Regulation

United States

California to Ban Sale of Gasoline-Powered Cars by 2035

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered all passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035 to fight climate change and smog-foul…

China

President Xi Tells UN that China Will be 'Carbon Neutral' Within Four Decades

China is targeting peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by the year 2060, according to President Xi Jinping.

United Kingdom

UN, Britain to Co-host Climate Summit on December 12

The United Nations and Britain will co-host a global climate summit on December 12, the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement.

Mexico

Mexico May Delay Energy Reform

Mexico could delay its planned energy sector reform until next year after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador asked regulators this week to help prop up state…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Ballard Welcomes China’s New FCEV Policy

In order to support the adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles, the Chinese Government has announced a new official policy for hydrogen-powered cars.

MHI Vestas Chief to Chair WindEurope

MHI Vestas chief executive Philippe Kavafyan has been elected chair of trade body WindEurope for the next 18 months by the group's board of directors.

Oil&Gas Drilling

U.S. Wants Bankrupt Offshore Drillers To Pick Up The Tab For Abandoned Wells

The U.S. Department of the Interior is proposing a regulation that will not allow oil producers to avoid picking up their offshore well decommissioning tab when…

United States

What’s at Stake for Clean Energy in the US Election?

How will the election shape the solar, wind, energy storage and utility sectors?

United States

Siemens Gamesa to Lay off 130 US Employees in Iowa

Siemens Gamesa has confirmed that it is reducing the workforce at its Iowa wind turbine blade manufacturing facility.

Invited for Inst. Electrical according to sec standards

Tenders are invited for Inst. Electrical according to sec standards and regulations electrical installations service according to sec regulations.

Oman

This Small Nation Is Building The World’s Next Major Energy Hub

It has long focussed on building a presence in the higher-value petrochemicals industry.

OPEC at 60: ‘Road to Stability Long and Bumpy’

Algerian energy minister and current Opec president Abdelmadjid Attar was interviewed by Argus' Ruxandra Iordache on the producer group's achievements to date a…

Vestas Names New North America Head

Eduardo Medina to replace Chris Brown who is leaving the company to pursue his own enterprise.

Mads Nipper Announced As Ørsted’s Next CEO

Ørsted’s Board of Directors has appointed Mads Nipper as CEO and Group President of Ørsted as of 1 January 2021.

United States

Trump Administration to Deny Pending Retroactive U.S. Biofuel Waivers

U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed that dozens of oil refiner requests for retroactive waivers from U.S. biofuel laws be denied amid concerns the issue …