Economy

EU and Africa Signed A $120m Deal to Fund Sustainable Energy Projects

The European Investment Bank and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) have signed a deal to fund sustainable energy projects over t…

New Technology

Reduce the Water Use in Thermal Power Plants by Satellite Imagery

A team of researchers at LUT University in Finland has recently investigated water use in thermal power plants, trying to project future scenarios for water use…

​ATYRAU OIL&GAS EXHIBITION 2020

Atyrau Oil&Gas is a regional event of the global industry! This event is unique and has no analogues in Atyrau region, in the region which is key and strategica…

ABB CEO: ABB Is Ready to Spin off More Businesses

The Swiss engineering company, under pressure from activist investors to simplify its operations, is carrying out a strategic review of underperforming business…

US EPA Sends Final 2020 Biofuel Volumes to White House for Review

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday sent its delayed 2020 biofuel blending mandate to the White House for review, but continues to allow for the po…

Energy Investment

BlackRock Achieved $1bn Record for the Global Renewable Power III (GRP III) Fund

American investment company BlackRock has announced that is has achieved $1bn for the first close of its Global Renewable Power III (GRP III) fund. The company …

Wind Capacity Exceeds Hydro, While Solar Tops Oil in US

New capacity placed into service that month included 359 MW of wind and 232 MW of solar but only 100 MW of natural gas.

Twelve Recommendations on How to Improve Global Energy Efficiency

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released a new report with recommendations on how the adoption of energy efficiency technologie…

Energy Connected Homes Services Set for Substantial Growth

The research Connected Homes Insight Service has identified increasing levels of entry and investment, with rates of entry more than doubling over the last deca…

Ireland to Open 1st Renewables Auction in Early 2020

The Irish government on Monday gave the green light to the country’s first auction under its new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) that is seen to pa…

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…

Thermal Fuel

​Diesel Generator Sets to Power Bangui in Central African Republic

The project is funded by the Saudi Development Fund (FSD) under the umbrella of the CAR Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation, and contracted to TRAGADE…

​Irish Electricity Company Electricity Supply Board to Buy 50% Stake in EDF Scottish Windfarm

Irish electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has agreed to purchase a 50% stake in the Neart na Gaoithe offshore windfarm from EDF Renewables, which…

In Oil And Gas, Activist Investors Lose Steam

Relatively steady but low oil and gas prices in North America have led to a slowdown in energy M&A and activist investors are finding that when deals do happen,…

AXA to Exit Coal Investments in OECD States by 2030

France’s AXA (AXAF.PA) said it was strengthening its climate strategy by committing to exit coal more quickly across a greater number of countries, as policyma…