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Solar Power Plant

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures Invests in Automated Solar Construction Company Terabase Energy

US-based start-up Terabase Energy has secured US$44 million in a Series B fundraising round co-led by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures and venture capi…

Hydrogen Production

Big Names Including Amazon, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Line Up Behind Green Hydrogen

Even as the overall VC market slows during the second half of 2022, investments in climate tech — particularly technologies that could enable green hydrogen to…

Energy Investment

Investment in Renewables Hits Record $226BN Despite Supply Chain Woes

Global investment in renewable energy rose to $226 billion in the first half of 2022, setting a new record for the first six months of a year.

Energy Investment

Octopus Energy, Nest, and GLIL invest in Hornsea One

Octopus Energy Group’s generation business has worked with Nest to take a stake in the Hornsea One Wind Farm.

Ultra-high voltage grid

China’s State Grid to Invest $22 Bln in Ultra High Voltage Power Lines -Report

China's State Grid plans to invest more than 150 billion yuan ($22 billion) in the second half of 2022 in ultra high voltage (UHV) power transmission lines.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

UK’s Johnson Matthey, Sinopec Unit Explore Decarbonisation Options in China

British chemicals maker Johnson Matthey Plc said on Wednesday it was in in talks with the investment arm of China's Sinopec for exploring a collaboration in dec…

EU

Europe Urged to Clamp Down on Growing Greenhouse Gases Black Market

Illegal hydrofluorocarbons smuggled into the EU amount to nearly 30% of the legal trade, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency

Energy Investment

EU Backs Cleantech Innovators With €1.8BN Investment

A total of 17 projects will share the funding to bring ‘breakthrough technologies’ to the market in energy-intensive industries

Offshore Wind Power

First Firm Offshore Wind Power Order for Siemens Gamesa in Japan

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded the firm order for the 112 MW Ishikari offshore wind power project from Green Power Investment.

Wind Farm

Masdar, CPPIB Among Those Seeking Stake in Iberdrola’s 1.4 Billion-Euro German Wind Farm

Abu Dhabi's Masdar and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are weighing binding offers for a 40% stake in Iberdrola's German offshore wind farm in a de…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Slip Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

Oil prices dropped early on Monday as investors braced for this week's meeting of officials from OPEC and other top producers on supply adjustments.

Paris Climate Agreement

Why Oil Investors Should Keep an Eye on ESG Scores

Legal and regulatory initiatives promulgated as a result of the 2015 Paris Climate Accords, have been the driver of these changes.

Oil Field

Green Light From TotalEnergies for Oil Project off Angola

France-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has taken a final investment decision (FID) to develop an oil development project located offshore Angola.

Energy Transition

Green Hydrogen Can Help Latin America’s Energy Transition

Amid the energy transition, Latin American countries are investing in hydrogen.

Electric Car

Iberdrola and bp Invest €1B in EV Infrastructure and Green Hydrogen

Iberdrola and bp have announced a strategic collaboration to expand fast EV public charging infrastructure, support the adoption of electric vehicles and develo…