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Eni, Lombardy Region sign sustainability agreement

- Eni will invest over €950 million, plus another €220 million in R&D to develop circular industrial solutions in 4 years

03.07.2019 Renewable , Europe , General

Swiss firm BKW enables investment in 100% clean energy

- BKW is refinancing construction of various Swiss small hydroelectric power plants and wind farms in Norway and France

03.07.2019 Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

'Protecting Amazon's peoples key to climate stability'

- Amazon’s rainforests and its indigenous peoples are suffering the worst assault in a generation, expert tells Anadolu Agency

30.06.2019 Renewable , World , General

EBRD loans €18 million for Kosovo’s first wind farm

- The wind farm will raise annual national electricity generation by more than 1.4 %

27.06.2019 Finance , Wind , Renewable , General

Eni launches 'Joule' energy management school in Italy

- Energy training school to enable energy access, competency and tech. will be fully active in the 2020-2021 academic year

26.06.2019 Natural Gas , Oil , Renewable , Europe , General

World marks Global Wind Day

- 'Wind energy is more important than ever to power economic development, achieve climate action goals,' says WindEurope

15.06.2019 Finance , Renewable , World , General

G20 energy, environment ministers meet in Japan

- Turkish officials stress importance of energy access for displaced people, tout success in cutting plastic bag use

16.06.2019 Finance , Renewable , Turkey , Asia , General

Eni, Synhelion team up to produce low emission fuel

- Project will cut over 50% of emissions released in conventional methanol production

15.06.2019 Coal , Renewable , Europe , General

Renewable energy employs 11 million people worldwide

- Asian countries’ share remained at 60% of the global total renewable employment

14.06.2019 Finance , Wind , Solar , Renewable , General

World's first electrothermal storage plant starts ops.

- New storage technology enables cost-effective storage of large quantities of energy

14.06.2019 Electricity , Renewable , Europe , General

Local & renewables form 89% of Turkey's power on June 5

- Hydropower generates 59.98% to Turkey's electricity on June 5

11.06.2019 Electricity , Natural Gas , Renewable , Renewable , Turkey , General

EU announces 8 locations as supercomputer centers

- Sofia, Bologna and Barcelona among cities where centers will be located

09.06.2019 Electricity , Regulation , Europe , General

World celebrates Oceans Day

- UN General Assembly launches global campaign against plastic pollution in waterways

08.06.2019 Renewable , World , General

Storing carbon underground to meet global emission goal

- Eighteen large-scale carbon capture and storage facilities capture almost 40 million tonnes of carbon annually

08.06.2019 Electricity , Regulation , Renewable , Europe , Asia , Americas , General

Movement for climate justice growing daily: NGO

- International environmental movement marks World Environmental Day

06.06.2019 Renewable , World , General

Turkey marks World Environment Day

- Turkish president urges citizens to leave behind greener planet for future generation

07.06.2019 Renewable , General

Experts in Turkey to prepare water projects for Iraq

- Group of 51 experts to solve Iraq's water problems

06.06.2019 Renewable , Middle East-Africa , General

Climate-conscious traveling made easy with new website

- Round trip by electric car from London to France generates only 66 kilograms of emissions

05.06.2019 Electricity , Oil , Renewable , General

Vattenfall, Microsoft to enable low-carbon data centers

- Two companies start collaboration to power new Swedish data center locations with renewable energy

29.05.2019 Renewable , Europe , General

Local & renewables form 82% of Turkey's power on May 19

- Hydropower generates 53.74% to Turkey's electricity on May 19

21.05.2019 Natural Gas , Renewable , Renewable , Turkey , Europe , General

Turkey-Germany preps renewable coop. roadmap for 2019

- Agenda topics also include energy efficiency and storage, rooftop PV, natural gas and offshore wind

14.05.2019 Electricity , Natural Gas , Renewable , Regulation , Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Europe

Nonprofits to track world-wide power plant emissions

- Project, with $1.7 million funding from Google, will use global satellite network to collect data from space

10.05.2019 Projects , Renewable , World

Amsterdam opens largest public smart charging network

- Flexpower Amsterdam is a smart network of charging stations that enables faster charging of electric cars

08.05.2019 Finance , Renewable , General

Morocco pursues phasing out fossil fuel consumption

- Morocco' ambitious energy transition will require scaling up of private, public investments by 2030

08.05.2019 Oil , Renewable , Middle East-Africa , General

Local & renewables form 84% of Turkey's power on May 6

- Wind power adds 12% to Turkey's electricity on May 6

07.05.2019 Renewable , Coal , Wind , Renewable , Turkey , General

Local, renewables share in Turkey increases 62% in 1Q19

- Of 74.25 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity produced in 1st quarter, 46.11 billion is from local and renewable resources

07.05.2019 Natural Gas , Finance , Wind , Solar , Renewable , Turkey , General

Germany to invest in gas-fired plants in coming decades

- Germany welcomes private-sector investment in LNG infrastructure: Germany's deputy minister for economic affairs and energy

03.05.2019 Natural Gas , Renewable , Nuclear , Coal , Renewable , Energy Diplomacy , Europe

China could support low carbon growth by greening BRI

- By greening Belt and Road Initiative, China could help two-thirds of world’s population in move to low carbon transition

23.04.2019 Invesments , Renewable , Asia

UK police arrest almost 1000 in climate change protests

- 40 protesters have been charged in connection with Extinction Rebellion protests

23.04.2019 Finance , Renewable , Energy Security , General

Egyptians vote on constitutional amendments

- Amendments allow current President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stay in power until 2030

22.04.2019 Regulation , Middle East-Africa

US crude export levels and destinations rise in 2018

- Reaching 42 countries, US crude exports increased by 67 percent year-over-year

17.04.2019 Upstream , Oil , Americas

Artificial intelligence can be used to reduce emissions

- Tech-integrated approach to environment holds 2.4 gigatons of carbon reduction possibility, says PwC UK

17.04.2019 Renewable , Europe

Ireland should decarbonize its energy sector, says IEA

-The power sector, out of which 65% comes from wind and solar, leads the way in efforts to decarbonize Irish energy sector

16.04.2019 Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

Vattenfall, SG to install powerful turbines in N. Sea

-Vattenfall and Siemens Gamesa are joining forces to deploy a total of 76, 10 MW offshore wind turbines in the North Sea

16.04.2019 Wind , Renewable , Europe , General

Carbon capture project gets $1.5 million funding

- Project is backed by University of Michigan and Europe’s main climate innovation initiative

13.04.2019 Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

Vattenfall to launch pilot storage project in Berlin

- Pilot Reuter thermal power plant in Berlin will test storage of renewable energy in salt

11.04.2019 Projects , Renewable , Europe , General

Turkey set to invest $11B in energy efficiency

- Country also hopes to cutmarc primary energy consumption 14%, says deputy energy and natural resources minister

10.04.2019 Renewable , Finance , Projects , Invesments , Renewable , Europe

Global energy storage market to grow 13 fold by 2024

- Wood Mackenzie estimates that energy storage will become a key technology in electricity grid system

09.04.2019 Electricity , Renewable , Asia , Americas , General

Renewables, electrification can reduce 75% of emissions

- IRENA's new report finds every dollar spent on energy transition will pay off by up to seven times

10.04.2019 Finance , Projects , Invesments , Renewable , World , Turkey , Europe

Anadolu Agency launches energy journalism training

- Twenty reporters from Middle East, South America, Eurasia and North Africa will participate in two-week-long program

09.04.2019 Electricity , Natural Gas , Oil , Finance , Renewable , Energy Diplomacy , General

EC says Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler broke antitrust rules

- Europeans may have been denied the opportunity to buy cars with best available technology, EU commissioner says

06.04.2019 Transportation/Fuel Oil , Regulation , Europe

Renewables account for third of global power capacity

- Solar and wind account for largest growth in capacity with 94 GW and 49 GW, respectively

04.04.2019 Electricity , Renewable

EU sets 37.5% CO2 reduction target for new cars by 2030

- New legislation also sets a CO2 reduction target of 31 percent for new vans by 2030

29.03.2019 Transportation/Fuel Oil , Regulation , Renewable , Energy Diplomacy , Europe

Canada's Valeura sees stable, secure setting in Turkey

-Valeura sees 37 percent rise in realized gas price in 2018 and in 4th quarter received over $9 per metric cubic feet for gas

16.03.2019 Natural Gas , Finance , Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Eni signs 'Mind the Bridge' partnership with Europe

- Eni signs up to Startup Europe Partnership (SEP) platform to help best startups emerge from local ecosystems and scale-up

11.03.2019 Finance , Renewable , General

Kalyon Energy CEO elected as Turkish Wind Energy head

-Turkey Wind Energy Association selects new board at its 12th General Assembly in Ankara

12.03.2019 Finance , Renewable , Turkey , General

US' Venture Capital gets LNG export approval

- Company is authorized to export up to 48.14 million cubic meters per day of LNG from its Louisiana facility

07.03.2019 Lng/Lpg , Natural Gas , Americas

S&P revises Mexico's Pemex outlook to negative

- Pemex decision comes three days after Standard & Poor's revises down Mexico's outlook

06.03.2019 Projects , Oil , Americas

Cheniere's 1st LNG train in Texas facility completed

- Train 1 is one of three LNG trains that will have total production capacity of up to 13.5 million tonnes per annum

06.03.2019 Lng/Lpg , Projects , Natural Gas , Americas

EU plastic package recycling near doubles in 2005-2016

- Despite high recycling rates, only 12 percent on average of material resources in EU in 2016 came from recycled products

05.03.2019 Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

Turkey's LPG imports rise 25.19 pct in Dec. 2018

- Total sales decrease by 2.4 percent to around 314 thousand tonnes, according to Turkey's energy watchdog

01.03.2019 Lng/Lpg , Regulation , Turkey , General

Seven oil, gas majors establish blockchain consortium

- Offshore Operators Committee Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium is first in oil and gas industry for blockchain technology

28.02.2019 Oil , International Organization , Americas

EU needs to raise 2030 emission reduction target to 55%

- EU’s net-zero strategy should prioritize direct emissions reductions, EU parliament says

22.02.2019 Renewable , Energy Diplomacy , Europe

Turkey prevails in top 10 Europe wind energy power list

- Turkey added 467 megawatts in 2018 to reach 7,369 MW of installed wind capacity

22.02.2019 Finance , Wind , Renewable , General

EU agrees on first-ever emission standards for trucks

- New agreement says emissions from new trucks will have to be 30 percent lower in 2030 than in 2019

20.02.2019 Transportation/Fuel Oil , Regulation , Europe

Renewables to replace coal by 2040, BP report says

- Outlook for renewables is underpinned by continuing gains in technology

18.02.2019 Wind , Renewable

Share of renewable energy in EU' mix 17.5% in '17

- Eleven member states achieve their 2020 targets in 2017, according to Eurostat data

13.02.2019 Finance , Renewable , General

Chevron is 1st US energy major to tie pay to emissions

- Company targets reduction of methane emissions intensity by 20 to 25 percent from 2016 to 2023

08.02.2019 Projects , Oil , Americas

Americas wind installed capacity increases 12% in 2018

-The total installed wind capacity in North, South and Central America reaches 135 gigawatts in 2018

06.02.2019 Finance , Wind , Solar , Renewable , Americas , General

Eni to enter Australian renewable energy market

-Eni Australia Limited finalizes acquisition of 33.7-megawatt solar project in Northern Territory

06.02.2019 Finance , Renewable , Asia , General

US Sunoco P/line LP to pay $5.4M to settle 3 oil spills

- Three oil spills took place in US states of Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma during 2013, 2014, and 2015

01.02.2019 Oil , Energy Security , Americas

Oil prices up as US sanctions Venezuelan oil firm

- Sanctions to significantly diminish Venezuela's oil exports

29.01.2019 Upstream , Oil , International Relations , Americas

ExxonMobil, REG focus on cellulosic biofuel potential

- ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group partner with Clariant to advance cellulosic biofuel research, company announces

25.01.2019 Refining/Petro Chemistry , Geothermal/Biomass , Renewable , Americas , General

Turkey drafts regulation on electricity storage

- Draft regulation sees storage as a market operation and aims a more balanced grid

21.01.2019 Electricity , Wind , Solar , Geothermal/Biomass , Renewable , Turkey , General

Seoul targets energy-efficiency with 6.2M hydrogen cars

- Asian economy giant aims to produce 6 million hydrogen-run cars by 2040, create 420,000 new jobs

18.01.2019 Renewable , Asia , General

Clean energy: most competitive source in Gulf countries

- Gulf Cooperation Council countries will install 7 GW of power generation capacity from renewable sources by the early 2020s

16.01.2019 Finance , Renewable , Middle East-Africa , General

Siemens Gamesa runs Spain's first green transaction

- Siemens Gamesa converted €900 million deal arranged with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria into 'green' transaction

15.01.2019 Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

Abu Dhabi Fund for Dev. backs $31M renewables funding

-Projects in Guyana, Liberia and Togo will provide energy access and advance sustainable development funded by AFDF and IRENA

15.01.2019 Finance , Renewable , General

US Supreme Court rejects ExxonMobil bid to block probe

- ExxonMobil is being investigated on whether it has knowledge on link between fossil fuels and climate change

09.01.2019 Oil , Energy Security , Americas

US coal consumption in 2018 set to be lowest in 39 yrs.

- Less coal use in electric sector, cheaper natural gas & stricter emissions standards are among key reasons for coal decline

31.12.2018 Coal , Electricity , Americas

Eni starts bio-oil production in Syndial plant

- Gela pilot plant has a bio-oil production capacity of approximately 70 kg per day of organic waste

28.12.2018 Finance , Projects , Renewable , Europe , General

Highlights of Turkish energy market in 2018

- TANAP, Socar's STAR Refinery, TurkStream and Turkey's seismic study in Med. sea were hot energy topics in 2018

22.12.2018 Natural Gas , Oil , Finance , Renewable , Turkey

Highlights of global energy market in 2018

- U.S. sanctions against Iran, OPEC's oil cut pact extension, oil rebalancing and climate concerns were hot topics in 2018

19.12.2018 Natural Gas , Oil , Renewable , International Relations , International Organization , World , Turkey

Chevron gets approval for project in UK's North Sea

- Approval will allow Chevron to boost production via polymer injection tech. to help economic recovery from Captain field

12.12.2018 Oil , Energy Projects , Europe , Americas

Investors urge governments to act on climate change

- Governments worldwide are called to commit to goals of Paris Climate Agreement

11.12.2018 Regulation , World , General

Turkey's electricity consumption down 2.2% in Nov.

- Turkey's electricity exports to neighboring countries are down 2.34 percent year-on-year in November 2018

11.12.2018 Electricity , Electricity , Turkey , General

IEA publishes 'Finland' report with emissions advice

- Focus areas of report are on reducing traffic emissions and on opportunities offered by bioeconomy

06.12.2018 Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

Siemens Gamesa seals wind order with Norventor in Spain

- Siemens Gamesa will deliver ten units of wind turbines each with a capacity of 3.465 MW and a blade diameter of 132 meters

05.12.2018 Wind , Renewable , Europe , General

Emissions from advanced economies set to rise in 2018

- Energy-related CO2 emissions from advanced economies falls by around 3%, or close to 400 million tons, over past five years

05.12.2018 Finance , Renewable , Americas , General

US plans to end electric car, renewable subsidies

- "We want to end all those subsidies ... We are a free market" President Trump's top economic advisor says

05.12.2018 Electricity , Electricity , Energy Projects , Americas

'Yellow vest' protests spread to Netherlands

- Protests which started in France spill over to Netherlands, Belgium

03.12.2018 Regulation , Oil , Europe , General

MEDREG can play 'crucial' role in Med energy sector

- Assn. of Mediterranean Energy Regulators can set up regulatory frameworks to benefit downstream investments, electricity and gas trade, new head says

02.12.2018 Downstream , Downstream , Natural Gas , Electricity , Renewable , Europe , Middle East-Africa , General

Hydropower major source of Norway's electricity in Sept

- Nordic country produced 11.19 terawatt hours of electricity in month nine

02.12.2018 Electricity , Hydro , Renewable , Europe , General

Siemens Gamesa to supply 71 turbines for 4 countries

- The company will provide 71 onshore wind turbines totaling 263 megawatts to Sweden, Norway, Germany and Turkey

01.12.2018 Finance , Wind , Renewable , Turkey , Europe , General

Zorlu's Kizildere 3 geothermal plant leads in efficiency

- Kizildere 3 geothermal plant is 1st combined geothermal plant to use waste steam ensuring highest 18% efficiency worldwide

30.11.2018 Electricity , Renewable

EU's renewable targets on track for decarbonization

- European Commission calls for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in its new decarbonization strategy

29.11.2018 Finance , Invesments , Renewable , International Organization , General

Three Nordic companies call for carbon neutrality

- Vattenfall, Fortum and Statkraft say hydropower will be key in meeting climate targets

28.11.2018 Finance , Renewable , International Relations , General

Hungary to boost clean energy with more solar power

- Hungary aims to phase out its coal use and be fully reliant on renewable energy sources by 2030

28.11.2018 Electricity , Renewable , Europe , General

People without electricity access fall below 1 bln: IEA

- International Energy Agency reveals data on energy-related pollution and its effects on human health and lifestyle

27.11.2018 Finance , Renewable , Energy Projects , World , Asia , General

Energy efficiency investment to reach $770 bln. by 2040

- International Energy Agency says investments in renewables-based electricity is expected to rise to $410 billion in 2040

27.11.2018 Finance , Renewable , International Organization , Energy Projects , World , General

Climate finance sees boost in 2015–2016: UN report

- Climate finance continues to go towards efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions

27.11.2018 Projects , Renewable , Europe , Asia , Americas , General

Sonatrach, Eni inaugurate 10MW PV plant in Algeria

- Companies will also form joint venture dedicated to Algeria's renewable energy sector

26.11.2018 Finance , Renewable , Europe , Middle East-Africa , General

Tiny Pacific nation plans to sue oil majors for climate

- Vanuatu official says energy revenues should be used to avoid impact of climate change in developing countries

30.11.2018 Oil , Asia

Equinor inks agreement for LPG storage in Malaysia

- Equinor will ship LPG to terminal that Global Petro Storage will build to sell to distributors for Malaysia's domestic mkt.

22.11.2018 Lng/Lpg , LPG , Europe , Asia , General

Siemens Gamesa sells three PV power plants in Spain

- SGRE sells plants in Huesca, Murcia and Huelva provinces to Spain's Aurea Capital as part of non-core asset disposal

21.11.2018 Solar , Projects , Renewable , General

Turkey's electricity consumption down 2.13% in Oct.

- Turkey's electricity exports to neighboring countries are up 11.67 percent year-on-year in October 2018

20.11.2018 Electricity , Regulation , Turkey , General

Japan's energy dependent on reforms, non-hydro in grid

- Japan will continue to rely on nuclear power, while growth of renewables will depend on regulatory reforms, says GlobalData

17.11.2018 Nuclear , Renewable , Asia , General

IRENA, Abu Dhabi Fund to boost renewable projects

- Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has allocated $350M for state-guaranteed renewable energy projects in developing countries

15.11.2018 Projects , Renewable , Energy Projects , General

EU Parl. approves binding 32 pct renewables goal for 2030

- Parliament also approves indicative target of 32.5 percent increase in energy efficiency

15.11.2018 Renewable , Energy Diplomacy , Europe , General

US: Death toll in California wildfires rises to 44

- Camp fire is 'deadliest fire' in country’s wild land fire history

13.11.2018 Renewable , Energy Security , Americas , General

Government aid could deliver 20K Irish wind sector jobs

- Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has estimated that wind energy could create 20,000 jobs by 2040

10.11.2018 Electricity , Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

EBRD lends €6 million to boost green energy in Albania

- Bank to provide loan to Albania’s Union Bank under €85 million Western Balkans Green Economy Financing Facility

09.11.2018 Finance , Renewable , General

Turkey sets ceiling price at $0.055/kWh in wind tender

- Turkey will hold 4 250 MW Renewable Energy Resources Zones wind tenders with deadline of March 7: Turkish official gazette

08.11.2018 Finance , Renewable , Turkey , General

Trump rips top Republican over birthright citizenship

- 'Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority,' president says

01.11.2018 Regulation , Americas

Istanbul Photo Awards winner depicts climate change

- US photojournalist hopes to 'create awareness' on environmental change with his work in story nature & environment category

31.10.2018 Renewable , General

Turkey's energy goals in 11th devel. plan 'achievable'

UAE's Barakah NPP advances towards gaining ops. license

Iran may go for 20% enrichment: Atomic Energy spokesman

Turkey boosts energy cooperation with China

Iran, Japan to barter oil for power plant upgrade

Turkey's installed power capacity up 58% in 5 months

GE begins to digitize thermal, renewable power in India

China's coal output up 5.2 pct in September

UK's National Trust to halt fossil fuel investments

Turkey's lignite use down 0.15% in April

Kenyan court blocks East Africa's first coal plant

Turkey aims to increase share of renewables: Minister

Global oil supply falls in May: IEA

Uzbekistan to invest $33 billion in oil and gas sector

Turkey rejects EU statement on drilling in Eastern Med

Abu Dhabi launches bid round 2 for 5 exploration blocks

Abu Dhabi launches bid round 2 for 5 exploration blocks

‘Ankara to always protect Turkish Cypriots’ rights’

Total, ADNOC to explore gas in Abu Dhabi

Osaka to acquire 35pct stake in US shale gas project

Oil prices see small increase at week beginning June 24

Russia holds 19.8% of total global proven gas reserves

Tupras refineries ranked biggest industry in Turkey

Turkey's natural gas imports down 9% in March

Algerian LNG carrier arrives in Turkey

Novatek increases gas sales by 23.7% in 2Q19

Turkey's LPG imports down over 1.76% in April 2019

Russian Novatek sends first LNG cargo to Japan

Oil gains weekly as dovish US Fed weakens dollar

Lower global economic growth reduces oil demand: EIA

US crude output for April surpasses 12M barrels daily

Oil sees weekly fall from oversupply, low demand worries

Oil prices gain as dollar weakens with dovish Fed

Oil up as trade woes abate with Trump, Xi meeting

Oil prices down with weak demand, forecast revisions

US again leads world in oil production, consumption

Oil prices up as Gulf of Mexico storm cuts output

Oil prices up with sharp decline in US crude stocks

Norway's petroleum sales decrease in May

US crude oil stocks, production falls for w/e June 14

Oil prices steady with weak demand, Iran tension

Oil heads for biggest monthly gain before OPEC meeting

Oil prices up as US-Iran tension escalates

Oil steady as Trump queries US protection of oil lanes

Kenya launches Africa’s biggest wind power plant

GE to supply equipment for 158 MW wind farms in Turkey

Equinor plans first floating wind farm in Asia

Turkey's installed power capacity up 58% in 5 months

Solar farm in Spain receives €285 million investment

Global wind power capacity to grow by 60% in 5 years

EBRD to finance solar project in Ukraine

European solar installations to double over next 3 yrs.

Hydro leads in providing most of Norway's power in May

Global hydropower capacity grows by 1.97% in 2018

Gas, renewables to replace coal for US power in summer

Majority of Norway's power from hydro in Mar. 19

Biogas shows potential to reduce emissions by 13%

Wales turns wood to energy via £160M power station

US awards $5.5 million for geothermal machine learning

Enel buys 650 MW of renewable power plants in US

Saudi Aramco awards oil, gas contracts worth $18B

Kazakhstan aims to become Eurasian financial leader

Scotland's green economy gets £10 million boost

US-led economic conference kicks off in Bahrain

Turkish parliament ratifies 11th development plan