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Carbon Neutral

Japan’s Carbon-Neutrality Pledge a Fundamental Shift on Coal Power

Japan, an island nation that is currently heavily reliant on coal and gas power, will be carbon neutral in 2040, the country’s newly appointed prime minister Y…

Carbon Neutral

S.Korea to Reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050

According to the World Bank, in 2019, Korea ranked as the world's 12th largest economy. As of 2019, it is also the world's seventh largest emitter.

Combined cycle power plant

Study Finds CHP a Key Enabler of Europe’s Energy Transition

A study published today finds that cogeneration is a primary enabler to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe and could save over €8 billion in energy system cos…

Market Analysis

China Could Annually Deploy 65 GW of PV in 2021-25 Period

Liu Yiyang, deputy general secretary of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, believes that PV development will accelerate under the nation’s 2060 carbo…

Crude Oil

US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum

The United States has expanded sanctions against Iran, targeting the country's ministry of petroleum along with 10 other entities

Wind Farm

EBRD Backs 100MW Kazakh Wind Farm

A group of financial institutions including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are providing over $95m for a 100MW wind farm in Kazakhstan.

Carbon Neutral

Japan PM Suga Sets 2050 Deadline for Carbon Neutrality

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday set a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the…

Energy Storage Battery

Terna Hires Tesla, Schneider Electric for Its Green Energy Island Project

Tesla is supplying batteries for a 1 MW hybrid energy system that Terna Energy won at a tender financed by European funds.

Carbon Neutral

China CNOOC Says to Raise Gas' Share to Half of Output by 2035

China's national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd said on Thursday it aims to raise the share of natural gas to make up half of its total output by 2035 …

Hardy Takes Reins as Orsted US Offshore Chief

Outgoing Thomas Brostrom will relocate to Europe for a renewables role at an unnamed global energy company

EUBCE 2021 – 29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Biomass , Bioenergy ,Biofuel , Bioeconomy

Coal-Fired Power Plants

European Investment Firms Opposed to Coal Power Plant Construction in Vietnam

A total of 20 global investment firms sent an official letter to Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and Samsung C&T on Oct. 21 in order to object to their coal-…

LNG

Total Ships First Carbon Neutral LNG Cargo to CNOOC

Total delivered its first carbon-neutral LNG cargo to China's state-controlled CNOOC on 29 September, the third such cargo that the Chinese firm has received th…

Energy Transition

Bulgaria Asks Help from European Commission to Phase Out Coal

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has asked the European Commission to help countries in Central and Eastern Europe to phase out coal.

Malaysia

Malaysia: Five Petroleum Official Launch

Five Petroleum Malaysia made its debut earlier this year, and has now made official launch of its Ultimaxx range of fuels and integrated!