Energy economy

EDP to Power Spanish Air Traffic Control Ops with Renewables

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:EDP) will supply 100% renewable power to Spanish government-owned air navigation manager Enaire thanks to a newly awarded con…

How Much New Power Generation in Us ? Quarterly Update — 2019 Q1

The first quarter of 2019 saw renewable resources claim a majority share of new power generation for the second quarter in a row and for eight of the past 12 qu…

H-vision Kicks Off the Hydrogen Economy in Rotterdam

The large-scale production and utilisation of blue hydrogen will allow local industry in Rotterdam to substantially reduce its CO2 emissions, well before 2030. …

Key EU Solar Markets Fine-Tune Plans for Clean Energy Future

French and Dutch policymakers have shared new small print on how renewables will be backed to power a low-carbon economy in the decades to come.

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Japan Will Explore New Avenues for Energy Self-Sufficiency

Japan’s government this June adopted a new energy white paper that suggests the country must rely on a larger share of nuclear and renewables to slash its carb…

Bloomberg New Energy Outlook 2019: The future of the energy sector

Solar, wind and batteries are expected to be significant players in the energy sector over the next few years. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) held its annu…

Register Now for Offshore Energy 2019

The registration for the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2019 is now live! The event, to be held on (7), 8 & 9 October in Amsterdam will attract …

China's Silk Road Scoops up 49% Stake in ACWA Power Holding

China has made a strategic play for Middle Eastern renewables, securing a large minority stake in one of the region’s key developers.

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…

Demand For Electricity To Climb As World Gets Hotter

In a new study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, researchers calculated the changes in energy demand that hotter temperatures will tr…

Trump: "No Need for US Presence in Gulf, We Are World's Largest Energy Supplier"

US President Donald Trump yesterday said there was no need for his country to be present in the Gulf region, especially since the US has become the world's larg…

Qinghai Sets New Record of Surviving Solely on Clean Energy

Northwest China's Qinghai Province completed a 15-day all clean energy power supply trial, setting a new record following a successful nine-day trial last year,…

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.

Emerging Markets Win, Established Lose in Global PV Job Sprint

China, the US and other leading solar markets remained top employers last year but shed jobs even as their emerging counterparts saw gains, according to The Int…

Global Renewables Market Employed 11m in 2018

Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency.