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Electric Car

VW E-up! Electric Hatch Makes Comeback on Europe Market

One of German automotive giant Volkswagen’s most successful electric vehicles, the e-up! small car, can once again be ordered in Germany, and is expected to gr…

Hydropower Plant

Lawmaker Aims to Stimulate Small Hydro Projects in Brazil

Brazil’s federal lawmaker Lafayette de Andrada, of the government-allied Republicanos party in Minas Gerais state, is working to unlock and stimulate the deplo…

Carbon Emissions

Biden Administration Pauses Federal Oil and Gas Leases Again

Amid ongoing court battles over oil and gas leases with Republican state attorneys general, including Louisiana’s Jeff Landry, the Biden administration is once…

Hydrogen Project

Digitally Enabled Solution Set to Optimise Hydrogen Facility Developments

Hydrogen facility owners will soon be able to build green hydrogen assets more quickly, cheaply and safely, and operate them more efficiently, with a new digita…

Emissions Trading System

Climate and Environmental Governance: EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Will Benefit Malaysia

The European Union is actively implementing the Climate Law it adopted back in 2021. Malaysia is doing its part as well and has, of late, stepped up its efforts…

Rooftop PV System

Solar Marketplace EnergySage Sells Controlling Stake to Schneider Electric

French electrical equipment group Schneider Electric has acquired a controlling stake in EnergySage that will see the US-based solar marketplace provider look t…

Solar Company

Strong Demand Outlook for Domestic Solar OEMs: ICRA

Many of the domestic OEMs have announced sizeable capital expenditure to augment the cell and module capacity, including the capex for integrated facilities und…

Net Zero Emission

HSBC Targets 34% Cut to Emissions from Oil and Gas Clients by 2030

HSBC aims to cut emissions associated with loans made to its oil and gas clients by 34% this decade, the bank’s sustainability chief told Reuters, marking the …

Wave Energy

Wave Energy Nails Spot Among 68 New Projects Getting $175 Million Love Tap from ARPA-E

ARPA-E, the federal office charged with funneling cash into the advanced energy technology pipeline, has included a project in its latest round of funding that …

Hydropower Plant

Swiss Federal Council to Set up Hydroelectric Reserve by Winter 2022/2023

To strengthen security of supply, the Swiss Federal Council has adopted measures to set up a hydroelectric reserve and has instructed the Federal Department for…

Crude Oil

Oil Rises and Natural Gas Surges 8% as Russia Orders Troops to Ukraine

Energy prices, notably natural gas and crude, climbed sharply, amid the threat of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi, European, American Officials Discuss Iran's Nuclear File

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abullah held talks on Sunday with several ministers and political leaders on the sidelines of the Munich Sec…

Energy Investment

Siemens Energy Top-10 Investor Urges Management to Buy Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) should buy the rest of wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) to accelerate a turnaround at the Spanish-listed firm, Deka, the s…

Wind Power Project

Philippines May Become ‘Regional Leader’ in Wind Power

The Philippines has the potential to be a regional leader in wind energy in Asia but barriers remain in expanding the country’s wind energy capacity, according…

Electrification

China’s Economic Growth to Cool Power Demand Growth

China’s power demand growth could be dampened by the moderate economic growth in the country, Wood Mackenzie reported.