MOL group, first steps towards renewables with 18 MW of solar
MOL announced plans to build solar power plants in three of its industrial sites located in Hungary. The project supports…
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Fresh EU analysis makes case for higher renewables, energy saving goals
A new analysis by the European Commission’s energy directorate, seen by EURACTIV, updates existing scenarios for renewables and energy efficiency,…
Microsoft signs its first renewable energy deal in Asia
As part of its goal to use more renewable energy in its datacenters, Microsoft said it has entered an agreement…
Green energy tariffs could be exempt from Ofgem price cap
Green energy tariffs, where consumers opt to get their energy from renewable sources, could be exempt from the government’s cap…
Japan gets its first office building fully powered with solar energy
The country’s first office building fully powered by off-the-grid solar energy opened Monday in the city of Saga. Daiwa House…
On stock exchanges, green businesses double performance of fossil fuel peers
Clean energy investments have almost doubled the performance of fossil fuel energy stocks over the past year and a half,…
EU approves Belgian renewable energy certificate schemes
The European Commission on Friday said it had approved a Belgian scheme of certificates for renewable energy and high-efficiency cogeneration…
Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon letting the side down for green energy
Data centre operators are going green because renewable energy costs less, receives tax subsidies and customers like the idea, according…
Commission to introduce rules to clarify ‘green’ investment in May
Following the action plan on sustainable finance to be published early next month, the European Commission will present legislation in…
Individuals will be able to sell electricity into the grid from Spring
Individuals who want to produce renewable energy in capacities of up to 100 kW will be able to sell electricity…
Shell buying spree cranks up race for clean energy
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has spent over $400 million on a range of acquisitions in recent weeks, from solar power…
EY: EVs to reach price and performance parity with internal combustion engine vehicles by 2025
By 2022 in Europe and 2021 in Oceania, the cost of autonomous power generation and storage will be similar to…
Chemical industry in bid to harness Germany’s green power overload
Evonik (EVKn.DE) has become the latest German chemical maker seeking to convert excess renewable power into chemical building blocks that…
EU lawmakers back 35% for renewables in 2030
European lawmakers approved draft measures on Wednesday to reform the power market and reduce energy consumption that envisage more ambitious…
UK green energy investment halves after policy changes
Investment in green energy fell 56% in UK in 2017 – biggest fall of any country – after ‘stop-start’ support…
China Is the New World Leader in Renewable Energy
China continues to be an unstoppable force in the realm of renewable energy. A new report released by the Institute…
Europe: Accelerating on the path towards ‘solar energy 3.0’
Europe is currently in the first stage of photovoltaic solar development. Moving to the next phases, 2.0 and 3.0, will…
Renewables cover about 100% of German power use for first time
Germany has crossed a symbolic milestone in its energy transition by briefly covering around 100 percent of electricity use with…
Patrick Graichen: Germany’s Energiewende is right on track
By 2022 Germany will have shut down the very last nuclear plant, as by now half of the capacities being…
Energy transition must be performed gradually and not at any cost (opinion by Gheorghe Radu)
At European level, especially in developed countries in Western Europe, the primary energy resource have become more and more reduced,…
Renewables produce record 33 percent of German electricity
The share of renewables in German electricity generation grew from 29 percent in 2016 to a record 33 percent this…
Enel builds 388 MW of solar capacity in Brazil
Enel, acting through its Brazilian renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil (EGPB), has been awarded the right to sign 20-year…