En

Smart Meter

E.ON Reaches 100,000 Smart Meter Milestone in Germany

E.ON reports Germany’s smart meter rollout is still sluggish and the country is lagging others in Europe such as Sweden and the UK.

Solar Power Plant

Cochin Airport to Be Power-positive With New Solar Plant from March 6

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the world’s first airport fully powered by solar energy, is to become power-positive with the commissioning of…

Smart Grid

Schneider Electric and Cisco Link up to Build Egypt’s Smart Grid

Schneider Electric signed the contract, with the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, to build and transform four control centres for Egypt’s national…

Wind Farm

Germany Signals Interest in Ireland’s Wind Energy Infrastructure

Significant German interest is emerging in long-term investment in Ireland’s wind energy infrastructure, with the goal of exporting power back to supply the Ge…

Offshore Wind Power

Germany Invites Tenders for 1 GW Offshore Wind Farm in North Sea

The last date for bid submission is September 1 and the project will be completed by 2027.

Electrification

IRENA and China State Grid Pave Way Towards Smart Electrification

“Future power grids will be very different from the current ones and will require smart electrification solutions as renewable energy is growing faster than ev…

Oil & Gas Supply

Repairs and Protests Halt 480,000 Bpd of Iraqi Oil Output

Iraq has halted over a tenth of its oil output due to maintenance and protests, in a further blow to the already tight global supply at a time of rising demand …

India

Indian Non-Hydropower RE Manufacturers Should Gear up for Increase Domestic Demand

Non-hydropower renewables manufacturers in India, particularly solar, should prepare for an increase in domestic demand due the government’s green hydrogen pol…

Natural Gas

How Europe Can Boost Energy Security and Reduce Its Reliance on Russian Gas

January is the cruellest month when it comes to European gas demand. It is now the end of February and the continent has almost a year to bolster its strategic …

Australia

Australia’s Squadron Plans $2.2bn Renewables Project

Australian energy firm Squadron Energy plans to build a A$3bn ($2.15bn) wind, solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery project in Queensland.

Oil & Gas Supply

Nigeria Fuel Disruption Continues

As the recent su standard import of fuel continues to affect fuel distribution in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has released …

Carbon Emissions

China Sees Biggest Growth in Energy and Coal Use Since 2011

China recorded its biggest increase in total energy consumption and coal use in a decade in 2021, as the economy recovered from COVID-19 slowdown a year earlier…

Electric Car

India: Central Government Replacing Fuel Vehicles With EV's

Since the Electric Vehicle Policy in August 2020 was implemented, various departments and autonomous bodies of the Delhi government have started replacing old p…

Oil & Gas Supply

Could Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Spark Another Arab Spring?

Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of food and agricultural products, and if these products are disrupted then there could be significant unrest in the MENA…

Oil Price

West Still Reluctant to Target Russian Energy on Economy Fears

Global governments remain reluctant for now to sanction Russian energy, seeking to insulate the world economy from a greater shock even as they tighten the fina…