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Offshore wind capacity increases record highs in 2019

- Offshore wind installations have grown from 3.4 GW in 2015 to 6.1 GW 2019, says Global Wind Energy Council

12.08.2020 Wind , Renewable , World

Renewables topple fossil fuels in Europe in 1H20

- Renewables generate 40% of electricity in 27 European countries while fossil fuels produce 34%

28.07.2020 Hydro , Renewable

De-growth only solution to tackle climate change: Expert

- Restraining population growth, consumption per capita is way to tackle climate change, climate scientist tells Anadolu Agency

19.07.2020 Finance , Renewable , World

Over 50% of EBRD annual investment to go green by 2025

- Bank's average green finance ratio rose from 25% to 40% in past 5 years, statement says

09.07.2020 Finance , Renewable , International Organization , World

EU sets hydrogen and energy system integration strategy

- As EU aims to be climate-neutral by 2050, strategies fall short of needed changes, expert says

09.07.2020 Finance , Renewable , Europe

Turkey to open 1st domestic solar panel factory in Aug.

- A country without energy cannot talk about being civilized, says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

07.07.2020 Solar , Renewable , Energy Projects , Turkey

Turkey's flag carrier stretches its wings for nature

- Turkish Airlines saves soil larger than 60 football fields, prevents cutting of 3,648 trees by recycling its waste in 2019

06.07.2020 Renewable , Turkey

Clean energy innovation vital to meet net zero emissions

- Reaching international energy and climate goals requires a sharp acceleration in clean energy innovation, a new report says

03.07.2020 Finance , Projects , Renewable , World

Turkey to realize one of largest environmental projects

- Turkey will resolutely continue to actualize $365M environmental project, says Erdogan

29.06.2020 Finance , Renewable , Turkey

World needs fossil lockdown to avoid climate crisis

- CO2 emissions need to decrease annually by at least 7.6% over the next 10 years to be aligned with Paris climate agreement

18.06.2020 Finance , Renewable , World

2019 electric car sales up 40% amid poor overall sales

-Electric car sales in 2020 will be more resilient than overall car market with substantially lower impact from pandemic: IEA

16.06.2020 Electricity , Finance , Renewable , Europe , Asia , Americas

Russia: 4 arrested over major fuel leak

- Nornikel's top management, responsible for power plant that caused disaster, excluded from investigation

12.06.2020 Oil , Downstream , Renewable , Energy Security

Renewables' share of Turkey's installed capacity at 45%

- EMRA's yearly report also shows renewable sources' share in licensed electricity production for 2019 reaches 42.1%

08.06.2020 Renewable , Renewable , Turkey , General

Turkish startup creates products from organic waste

-‘Green’ design studio is doing its part to fight deforestation by planting a new tree sapling for every product it sells

05.06.2020 Renewable , Renewable

Sustainable energy solution efforts need to scale up

- Countries must boost efforts to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all: Energy Progress Report

28.05.2020 Electricity , Finance , Renewable , World

Electricity industry calls policy makers for green recovery

- European recovery strategy should help accelerate the transition to a cleaner future, Eurelectric said

25.05.2020 Finance , Renewable , Europe

Turkey gets 5B TL for clean energy generation in April

- Under Renewable Energy Support Scheme, 817 facilities that produced 8.6 million MWh of electricity received financial aid

24.05.2020 Electricity , Finance , Renewable

Total, Purecycle ink deal for plastic recycling

- French energy company aims for production of 30% recycled polymers by 2030

21.05.2020 Oil , Renewable , Renewable

Clean power capacity in 2020, 13% less than 2019: IEA

- Global renewable power capacity to increase by 167 gigawatts in 2020, IEA says

21.05.2020 Finance , Renewable , World

Energy efficiency to take most investment share by 2050

- Renewable energy and energy efficiency together offer over 90% of mitigation measures to reduce energy-related emissions

19.05.2020 Renewable , General

Energy savings at home are crucial during COVID-19

- Turkey's inavitas suggests steps to prevent wasting energy at home during COVID-19 pandemic

16.05.2020 Electricity , Renewable , Turkey , General

Hydrogen on 'priority list' of oil & gas sector: DNV GL

- Hydrogen projected to be significant part of energy mix by 2030, according to a new survey

15.05.2020 Oil , Lng/Lpg , Projects , Renewable , International Organization

Turkey to pursue East Med gas research plan: Energy Min

- Turkey plans deep drilling with national drillship, Fatih, for first time in Black Sea starting next July

15.05.2020 Natural Gas , Renewable , Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Europe , General

EU to provide €112 million for low-carbon projects

- A total of 12 low-carbon energy projects will benefit from European Union funding

12.05.2020 Finance , Renewable , Europe

Australia to fund BP for renewable hydrogen production

- When completed in February 2021, 20,000 tonnes of renewable ammonia will be produced per year for domestic use

09.05.2020 Renewable , Hydro , Renewable

Europe's steel industry must invest €100B for CO2 cuts

- Technology transition needs to start within the next 5-10 years to meet European climate targets by 2050

08.05.2020 Electricity , Renewable , Europe

ESCAP, IRENA to cooperate for sustainable solutions

- Organizations will recommend energy transition to governments as integral part of economic recovery efforts from COVID-19

07.05.2020 Geothermal/Biomass , Renewable , International Organization

CO2 emissions from energy use in EU falls in 2019

- CO2 emissions are major contributor to global warming and account for some 80% of all man-made EU greenhouse gas emissions

07.05.2020 Electricity , Finance , Renewable , Europe

Global renewables use 1.5% higher than last year: IEA

- Share of renewables in global electricity generation jumped to nearly 28% in Q1 2020 from 26% in Q1 2019, IEA says

06.05.2020 Electricity , Finance , Invesments , Renewable , Energy Security

Jobs in renewables to reach 42 million globally by 2050

- In 2050, energy efficiency sector could employ 21.3 million people, according to IRENA report

30.04.2020 Electricity , Finance , Renewable , World

Global emissions to see historic fall due to COVID-19

- Governments need to adjust more ambitious policies to make emissions drop permanent to combat climate change

25.04.2020 Renewable , Energy Security , International Organization , Energy Projects , General

Decarbonization needs investment of up to $130 trillion

- Renewable energy can support resilient and equitable recovery, IRENA report shows

21.04.2020 Finance , Renewable , World

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fall 3.9% to record low

- Emissions hit lowest level since 1990 when Japan started emission estimation

15.04.2020 Nuclear , Renewable , Asia

Sleeping early reduces carbon emissions: Experts

- High emissions-related global warming, climate change put future of sustainability, security at risk, say scientists

13.04.2020 Renewable , General

Clean energy accounts for 72% of 2019 power expansion

- Renewables expand by 7.6% last year with Asia dominating growth and accounting for 54% of total additions

08.04.2020 Finance , Renewable , World

Production of wind components must continue: WindEurope

- Wind energy covers around 15% of Europe’s electricity and EU aims 50% by 2050

01.04.2020 Wind , Projects , Renewable , Energy Projects , Europe

Global offshore wind capacity hits record installation

- Additional 6,1 GW of new global offshore wind capacity installed in 2019, 'record installation': Global Wind Energy Council

01.04.2020 Wind , Renewable , World

Covid-19 damages global renewable supply chain

- WoodMac says impact on technology supply chains and installations may increase due to Covid-19

25.03.2020 Finance , Renewable , General

Turkey gets 3.3B TL for clean energy generation in Feb.

- Under Renewable Energy Support Scheme, 817 facilities receive financial backing and produce 6.3 million MWh of electricity

20.03.2020 Renewable , Turkey

EU climate law: Europe's first legally binding proposal

- EU’s effort is crucial in reducing global GHG emissions as Europe still among top three world CO2 emitters, says expert

11.03.2020 Renewable , General

US: Wind tops hydro in renewable electricity sources

- US wind generation totals 300 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2019, exceeding hydroelectric generation by 26 million MWh

28.02.2020 Wind , Renewable , Americas

Turkey's renewable tenders announcement set for Feb.

- Capacities of YEKA renewable tenders will range between 10 and 50 megawatts, Turkey's energy minister says

17.01.2020 Natural Gas , Renewable , Turkey

Canada greets 2020 with multitude of changes

- Tax breaks and a ban on plastic bags are just a sampling of the legislation that greeted Canadians in the new year

08.01.2020 Renewable , Energy Diplomacy , International Organization , General

Turkey takes promising steps towards green future

- Country took key initiatives in 2019, from banning free plastic bags to declaring National Forestation Day

27.12.2019 Renewable , Turkey , General

Netherlands lowers CO2 emissions by 4.4% in 3Q19

- Decline is mainly due to usage of more natural gas than coal for electricity production

26.12.2019 Electricity , Natural Gas , Coal , Renewable , Europe

Deepest point of earth's continents found in Antarctica

- University of California, Irvine finds deepest land canyon at 3,500 meters below sea level under Denman Glacier

13.12.2019 Renewable , World , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 0.3% on Dec. 12

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 9,812 megawatt-hours, while imports reach 9,029 megawatt-hours

13.12.2019 Finance , Renewable , Turkey , General

EU leaders commit to carbon neutrality

- First day of EU summit ends without real breakthrough on European Green Deal, next budget

13.12.2019 Renewable , Europe , General

Indonesia to reduce marine plastic waste 70% by 2025

- Tons of waste enters oceans every year, says Indonesian Institute of Sciences

13.12.2019 Renewable , Asia , General

Spain’s Renewables Curse: How Not to Regulate?

- Instead of providing prosperity and peace, hydrocarbons might bring along more conflicts

12.12.2019 Electricity , Renewable , Energy Security , International Organization , Europe

Besides emissions, carbon must stay in ground: Thunberg

- 'We need real drastic emission cuts at source but of course just reducing emissions is not enough,' says Swedish activist

12.12.2019 Renewable , General

Building renewables industry through private sector

- Renewables offers solution to global warming, climate change and via Energiewende will help Germany move from nuclear power

30.11.2019 Renewable , Projects , Renewable , Europe

UN chief calls for green, clean development in Africa

- While manufacturing on African continent growing faster than world average, it needs to speed up: UN secretary general

21.11.2019 Finance , Renewable , Middle East-Africa , General

Turkey's renewable share in electr. at 46% in 10 months

- Local and renewable energy combined show record high share of 64% in electricity production, energy minister says

06.11.2019 Wind , Projects , Renewable , Turkey

Chevron sets new greenhouse gas reduction goals

- American multinational Chevron plans to reduce emission intensity from oil and natural gas production

04.10.2019 Natural Gas , Finance , Renewable , Americas , General

Eni, Mainstream to cooperate for large-scale renewables

- Eni, Mainstream will collaborate on power generation from renewable sources across Africa, U.K. and Southeast Asia

26.09.2019 Renewable , Asia , Middle East-Africa , General

UK to spend £6B for climate-vulnerable countries

- Combating climate change is one of ways to protect global peace, says British high commissioner

23.09.2019 Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

US protesters demand action on climate change

- Youth-led demonstrations fill city streets across US' major metropolises

21.09.2019 Renewable , Americas , General

US wind additions to hit near record level in 2019, 2020

- Record high wind capacity additions were last set in 2012

21.09.2019 Wind , Renewable , Americas

Google to expand global wind, solar stake via 18 deals

- These deals will increase Google's worldwide wind and solar energy portfolio by more than 40% to 5,500 megawatts

21.09.2019 Wind , Solar , Renewable , General

Global renewable power additions to jump 12% in '19: IEA

- After stalling last year, renewable power capacity additions to hit double-digit growth in 2019, Int. Energy Agency says

21.09.2019 Solar , Renewable , World

Environmentalists gear up for global climate strike

- Fossil fuel beginning to lose fight, says founder of 350

14.09.2019 Finance , Renewable , General

Global divestment from fossil fuels hits $11 trillion

- Organizations believe numbers are indicators that people power is winning against fossil fuel companies

10.09.2019 Renewable , World

India leads with lowest renewable cost in Asia Pacific

- Australia’s solar power to be cost competitive against coal next year

30.07.2019 Solar , Renewable , Asia , General

China continues to lead global steam turbine market

- Combined-cycle and cogeneration operations increase value of steam turbine market to $36.70 billion up to 2023

23.07.2019 Electricity , Coal , Invesments , Renewable , Asia , General

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

- Turkey's new mining and energy targets for 2019-2023 are realistic, says business body official

21.07.2019 Electricity , Nuclear , Renewable , Turkey , General

China: Asia Pacific's largest energy storage mkt by 2024

- Wood Mackenzie estimates that China's cumulative energy storage capacity will hit 12.5 gigawatts by 2024

11.07.2019 Electricity , Renewable , Asia , General

Local, renewables share in Turkey increases to 66% in 1H19

- Of 141.64 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity produced in first half, 93.77 billion is from local and renewable resources

10.07.2019 Electricity , Renewable , Turkey , General

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

- Global onshore and offshore wind capacity is expected to grow in U.S. and China

10.07.2019 Wind , Solar , Renewable , World , General

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

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

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

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

Hitachi to quit suspended Horizon nuclear plant in UK

Final stage begins for 1st reactor manuf. of Akkuyu NPP

South Korea among top nuclear power producers: EIA

Standoff ends, Iran gives IAEA access to 2 nuke sites

Spot market electricity prices for Tuesday, Sept. 22

Turkey's daily power consumption down 16.9% on Sept. 20

Trade volume of spot electricity mkt. hits record high

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.14% on Sept. 15

GE to pursue exit from new-build coal power market

COVID-19 to have lasting effect on global energy use

Turkey's daily power consumption up 3.28% on Sept. 8

'Air pollution kills 400,000 in Europe every year'

Eni announces oil discovery in Western Desert of Egypt

US produces, consumes record high natural gas in 2019

Nigeria's president launches new gas pipeline project

OPEC holds first technical meeting with gas exporters

Spot market natural gas prices for Sunday Aug. 23

Spot market natural gas prices for Monday, March 2

Spot market natural gas prices for Tuesday, Feb. 11

British LNG carrier arrives in Turkey

Dialogue, de-escalation in E.Med benefit everyone: NATO

Turkey’s giant gas find worth $80 billion: IEA Head

US' gas-fired electricity generation rises 9% in 1H20

ANALYSIS - Unilateralist agreements endanger peace and stability in Eastern Mediterranean

Algerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on Oct. 1

Turkey's LPG imports up 27.5% in July 2020

LNG can play vital role to reach US-Turkey trade target

Berlin offers 2 LNG terminals to stop US p/line sanctions

Rosneft income falls 77%, revenue down 51% in 2Q20

Oil prices flat with 0.04% rise in week ending August 14

Brent oil prices down amid global pandemic crisis

Global oil production increases in July 2020

Lundin upgrades Edvard Grieg field reserve estimates

Norway's Equinor discovers oil and gas in North Sea

Oil prices down with US crude stock buildup estimates

S. Arabia, Iraq discuss efforts to stabilize oil market

Iran moves from oil to petrochemicals in export

Oil prices up with estimated decline in US crude stocks

US crude oil stocks rise against market expectation

Halting oil production costs Libya more than $7B

Battery patents grow by 14% in 13 years: Study

Turkish start-up to produce lithium-ion battery cathode

US jet fuel demand falls by 29% in Jan-May 2020

BP, Neste to offer more sustainable aviation fuel

Renewable energy jobs reach 11.5 million worldwide

Siemens Energy makes debut on Frankfurt stock exchange

Equinor sells 50% US offshore wind to BP for $1.1 bln

Total, Macquarie to build offshore wind in S. Korea

Renewable energy jobs reach 11.5 million worldwide

Solar, wind on path to replace global coal generation

US shipments of solar PV modules rise as prices fall

Turkey's 1st solar cell integrated plant starts ops.

Renewable energy jobs reach 11.5 million worldwide

Hydro provides 92.9% of Norway's power in July

11 new major businesses join Hydrogen Council

Renewables topple fossil fuels in Europe in 1H20

Biomass can meet one-third of Turkey's annual power

EU approves €550M Danish aid to support biomass plants

ESCAP, IRENA to cooperate for sustainable solutions

Highlights of global energy market in 2019

Turkey's largest technology event Teknofest ends

French oil firm displaces 12,000 in Uganda, Tanzania

Turkey's Naturel Enerji to develop solar plant in Italy

Turkey’s giant gas find worth $80 billion: IEA Head

Turkey unveils new economic program for 2021-2023

Turkey's gas find could save up to $21B in import costs

Turkey's 1st solar cell integrated plant starts ops.

Offshore wind sector to create nearly 1M jobs in 5 years

Turkey's energy import bill down 34.5% in August 2020

Turkey unveils new economic program for 2021-2023

Siemens Energy makes debut on Frankfurt stock exchange

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.14% on Sept. 15

Fitch reduces oil price forecast due to higher supply

S. Arabia, Iraq discuss efforts to stabilize oil market

US crude oil inventories fall for week ending Aug. 14

Brent oil prices down amid global pandemic crisis

Turkey's daily power consumption up 3.28% on Sept. 8

Sudan: Flashpoint Ethiopian dam not related to floods

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.6% on August 18

Spot market electricity prices for Tuesday, August 11