Energy economy

Energy Investment

Toyota Invests in CaetanoBus and Finlog

Toyota Caetano Portugal has invested in CaetanoBus and Finlog in a bid to accelerate the spread of hydrogen mobility.

SINOPEC

The 2020 China Energy (Group) Top Ten List is Released!

The 2020 China Energy (Group) Top Ten Enterprises List is released!

Turkey

“Turkey Energy Outlook” Study

The TEO is a first-of-a-kind comprehensive, forward-looking overview of Turkey’s energy economy.

Energy Transition

Chemical Giant INEOS form New Energy Group

International chemical giant INEOS is forming a new company called INEOS Energy which is designed to accelerate the group’s technologies for the energy transit…

Germany

German System Operators E.ON and Amprion Agree on Cooperation

DSO-TSO cooperation in Germany gets a boost with an agreement between the DSO E.ON and TSO Amprion.

China

Xi Congratulates Complete Success of Chang'e-5 mission

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated the complete success of the Chang'e-5 mission that brings back the country's first samples collected from…

China

China's Spacecraft Brings Home Moon Samples

The return capsule of China's Chang'e-5 probe touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing back the country's first samples collected from the…

Solar Power Plant

Cordelio Power Acquires 150-MW Eastern Missouri Solar Project

Renewable power producer Cordelio Power acquired a 150-MW solar project, Winfield, under development in Lincoln County, Missouri.

Distributed energy

New Coalition to Power 1bn People with Sustainable Energy by 2030

Global organisations have joined the Rockefeller Foundation to form a coalition aimed at providing sustainable energy for one billion people within this decade.

China

ADB Issues $150 million Clean Energy Loan to Help Improve Air Quality in China

The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $150 million for clean energy financing in a bid to improve air quality in China.

Energy Storage System

Hydro-Québec Launches EVLO, a Subsidiary Specializing in Energy Storage Systems

Hydro-Québec has launched EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary that designs, sells, and operates safe, efficient and sustainable energy storage systems.

Energy Investment

India Drops to Second Position in BNEF’s 2020 Climatescope Ranking; Chile Bags Top Spot

Chile has bagged the top spot in the survey reflective of its strong clean energy policies while, Brazil remained at the third position.

Blockchain

Blockchain, Cybersecurity Focus in NAESB Digital Technology Standards

The North American Energy Standards Boards is to continue to focus on standards development to support blockchain and more generally cybersecurity.

RCEP

RCEP Raises Hopes of China-Japan-ROK Deal

This has led to speculation about the free trade agreement among China, Japan and the ROK being finally realized.

Energy Transition

IRENA and AfDB to Support Investments in African Low Carbon Energy Projects

The IRENA and the AfDB have agreed to jointly scale up low carbon energy project investments and advance energy transition in Africa.