Regulation

EU

EU Renewable Energy Directive Change From 1st July

From 1 July 2021, production standards set out in the EU Renewable Energy Directive will be tightened.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

UK's Coal-Fired Electricity Ban Officially Brought Forward to 2024

From 1 October 2024 - one year earlier than originally planned - coal-fired electricity generation will be banned in the UK.

China

Celebrations for CPC's Centenary Heat up Across China, Showing Confidence and Capacity in the Party's Path

With the upcoming centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China approaching on July 1, spectacular light shows, a variety of performances and boomin…

United Arab Emirates

Dubai Future Council on Energy Holds Its Seventh Meeting

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Dubai Future Council on Energy chaired the seventh council’s meeting which was organised virtually.

Nuclear Policy

Biden Rejects Maduro’s Call for the U.S. to End Venezuela Sanctions

President Joe Biden’s administration rejected Nicolas Maduro’s call for relief from U.S. sanctions, saying the Venezuelan leader needs to do more toward resto…

Biofuel

New Zealand Proposes New Biofuels Targets

New Zealand is proposing a biofuels regulation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under which fuel suppliers will have to reduce emissions of the fuels they sel…

SimpliPhi Initiative Supports Clean Energy Projects in Haiti, Myanmar

The donations are through “IDEA: a campaign to Deliver Energy Access,” an initiative SimpliPhi Power started in January with several partners.

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Implements Large-Scale Reforms to Strengthen Energy Industry

Uzbekistan’s energy sector has taken major steps towards renewable energy sources and reducing CO2 emissions, boosting cooperation with its international partn…

Energy Subsidies

RWE’s Sanbostel-Bevern Wind Farm Awarded Subsidy

In Lower Saxony, Germany, RWE’s Sanbostel-Bevern wind farm was awarded a subsidy by the German Federal Network Agency.

Biobattery

Netherlands Temporarily Ceases New Subsidies for Biomass Heat

The government said the action will not impact currently approved subsidies.

Iran

Why Iran’s Presidential Election is the ‘Most Important Political Milestone’ of 2021 for the Global Oil Market

A victory by front-running hard-liner could slow nuclear talks.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

G-7 to Put off Agreement on When to End Coal-Fired Power Generation

The Group of Seven leaders are making final arrangements to put off an agreement on the timing for ending coal-fired power generation despite a strong push from…

Electric Car

New Zealand Told to have EV Policy by Mid-2022

Petrol and diesel cars accounted for around 11mn t of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), or about 14pc of New Zealand's total greenhouse gas emissions, in 2019.

Natural Gas

GE Releases Position Paper on Accelerating South Africa's Energy Transition with Gas Power and Renewables

Whitepaper discusses South Africa’s urgent need for affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy, to spur industrialization while addressing its climate change…

Energy Subsidies

EU Wants to Loosen State Aid Rules for Renewable Energy Projects

EU competition regulators are considering changes in state aid laws to allow EU countries to subsidise up to 100% of renewable energy projects