Renewables
Clean energy market continues strong growth as costs continue to fall
Renewable power generation capacity will grow by 13.3% in 2018 to 154.6GW, according to new research from analysts Frost &…
Great Expectations from COP24’s Polish hosts
Poland’s turn at holding the UN’s annual climate summit is meant to be the one shot at making the Paris…
AFM accepts some of the demands from the installers of photovoltaic systems
On Thursday, October 3, the Environmental Fund Authority held a public debate on the future scheme to support the installation…
Bill Gates has added a geothermal start-up to his clean energy fund’s first bets
Bill Gates’s $1 billion clean energy fund just opened up its checkbook for the first time. Breakthrough Energy Ventures will…
Tech investments are powering up clean energy
Three years ago, Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. spent $40 billion on big-ticket physical…
EDP Renewables has launched in Constanta the first energy storage station in Romania
The first energy storage facility in Romania was inaugurated in Constanta on Thursday, September 27, by EDP Renewables. The storage…
China proposes 75% increase to 2030 renewable energy target
China’s National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) has written a draft policy that would increase the renewable energy target from 20%…
Statkraft to invest $1.23 billion in renewables per year
Norway’s Statkraft has unveiled plans to invest roughly 10 billion Norwegian crowns ($1.23 billion) per year in renewable energy between…
ANRE: 75% of buildings in the European Union are energy inefficient
The European Union (EU) has proposed an increase in energy efficiency of 32.5% by 2030, and Romania is due to…
ELCEN creditors adopted the restructuring plan, the City Hall move is now expected
ELCEN creditors have adopted on Monday the plan to reorganize the company, giving a green light to the restructuring of…
10 years to ditch fossil fuel car engines, save Paris climate target, warns study
Europe must stop selling new petrol, diesel and conventional hybrid cars by 2028 in order to stand a better chance…
8 fundamental objectives in the new draft of the national energy strategy
Romania’s Energy Strategy (SER) was put under public scrutiny on the Energy ministry’s website. The document sets out eight fundamental…
Orsted sells half of vast offshore wind farm for $5.88 bln.
Danish energy business Orsted has signed an agreement to sell 50 percent of the Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm to…
Enel Green Power invests 115 mln. USD into new wind farm In Mexico
The Enel Group, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power Mexico (EGPM), has begun the construction of the 100 MW…
EU countries agree to explore hydrogen as energy source
European Union energy ministers agreed on Tuesday to pool efforts to increase the use of hydrogen in transport and power…
Facebook signs 20-year deal to supply Singapore operations with clean energy
Sembcorp Industries has announced a 20-year deal to support the Singapore operations, including a new data center, of tech giant…