that in recent years oil companies have collectively outspent their revenues. But two important issues are often overlooked in the stories about nega…

Electricity Transmission

Effort to Hurricane-Harden Florida Power Grid Is Criticized

Florida could soon have a more hurricane-resilient energy grid – along with higher electric bills and heftier profits for utilities . – under a bill that has …

DOE Announces $33.5 Million for Energy Efficient, Advanced Building Construction Technologies & Practices

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $33.5 million for early-stage research and development of advanced building construction techniques to reduc…

New Legislation to Ease Geothermal Investment Submitted in Ethiopia

A new bill designed to ease registration and licensing processes for geothermal development has been drafted by the Ethiopian Energy Authority.

Hydropower Bill Would Sabotage California's Clean Energy Mandate, Critics Say

The Don Pedro hydropower project, just west of Yosemite National Park, has been churning out carbon-free electricity for nearly a century.

Occidental Inks $8.8 Billion Deal to Sell Anadarko's African Oil and Gas Assets to Total

Occidental is competing with Chevron, a much larger rival, to take over Anadarko. Occidental would sell Anadarko’s assets in Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique and Sou…

Nuclear Policy

Bill Gates 'Thrilled' By Legislative Boost For Nuclear

To prevent the worst effects of climate change, we need to reach near-zero emissions on all the things that drive it.

Coal Mine

U.S. House Subcommittee To Consider Coal Mine Reclamation Bill

A congressional subcommittee will hear testimony Thursday in support of a bill that would help clean up and redevelop surface mine land. The bill enjoys biparti…

Offshore Wind Power

EGEB: Offshore Wind's $70 Billion Opportunity, Sri Lanka Floating Solar And More

As the Parkland community rallied together, people around the country tweeted at Loesch about her comments centered around the survivors who started a nationwid…

Coal Power

GE Will Build Kosovo's New 500 MW Coal Power Plant

Although sitting on more than 14 billion tonnes of proven lignite reserves, the fifth largest in the world, Kosovo is struggling with power shortages.