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Biofuel

Advanced Biofuels Are Necessary for the Implementation of the New EU 2030 Climate Target Plan in the EU Green Deal

Advanced biofuels are necessary for the implementation of the...

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Romania Erases New Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plants from its Plans

Minister of Economy, Energy and the Business Environment Virgil Popescu claimed no more coal power plants would be built in Romania while the wording of a call …

Paris Climate Agreement

Xi Calls on G20 to Push for Full, Effective Implementation of Paris Agreement

Addressing the Leaders' Side Event on Safeguarding the Planet of the G-20 Riyadh Summit via video link, Xi said, "G-20 should continue to take the lead in tackl…

United States

Idaho is Top Pick for Energy Department Nuclear Test Reactor

The U.S. government said Thursday that Idaho is its preferred choice ahead of Tennessee for a test reactor to be built as part of an effort to revamp the nation…

Net Zero Emission

Oxford Launches Net Zero Initiative to Advise on Climate Change Solutions

The University of Oxford has launched the Oxford Net Zero initiative to address the critical issue of how to reach global ‘net zero’ by achieving equitable, s…

Offshore Wind Power

New Jersey Aims for Offshore Transmission Tender in 2021

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) aims to launch a competitive solicitation for offshore wind transmission in 2021, aligning with the regional gr…

Carbon Neutral

EU Parliament Sets Out Proposals to Finance Carbon-Neutral EU in 2050

Members of the European Parliament stressed on November 13 that one of the objectives of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan should be to ensure a shift from…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Energy Firms Mull New European Battery Business

Energy company Equinor, technology firm Panasonic and industrial firm Hydro have formed a partnership to explore the possibilities of a new European battery bus…

Paris Climate Agreement

Halliburton to Set Science-Based Emission Reduction Goals

Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co said on Thursday it would set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in line with what the latest climate science o…

Net Zero Emission

Portland General Electric Aims for Companywide Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040

Recognizing the urgent need to address climate change, Portland General Electric today announced a new companywide goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emi…

Market Analysis

Geothermal – Huge Promise in Latin America and Caribbean

Latin America’s geothermal potential remains mostly untapped and with few exceptions progress has been sluggish, reports the Inter-American Development Bank.

Nuclear Power Plant

Sendai 1 Returns to Operation with Emergency Control Room

The 890 MWe pressurised water reactor is the first unit to resume operation in the country after building such a facility.

Energy Security

Report Confirms Progress in Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations in Europe

The European Commission has seen progress in the safety of offshore oil and gas operations in EU member states following the implementation of the safety direct…

RCEP

China Stresses Importance of Implementing RCEP Trade Pact

The State Council, China's cabinet, on Wednesday stressed the importance of domestic efforts to put the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) into …

Blockchain

Singaporean Green Tech Firms Envision Digital, T-RECs.ai to Launch First RECs Ecosystem

The project will lessen RECs acquisition time from three months to a week.