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Turkey starts producing oil with fracking: Erdogan

- Crude oil production by using hydraulic fracturing method, a first for Turkey, takes place in southeastern Diyarbakir

07.10.2019 Renewable , Shale/Unconventional , Upstream , Turkey

Eni boosts investments in Australian solar projects

-Eni's new solar projects in Australia to supply clean energy to over 5,000 homes each year

03.10.2019 Finance , Solar , Asia , General

Turkey needs to invest $7B yearly for energy transition

- Annually investment volume varies from $5.3B to $7B by 2030, requiring average annual financing of $3.6-4.5B, report finds

04.10.2019 Renewable , Invesments , Turkey

Turkey, Russia relations boosted via energy projects

- Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Minister underlines importance of domestic and renewable resources

03.10.2019 Natural Gas , Renewable , Turkey , Eurasia , General

Most powerful offshore wind turbines to power UK homes

- Dogger Bank Wind Farms in North Sea to power over 4.5 million homes annually

03.10.2019 Electricity , Wind , Europe

Hydro provides virtually all of Norway's power in August

- Norway produces 10.10 terawatt-hours of electricity in August

01.10.2019 Hydro , Europe , General

Global climate strike gathers 7.6M people

- 350 Movement calls out big fossil fuel companies for profiting at expense of planet

30.09.2019 Renewable

2 bln. at risk of submersion from emission cut inaction

-Failure to cut emissions could lead to vast change in sea-level rise, affecting oceans, glaciers and marine life, study says

26.09.2019 Renewable , Turkey

Vietnam to boost wind energy 30-fold by 2030

- The Vietnamese government commits to diversify energy mix with 10% from renewables by 2030

25.09.2019 Wind , Energy Projects

UN chief urges leaders to avoid 'new coal' after 2020

- Climate action summit ends with net zero emission targets by 2050 under shadow of Thunberg's striking question

25.09.2019 Renewable , International Relations

Turkey regional leader in renewable energy: Erdogan

- 'We are meeting more than 30% of the electricity through renewable energy,' says Turkish President Erdogan

24.09.2019 Renewable , Turkey

Climate emergency is race we can win: UN chief

- Climate change ‘caused by us’ and solutions must ‘come from us,' Antonio Guterres tells Climate Action Summit

24.09.2019 Renewable , World

Russia joins Paris agreement on climate change

- Premier Dmitry Medvedev signs act ratifying Russia's participation in Paris Agreement

25.09.2019 Renewable

Climate action summit starts with emergency declaration

- Multilateral banks pledge to increase global climate action investments, they support each year to $175 billion by 2025

24.09.2019 Electricity , Renewable , World

Countries pledge $370M to World Bank's energy projects

- U.K. gives $250 million to energy storage, France, Netherlands pledge $100 million to solar energy clean cooking projects

24.09.2019 Renewable , International Relations , Europe , Middle East-Africa

Guris: 1st Turkish Co. to launch wind plant in Ukraine

- Company invests €55 million in 32.4-megawatt wind plant, Ovid, in Odessa

24.09.2019 Wind , Turkey , Eurasia

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

Australia: Thousands march on climate change

- Mass student march, inspired by young Swedish activist, comes 3-days ahead of UN summit on climate change

20.09.2019 Renewable , Asia , General

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

Over $3B investment planned in Turkey via joint venture

- New Albayraklar Companies Group also plans on expanding investments to Turkey's neighboring countries

21.09.2019 Renewable , International Relations

Natural gas, wind to lead US electricity generation

- Electricity generation from both sources are estimated to rise by 6% this year

19.09.2019 Electricity , Natural Gas , Wind , General

World to focus on climate summit amid oil tensions

- Despite attacks on Saudi oil sites and geopolitical tensions, climate change to be on world agenda with upcoming summit

19.09.2019 Oil , Renewable , Downstream , Refining/Petro Chemistry , World , Middle East-Africa , General

Turkey's daily wind power generation hits record

- Nearly 19 percent of total electricity was generated from wind farms on Sunday

17.09.2019 Electricity , Finance , Wind , Turkey , General

World needs more energy with less emission

- Causes of the Great Depression is eerily familiar with today, says Indian economist Ajay Chhibber

16.09.2019 Geothermal/Biomass , International Organization , General

New EV fast charging stations start in Italy, Austria

- Each station allows simultaneous charging of two vehicles in about 30 minutes

14.09.2019 Renewable , Europe

UAE's Masdar and French EDF join for energy efficiency

- Consortium also has several renewable energy projects in the works in Middle East

13.09.2019 Renewable , International Relations , Middle East-Africa

Wind power industry tech. sees flat growth in Q2 2019

- Onshore wind industry becomes top category in wind technology for number of contracts in second quarter

12.09.2019 Wind , General

Global climate strikers to meet online

- Participants of global climate strike to present strategies to overcome climate change

12.09.2019 Geothermal/Biomass , General

$1.8 tn. for climate adaptation to yield $7.1 tn.

- Global leaders call for urgent action on climate adaptation

12.09.2019 Renewable , International Organization , Europe

European wind turbines need upgrades by 2028: WoodMac

-From 2019 to 2028, an average of 4 GW of turbines per year are reaching end-of-design-life

11.09.2019 Finance , Wind , Europe , General

Decarbonizing Belt & Road to help avoid climate crisis

- Decorbanizing the $12 trillion infrastructure investment on Belt & Road Initiative could change climate crisis: Report says

03.09.2019 Renewable , Turkey , Asia

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

- Norway produces 9.79 terawatt-hours of electricity in July

03.09.2019 Hydro , Europe , General

Turkey's Zorlu Energy establishes company in Palestine

- Company plans to install 1.8-megawatt solar power plant to meet Palestine's electricity needs

30.08.2019 Solar , Energy Projects , Middle East-Africa , General

Turkey's elec. prod. from unlicensed solar up 23.8%

- Unlicensed solar power plants produced 4.410 GWh of electricity between January-June, according to energy ministry

29.08.2019 Electricity , Solar , Turkey

Enel starts construction on Chile’s largest solar plant

- Facility to have approximately 382 megawatts of installed capacity and avoid more than 900,000 tons of carbon emissions

28.08.2019 Solar , Americas

ExxonMobil enters carbon capture tech. development deal

- ExxonMobil and Mosaic Materials to evaluate opportunities for industrial uses of Mosaic's innovative new technology

28.08.2019 Solar , Americas

Scotland funds £3.4 million for tidal energy project

- Two-megawatt O2 floating tidal energy turbine project to power more than 1,700 homes per year

26.08.2019 Hydro , Invesments , Europe

Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm opens

- The Horns Rev 3 wind park will provide enough power for 425,000 Danish households

23.08.2019 Electricity , Wind , General

Philippines boosts clean power to meet greater demand

- The country plans to increase its generation capacity and energy supply through domestic resources

23.08.2019 Renewable , Asia , General

GE produces 500th wind turbine blade in Bergama, Turkey

- Bergama factory represents a $50 million commitment to Turkey

22.08.2019 Wind , Energy Projects , Turkey , General

German E.ON invests in 440-megawatt wind farm in Texas

- Construction of wind farm, with over $500 million investment, will start at the end of the year

20.08.2019 Finance , Wind , Energy Projects , General

UK backs clean energy projects in S. Africa with £14M

- Projects expected to power nearly 200,000 homes annually

20.08.2019 Renewable , Projects , Invesments , Middle East-Africa

Offshore wind expects to increase by over 25% by 2030

- By end of 2018, cumulative global offshore wind installed capacity grew to 22,592 megawatts (MW) from 176 projects

21.08.2019 Finance , Wind , Americas , General

Shell debuts electric vehicle charging in Southeast Asia

- Shell plans on having 10 electric vehicle charging stations in Singapore by October 2019

20.08.2019 Renewable , Asia

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

- Norway produces 9.47 terawatt-hours of electricity in June

15.08.2019 Hydro , Europe , General

Turkey to 'resolutely' continue drilling in E. Med: VP

- Turkey to continue to defend rights of its own, Turkish Cypriots, says Vice President Fuat Oktay

14.08.2019 Natural Gas , Hydro , Energy Diplomacy , Turkey

Climate change affecting food security: UN

- Report sets out ways to tackle land degradation, prevent further climate change

09.08.2019 Renewable , General

Turkey's Naturel Energy Co. goes public

- Company's initial public offering on Monday is valued at around 70 million Turkish liras

09.08.2019 Solar , Invesments , Turkey

Equinor joins wind farm development in Argentina

- Wind farm, with a total investment estimated at around $190 million, will provide a power capacity of 120 megawatts

08.08.2019 Finance , Wind , General

Battery, smart grid efficiency firms draw $1.7B in 1H19

- Investments in battery storage and efficiency companies rise while funding drops in smart grid firms in first half of 2019

07.08.2019 Renewable , Invesments , Asia , Americas

Climate breakdown: One of world's greatest human rights issues

- U.S. 2017 withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement, approach on climate issue 'utterly shameful', says activist

06.08.2019 Renewable , General

Amazon adds 2 new renewable investments to portfolio

- With new additions in Ireland and U.S., Amazon's renewable energy projects total 66 globally

04.08.2019 Renewable , Europe

Enel signs Chile's largest renewable energy supply deal

- Subsidiary Enel Generacion Chile to supply power to AngloAmerican mining company when agreement takes effect from 2021

31.07.2019 Electricity , Renewable , International Relations , Energy Projects , Americas

Biggest wind farm in Scotland starts operations

- £2.5 billion Beatrice wind farm to generate 588 megawatts of energy, enough to power 450,000 homes annually

31.07.2019 Electricity , Wind , Europe

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

3 banks to co-finance Turkey’s largest geothermal plant

- When fully completed next year, the largest geothermal plant’s eight units will have total installed capacity of 260 MW

26.07.2019 Finance , Geothermal/Biomass , Turkey , General

Siemens Gamesa signs 94 MW wind contract in Brazil

- Company will install 27 SG 3.4-132 wind turbines to provide clean and affordable energy for Sao Francisco river region

26.07.2019 Finance , Wind , Americas , General

Europe's new wind installations up in 1h19 to 4.9 GW

- In the first half of 2019, Europe invested €8.8 billion in construction of future wind farms, WindEurope data reveals

26.07.2019 Finance , Wind , Europe , General

Global solar PV installations set to hit record in 2019

- Wood Mackenzie estimates that global annual solar installations will rise to around 125 gigawatts by early 2020

26.07.2019 Finance , Solar , Asia , General

Top 10 wind turbine makers to spend €2.3B on R&D by 2023

- Wood Mackenzie reports shows that almost 100 new turbine models will hit the market by 2024

25.07.2019 Wind , Projects , Electricity , World , Asia , General

Taiwan emerges as new renewable energy center

- With innovative technologies and internationally-focused companies, Taiwan advances as new global renewables leader

25.07.2019 Renewable , Finance , Invesments , Asia

BP to join Bunge in new ethanol venture in Brazil

- Joint venture to have 32 million metric tonnes of combined crushing capacity per year

24.07.2019 Renewable , Projects , Americas

Siemens Gamesa to supply nearshore wind farm in Vietnam

- Siemens Gamesa will supply 7 SG 4.5-145 for the first phase of the No. 5 Thanh Hai wind farm project in Vietnam

23.07.2019 Finance , Wind , Asia , General

European cement firms urged to be more climate friendly

- Cement responsible for 7% of global man-made carbon dioxide emissions

23.07.2019 Renewable , Europe

UK developing alternative to plastic with £209M fund

- Government hopes to reduce carbon impact by using plants instead of oils to make plastics

23.07.2019 Renewable , Invesments , Europe

Kenya launches Africa’s biggest wind power plant

- Kenya is the largest geothermal producer in Africa

22.07.2019 Wind , Middle East-Africa , General

GE to supply equipment for 158 MW wind farms in Turkey

- LM Wind Power, part of GE Renewable Energy company, will produce 147 blades for wind energy projects

19.07.2019 Wind , Turkey

IEA launches tool to track global methane emissions

- Global methane emissions from oil and gas sectors could be reduced by nearly half at no net cost, IEA says

18.07.2019 Renewable , Europe

Solar farm in Spain receives €285 million investment

- New 500-megawatt plant to have enough to supply clean energy to 250,000 people

18.07.2019 Solar , Invesments , Europe

Renewables set to match fossil fuels returns: New study

- Findings make strong case for rapidly stepping up investment in renewable energy sources

13.07.2019 Natural Gas , Oil , Renewable , International Organization , Europe

Equinor plans first floating wind farm in Asia

- Study results will reveal if South Korea-operated Donghae gas field can be used as substation for 200 MW floating wind farm

12.07.2019 Wind

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

- Over this period, highest contribution to installed power comes from thermal power plants with 788.8 MW

12.07.2019 Electricity , Thermal , Wind , Turkey , General

Ghana and World Bank join to reduce carbon emissions

- Deforestation in Ghana driven by cocoa farm expansion, logging and illegal mining

10.07.2019 Renewable , Invesments , Middle East-Africa

UK revs up electric vehicle charging station investment

- Total of 12 projects set to receive share of £37 million

10.07.2019 Electricity , Renewable , Europe

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

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

- Norway produces 9.81 terawatt-hours of electricity in May

09.07.2019 Hydro , Europe , General

Biogas shows potential to reduce emissions by 13%

- Currently only about 2.2% of global anaerobic digestion potential is used

06.07.2019 Geothermal/Biomass , International Organization , Europe

UK's National Trust to halt fossil fuel investments

- Fossil fuel investments comprise 4% of National Trust's current portfolio

05.07.2019 Natural Gas , Oil , Renewable , Coal , Europe

Lower renewable costs put $1.3T LNG investments at risk

- Decrease in renewable energy costs to make much of $1.3 trillion LNG investment unprofitable: Global Energy Monitor report

04.07.2019 Natural Gas , Renewable

EBRD to finance solar project in Ukraine

- New solar plant, which is expected to be operational in 2020, will reduce 36,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year

02.07.2019 Finance , Solar , Eurasia , General

Scotland's green economy gets £10 million boost

- Electric bike hire schemes, electric bin lorries, zero-emission buses, community hydropower station among selected projects

03.07.2019 Renewable , Projects , Invesments , Europe

World should renounce throw-away culture: Greenpeace

- Contrary to popular belief, most plastic waste is not recyclable, according to international environmental watchdog

28.06.2019 Renewable , International Organization , World

UK's Petrofac secures second Dutch wind farm contract

- Total of eight 700-megawatt substations to be installed offshore of Netherlands by 2030

28.06.2019 Wind , Europe

UK backs carbon capture and storage progress with £26M

- Nine projects to receive between £170,000 and £7 million to advance carbon capture technology

28.06.2019 Renewable , Invesments , Europe

UK passes net zero emissions law

- Committee on Climate Change recommended net zero emission target on May 2

27.06.2019 Renewable , Europe

European solar installations to double over next 3 yrs.

- Wood Mackenzie reports that European total installed capacity solar capacity will surpass 250 GW by 2024

27.06.2019 Solar , Energy Projects , Europe , General

Eni and IBM boost geological smart data interpretation

- New artificial intelligence platform will support Eni's decision-making during initial stages of exploration phase

26.06.2019 Renewable , Finance , General

CO2 emissions from new cars and vans increases in 2018

- Around 4.5 million new cars and 1.66 million new vans sold in EU and Iceland in 2018

27.06.2019 Renewable , Europe

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

Wales turns wood to energy via £160M power station

- Facility has potential to manage 250,000 tonnes of waste wood a year

26.06.2019 Geothermal/Biomass , Europe

Siemens Gamesa receives firm wind order in Taiwan

- Siemens Gamesa will install SG 8.0-167 Direct Drive offshore wind turbines at Greater Changhua 1 & 2a project

26.06.2019 Finance , Wind , Asia , General

UK offshore wind industry gains £100 million support

- First pilot opportunity expected in September with further programs starting early 2020

25.06.2019 Wind , Invesments , Europe

Vestas receives its largest wind order in Brazil

- Project is expected to become operational during the second half of 2021

18.06.2019 Wind , Invesments , Americas , General

Turkey aims to increase share of renewables: Minister

- Turkey also aims to benefit from vast coal reserves while paying utmost importance to implementation of clean technologies, says Minister Donmez

18.06.2019 Natural Gas , Renewable , Coal , Turkey , General

Hydrogen aids clean, secure, affordable energy future

- Hydrogen use can help improve air quality and strengthen energy security, IEA said

15.06.2019 Renewable , International Organization , Europe

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

Chile holds largest global lithium reserves

- Global lithium production rises by 17.6% to 61,800 tonnes in 2018

14.06.2019 Renewable , Americas

Global offshore wind market to grow to €11B by 2028

- Turbine operation and maintenance costs biggest portion of around 60% of offshore wind operational expenses costs

14.06.2019 Finance , Wind , World , General

Wales aiming for zero emission by 2050

- Committee on Climate Change recommends reducing emissions for countries in the U.K. on May 2

11.06.2019 Renewable , Europe

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

Vestas secures 97 MW wind order in Brazil

- Danish company's firm order intake for V150-4.2 MW turbines in country surpasses 1 gigawatt-mark in seven months

03.06.2019 Wind , News from companies , Americas , General

Enel sells 540 MW of renewable capacity in Brazil

- China's CGNEI buys solar plants Nova Olinda (292 MW) and Lapa (158 MW), and 90 MW Cristalandia wind farm for around €660 million

03.06.2019 Wind , Solar , News from companies , Americas , General

Solar power illuminates power-hungry Malawi countryside

- Eight village women, who traveled to India to become solar engineers, help supply electricity to villages outside capital Lilongwe

02.06.2019 Solar , Middle East-Africa , General

Turkey finalizes second YEKA wind tenders

- The wind plants will be located in western provinces of Balikesir, Canakkale, Aydin and Mugla

02.06.2019 Wind , Turkey

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.90% on Oct.15

Turkey to restructure $10 billion energy finance in '19

EDF adds further €1.5 bln to French nuke plant costs

Belarus may reduce natural gas imports from Russia

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.90% on Oct.15

Turkey to restructure $10 billion energy finance in '19

Spot market electricity prices for Saturday, Oct. 5

Turkey's daily power consumption down 0.001% on Oct.3

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.90% on Oct.15

Turkey to restructure $10 billion energy finance in '19

Turkey's daily power consumption down 0.44% on Oct. 4

Turkey's licensed power generation falls 3.41% in July

Valeura's Turkey activities unaffected by Syria operation

Turkey slams trilateral summit on Cyprus issue

Turkish drillship Yavuz reaches Guzelyurt-1 location

Record US gas production pushes prices to 20-year lows

Turkey starts producing oil with fracking: Erdogan

Oil shale has dominant role in Estonia’s energy mix: IEA

Abu Dhabi launches bid round 2 for 5 exploration blocks

‘Ankara to always protect Turkish Cypriots’ rights’

Study shows Turkey is natural gas ready for winter

Spot market natural gas prices for Tuesday, Sept 10

Gas vehicles are cheaper, cleaner, better: Gazprom

Turkey hits LNG import record in 1H19, US LNG soars

Russia's LNG exports up 48.9% in Jan-Aug

Qatar to store more than 5M tons of CO2 a year by 2025

Turkey's LPG imports down over 2.14% in July 2019

Turkey's natural gas imports down 10.4% in July

Valeura's Turkey activities unaffected by Syria operation

Gulf of Mexico crude production to continue records: EIA

Oil demand to fall in early 2020 before recovery: Report

Oil prices driven by demand more than supply: OPEC head

Oil heads for 5% weekly loss with weak data, low demand

Oil recovers after weak US data prompts slowdown

France to send experts for probe of Saudi oil attack

World to focus on climate summit amid oil tensions

Brent price down with high crude inventory build in US

Oil prices down as US' crude inventories, production up

Crude oil inventories in US increase for w/e Sept. 27

Oil prices to see high levels, Saudi crown prince warns

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline delivers 3.3 bbl of oil

Ecuador to leave OPEC on January 1st: Energy Ministry

Oil prices decline as Saudis restore majority of output

Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline Turkey's strategic priority

Turkey aims 20,000 MW wind capacity by 2023: TWEA head

AA energy desk to host Turkey's Wind Energy Assoc. head

Significant uncertainty over Europe wind power capacity

UK seeking stronger post-Brexit trade with Turkey

UK seeking stronger post-Brexit trade with Turkey

Eni boosts investments in Australian solar projects

Google to expand global wind, solar stake via 18 deals

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

Hydro provides virtually all of Norway's power in August

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

Scotland funds £3.4 million for tidal energy project

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

World needs more energy with less emission

Global climate strikers to meet online

3 banks to co-finance Turkey’s largest geothermal plant

Biogas shows potential to reduce emissions by 13%

Gulf of Mexico crude production to continue records: EIA

Turkey strengthens academia-industry cooperation

Qatar to store more than 5M tons of CO2 a year by 2025

Significant uncertainty over Europe wind power capacity

Turkey aims 20,000 MW wind capacity by 2023: TWEA head

Turkey strengthens academia-industry cooperation

S. Arabia and Russia to boost energy cooperation

UK seeking stronger post-Brexit trade with Turkey

Brent price down with high crude inventory build in US

Oil prices up as OPEC eyes deeper production cuts

Oil down as China seeks talks before phase one signing

Oil down as US, China phase one deal fails to impress

Hydraulic fracturing sees Turkey enter new energy era

Turkey's crude oil imports up 15.53% in June

Brent to average $69.50 in 2H19: Wood Mackenzie

US crude export levels and destinations rise in 2018

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.90% on Oct.15

Turkey to restructure $10 billion energy finance in '19

Spot market natural gas prices for Wednesday, Sept. 25

Top 10 wind turbine makers to spend €2.3B on R&D by 2023