Emissions

China

China to Launch Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme Next Month

The ministry issued rules on Tuesday allowing provincial governments to set pollution caps for big power businesses for the first time.

Gas turbine engine

Canadian Coal Conversion Project to Use Mitsubishi Gas Turbines

A Canadian utility has ordered two Mitsubishi Power natural gas-fired turbines to repower its combined cycle plants in Alberta.

Carbon Emissions

EU Price on Pollution Hits Record High in Early 2021

The price of permits on the European Union carbon market has soared to record levels in the first trading days of the year, hiking costs for polluters as the EU…

Carbon Neutral

Exxon Reveals Full Scope of Fuel Emissions for First Time

Oil giant has come under pressure from activist investors.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

DOE to Invest $6.4M to Develop Hydrogen-Fueled Turbines

The UTSR Program conducts research to increase the efficiency and performance of gas turbines while lowering emissions.

Net Zero Emission

Australia Aemo Models Faster Move to Net Zero Emission

The Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) plans to model a scenario with a transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the early 2040s instead of the …

Video: Is Wind Power The Future of Shipping?

​Cargo ships have an increasingly negative impact on our environment and air quality, so how can the emissions of them be reduced?

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

South Korea to Work on Hydrogen Ships

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy released a green ship development plan on Dec. 23.

Carbon Emissions

Exxon Pledges to Reduce Emissions, but the Details Suggest Nothing Has Changed

Under investor pressure, the company retreated from its refusal to join other oil giants in pledging reductions, with a plan that suggests it will continue busi…

Market Analysis

Climate Could Pay the Price as Europe’s Nuclear Plants Age

Nuclear power capacity able to supply roughly 60 million homes is scheduled to close this decade as utilities struggle to replace northwest Europe’s ageing rea…

Net Zero Emission

US President-elect Biden Eounds out Climate Team with Progressives to Push Clean-Energy Agenda

Debra Haaland would become first Native American to head Department of Interior, while environmentalist Michael Regan in frame to run EPA

Market Analysis

Green hydrogen: A Fuel Bursting with Climate-Saving Potential

In the battle against climate change, green hydrogen is being hailed as a potential miracle fuel that could help the world's worst-polluting industries slash ca…

Wind Turbine

Acciona Begins Energising Turbines at US Wind Facility

Renewable energy company Acciona has started energising wind turbines at its 198MW La Chalupa facility in Cameron County, Texas, US.

Net Zero Emission

Princeton Study Charts a $2.5T Pathway to a Net-Zero Carbon US

The report forecasts massive renewables investments and radical shifts in transport, heating and energy, as well as a relatively slight increase in energy costs…

Solar Power Panel

Hartek Solar bags 1.8-MW rooftop project from Bikaji

The project will generate 2,822 MWh of clean electricity annually, offsetting 57,661 tonne of carbon emissions