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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

Vestas receives 147-megawatt wind order in Brazil

- Danish company to supply Folha Larga wind park in Bahia state

29.05.2019 Wind , Europe , General

German Nordex to supply 198 MW wind farm in US

- Wind turbine manufacturer to install 63 AW125/3150 turbines in spring 2020

29.05.2019 Wind , News from companies , Americas , General

Enel starts build of 140 MW wind farm in South Africa

- Oyster Bay wind farm to generate 568 gigawatt-hours annually once fully operational

28.05.2019 Wind , Europe , Middle East-Africa , General

Scatec Solar signs up for 485 MW in Vietnam

- Norwegian company partners with MT Energy to develop, finance, construct and operate solar projects

25.05.2019 Solar , News from companies , Asia , General

Enel starts build of its first wind farm in Russia

- Rostov region's first renewable project, 90-MW Azov wind farm, is set to enter into service in 2020

25.05.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , Eurasia , General

UK to ban plastic straws, stirrers & buds in Apr. 2020

- In England, 4.7 billion plastic straws, 316 million plastic stirrers, 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton buds are used annually

24.05.2019 Renewable , Projects , Europe

Vestas secures 44 MW order for Chinese wind project

- Danish company to supply 20 V120-2.2 MW turbines with tall tower solution

24.05.2019 Wind , News from companies , Asia , General

Wales plans floating homes under new tidal lagoon proj.

- Construction could start in 2021, with project operational by end of 2026

23.05.2019 Renewable , Projects , Europe

UK should back emission removal market for 2050 goals

- Carbon price of up to £160 per tonne of carbon-dioxide-equivalent could support net zero emission target

23.05.2019 Renewable , Europe

Turkey's Zorlu Energy establishes company in Palestine

- Company plans to install solar power plants to meet Palestine's electricity needs

22.05.2019 Renewable , Turkey , Middle East-Africa

EU council bans single-use plastics for cleaner beaches

- Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks and cotton buds will be banned by 2021

22.05.2019 Renewable , International Relations , International Organization , Europe

UK youth to design future of EV charging stations

- Winning designs will be made into real-life prototypes and displayed at electric vehicle center

22.05.2019 Electricity , Renewable , Europe

Fortum to build its first large-scale Finnish wind park

- Project consists of 21 wind turbines with a total capacity of 90.3 megawatts

22.05.2019 Wind , 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

Turkish Akfen starts power generation at Ucpinar plant

- First phase of 112 megawatts wind energy plant with $143 million investment volume comes online

20.05.2019 Electricity , Renewable , Wind , Turkey

Scotland's largest offshore wind farm completes build

- Beatrice, located approximately 13 kilometers from Caithness coast, to be fully operational in summer 2019

17.05.2019 Wind , Europe

Global hydropower capacity grows by 1.97% in 2018

- Pumped storage hydropower capacity increased by 1.9 gigawatts to 160.3 gigawatts

15.05.2019 Hydro , World

Global energy investments rise by $1B after 3 year fall

- Oil, gas and coal supply spending increases, while fossil-fuel based generation and renewable power investments fall

14.05.2019 Natural Gas , Oil , Renewable , Invesments

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

Fossil fuel companies should go green for climate fight

- Investing in oil and gas projects is an investment against the planet and against a healthy future, one expert argues

14.05.2019 Natural Gas , Oil , Renewable , World

Gas, renewables to replace coal for US power in summer

- While coal is forecast to provide 25% of electricity generation, natural gas is expected to provide 40% of generation

11.05.2019 Coal , Downstream , Hydro , Americas

Lower income EU countries fail to uptake electric cars

- Half of all EU member states have market share lower than 1% in electric cars, ACEA data shows

11.05.2019 Renewable , Transportation/Fuel Oil , Europe

EU electric cars trade surplus reaches €3 bln. in 2018

- Germany, Sweden and the UK were the largest importer and exporter countries for electric cars in 2018

11.05.2019 Renewable , Transportation/Fuel Oil , Europe

Smart meter use to reduce UK carbon emissions

- Smart metering facilitates better integration of renewable power and reduces reliance on fossil fuels

10.05.2019 Renewable , Europe

GHG emissions in Netherlands are 2% lower in 2018

- Bulk of reduction is due to energy companies lowering CO2 emissions, the Dutch statistical office CBS says

11.05.2019 Renewable , Europe

CO2 emissions from energy use in EU down by 2.5% in '18

- CO2 emissions account for around 80% of all EU greenhouse gas emissions, Eurostat says

09.05.2019 Renewable , Europe

Vestas' revenue increases 2% in 1Q19

- Strong global demand for wind energy continues in first quarter of 2019, says CEO

08.05.2019 Wind , Europe , General

European majority concerned over loss of biodiversity

- Biggest perceived threats to biodiversity are air, soil and water pollution, man-made disasters and climate change

07.05.2019 Renewable , Europe

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

Solar energy to power humanitarian hub in South Sudan

- Around 1,900 solar panels capable of generating up to 700-kilowatts of power will help people in Malakal, South Sudan

07.05.2019 Solar , General

Renewable capacity growth worldwide stalls in 2018

- Unexpected break in trend raises concerns about reaching long-term climate goals: IEA

07.05.2019 Renewable

US awards $5.5 million for geothermal machine learning

- Machine learning could lead to higher success rates in exploratory drilling and greater efficiency in plant operations

07.05.2019 Finance , Geothermal/Biomass , General

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

- Norway produces 11.31 terawatt-hours of electricity in March

07.05.2019 Hydro , Europe , 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

Niagara Falls set for all-electric passenger vessels

- New York State Governor Cuomo says first US-built, emission-free vessels will be launched later this year

05.05.2019 Electricity , Renewable , Americas , General

Nordex to supply further 29 turbines for Ukraine's largest project

- German manufacturer receives order for final construction phase of 245.7 MW Syvash wind farm

05.05.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , Eurasia , General

Eni begins build of 10 MW solar plant in Tunisia

- Project awarded to ETAP-Eni consortium following public tender and will supply national grid with 20 GW/h/year of electricity

05.05.2019 Solar , News from companies , Middle East-Africa , General

Vestas secures 71 MW wind projects in Finland

- Danish company to supply 17 V150-4.2 MW turbines for French Valorem's first projects in country

05.05.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

Germany's Nordex Group joins Global Wind Organisation

- Group, which creates safety training standards for wind turbine industry, now boasts 17 members

02.05.2019 Wind , News from companies , World , Europe , General

Turkey produces 86% electricity from local, renewable on May 1

- Turkey produced 50.12% of electricity from hydro plants on Wednesday

03.05.2019 Electricity , Wind , Turkey , General

UK climate committee advises zero-emission goal by 2050

- Country currently has target of reducing its carbon emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050

02.05.2019 Renewable , Europe

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

EBRD loans €48M for 220 MW wind farm in Poland

- Potegowo wind farm is set to be one of the largest in the country and is expected to offset 480,000 tonnes of CO2 per year

02.05.2019 Wind , Europe , General

Orsted invests in Taiwan's largest offshore wind farm

- Changhua 1 and 2a will have capacity of approx. 900 MW, enough to supply around 1 million households with green power

30.04.2019 Wind , News from companies , Asia , General

UK supports smart energy solutions with £30M funding

-Country targets highly innovative, ambitious, local energy system designs that are investable and ready to roll out in 2020s

30.04.2019 Renewable , Invesments , Europe

Enel brings online its first solar power plant in Zambia

- Thirtyfour-megawatt Ngonye facility, located in south, will sell energy to state-owned utility ZESCO through 25-year PPA

30.04.2019 Solar , News from companies , Middle East-Africa , General

Dutch solar panel capacity up by more than half in 2018

- Growth was stronger among businesses with 71 percent, according to Statistics Netherlands

28.04.2019 Renewable , Solar , Europe

Kazakh solar power plant to receive $16.7 million loan

- Agreement was signed during Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing

27.04.2019 Solar , Eurasia

Siemens Gamesa receives order for 43 turbines in Canada

- The order includes 43 SG 4.5-145 turbines with a flexible rating of up to 4.8 megawatts

26.04.2019 Finance , Wind , Americas , General

New, improved wind farms needed to hit UK climate goal

- Report calls for government & local authority teamwork for policies to include permission for re-powering where appropriate

26.04.2019 Wind , Europe

E.ON partners with Japanese offshore wind developer

- German company signs cooperation agreement with Kyuden Mirai Energy

26.04.2019 Wind , Europe

Turkish people favor foreign investment in renewables

- Renewable energy resources are the most favorable in terms of direct foreign investment in Turkey, survey reveals

25.04.2019 Renewable

UK invests £30M to expand India's solar farm network

- CleanMax Solar, recipient of investment, will use capital to enhance portfolio from 500 MW to 2,000 MW in next three years

24.04.2019 Solar , Asia

Vestas secures its largest wind order in Poland

- Danish company to supply V126-3.45 MW turbines for 132 MW Jasna project in north

24.04.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

Verified carbon removals to be traded on pilot platform

- Initiative aims to use new method of verifying and quantifying carbon removal for online trade

19.04.2019 Renewable , Europe

Europe invests €27 billion in new wind farms in 2018

- Onshore wind of around 12.5 gigawatts bagged majority of announced investments last year for future new capacity

20.04.2019 Finance , Wind , Americas , General

Turkey and Germany to boost renewable cooperation

- Four Turkey-Germany working groups to include private sector and other stakeholders set up for energy collaboration

19.04.2019 Natural Gas , Renewable , Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Europe

Turkey hits daily hydroelectric gen. record on April 16

- Hydroelectric power generation reaches 366.7 million kilowatt-hours on April 16

18.04.2019 Renewable , Hydro , Turkey

US energy consumption reaches record level in 2018

- Higher consumption in natural gas, petroleum, renewables and nuclear offset decline in coal consumption

18.04.2019 Coal , Downstream , Hydro , Americas

Germany, Norway open offshore wind farm in Baltic Sea

- Arkona wind farm has capacity to supply renewable energy to 400,000 homes

17.04.2019 Wind , Invesments , Energy Projects , Europe

Nordex Group posts wind order intake of 1 GW in 1Q19

- German wind turbine manufacturer receives orders from 13 countries

17.04.2019 Wind , News from companies , World , General

Siemens Gamesa to supply two French offshore wind projects

- German company will also service projects under development awarded to Eolien Maritime France consortium in 2012 tender

17.04.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

Australia plans pumped hydro at old copper mine

-Project that is expected to be operational by 2024 will boost energy storage assets for greater renewable capacity in future

17.04.2019 Hydro , Asia , General

London: More than 100 held in climate change protests

- Thousands of climate change activists have blocked main roads in London since Monday morning

16.04.2019 Renewable , Europe

Malaysian Petronas venturing into renewables

- Acquisition is expected to be completed later this month

16.04.2019 Solar , Asia

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

Siemens G. to supply Denmark's Thorup-Sletten wind farm

- Siemens Gamesa will supply 18 wind turbines for the 77-megawatt Thorup-Sletten project in Denmark

13.04.2019 Finance , Wind , Europe , General

Vestas acquires 25.1% stake in German SOWITEC

- Acquisition of minority stake comes with option to buy entire company within three years

12.04.2019 Renewable , Wind , Solar , News from companies , Europe , General

UK to turn plastic into hydrogen

- UK's first plastics to hydrogen project will power vehicles, reduce air pollution and improve air quality

12.04.2019 Renewable , Europe

Engie, Tokyo Gas to establish renewables JV in Mexico

- Heolios EnTG will develop, finance, construct, own, operate and maintain two wind and four solar projects

10.04.2019 Renewable , Wind , Solar , News from companies , Americas , 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

IEA lauds Sweden's energy policies in latest report

- Sweden’s energy policy is well-integrated with its climate objectives, according to IEA's latest country report

10.04.2019 Wind , Europe , General

Amazon announces three new wind power projects

- Wind farms, planned in Ireland, Sweden, and U.S. are to produce more than 670 gigawatt-hours of annual power

10.04.2019 Wind , Americas

EC fines GE €52 million in relation to LM Wind takeover

- European Commission says General Electric provided incorrect information during merger investigation

09.04.2019 Wind , Energy Diplomacy , Europe , General

Saudi Arabia to install more solar, wind energy by 2028

-Developers in Saudi Arabia will build 6.2 GW of wind capacity between 2019-2028, and 53 GW of PV capacity through 2024

09.04.2019 Finance , Wind , Solar , General

Norway produces 93.6% electricity from hydro in Feb. 19

- Norway produces 11.74 terawatt-hours of electricity in February

06.04.2019 Electricity , Hydro , Europe , General

Global Wind Energy Council sees steady growth up to 2023

- GWEC Market Intelligence expects new installations for onshore and offshore of more than 55 GW each year until 2023

06.04.2019 Finance , Wind , General

Eni, Fiat Chrysler develop low-carbon fuel for cars

- A20 emits up to 3 percent less carbon dioxide, reducing environmental pollution, Eni says

04.04.2019 Renewable , News from companies , Europe , General

France's Engie inaugurates first mini-grid in Zambia

- Energy group aims to develop 2,000 mini-grids by 2025 in Africa for access to renewable, reliable and cost-effective energy

04.04.2019 Renewable , Solar , News from companies , Middle East-Africa , General

GE to supply turbines for 342MW wind project in Spain

- GE Renewable Energy will install 91 onshore wind turbines from its 3MW platform

04.04.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

Nordex secures 157.5 MW wind farm deal in Australia

- German manufacturer to supply 35 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines for Mortlake South Wind Farm project in Victoria

02.04.2019 Wind , News from companies , Asia , General

MHI Vestas to supply offshore wind project in Scotland

-Kincardine, world's largest floating offshore park, will be first floating project worldwide to have wind turbines over 9 MW

03.04.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

Nordex Group receives 166 MW order from Argentina

- German manufacturer to supply 38 N149/4.0-4.5 wind turbines for independent power producer Genneia

02.04.2019 Wind , News from companies , Americas , General

Vestas to supply Denmark's first subsidy-free wind park

- Danish wind giant to install four V136-4.2 MW turbines for 17-megawatt project in Port of Hirtshals

30.03.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

Enel begins build of four wind farms in Zaragoza, Spain

- Four facilities with total capacity of 110 MW will generate up to 375 gigawatts-hour per year once operational by year's end

29.03.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

CIP, FCC to build $633M energy-from-waste plant in UK

- Plant expected to power roughly 110,000 homes, offsetting more than 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year

28.03.2019 Renewable , News from companies , Europe , General

Statkraft, redT partner for solar, energy storage in UK

- UK's first fully-financed solar and storage solution will enable corporates to save up to 20 percent on energy costs, companies say

28.03.2019 Solar , News from companies , Europe , General

Nordex Group announces new N149/5.X turbine

- German manufacturer adds third wind turbine model to its Delta4000 series designed for low to moderate-wind areas

27.03.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

Turkey to add 1000 megawatts more solar capacity

- By creating a zone from east to west, Turkey aims to benefit from solar exposure for uninterrupted electricity generation

23.03.2019 Renewable , Turkey

Vestas secures 96 MW wind farm order in Mexico

- Engie's Eolica Tres Mesas IV project in Tamaulipas to feature first 150-meter Vestas rotors in country

22.03.2019 Wind , News from companies , Americas , General

EU to offer €750M funding for clean energy projects

- The call for proposals will be open until June 13, European Commission says

22.03.2019 Renewable , Invesments , Europe

Nordex starts production of Delta4000 wind turbine series

- N149/4.0-4.5 turbine yields up to 28 pct more energy, making it firm's most efficient turbine for low- to medium-wind sites

20.03.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

EBRD offsets own carbon emissions

- Bank purchases carbon credits from Turkish wind farm to offset emissions from its operations including flights

19.03.2019 Renewable , Wind , Europe , General

Turkish Akfen's first wind plant in Kocalar starts ops.

- Plant to meet power demand of 120,00 consumers per year

18.03.2019 Electricity , Wind

Enel buys 650 MW of renewable power plants in US

- Group acquires seven fully operational plants including solar, wind and geothermal from its US joint venture EGPNA REP

15.03.2019 Wind , Solar , Geothermal/Biomass , News from companies , Americas , General

Eneco, Shell, Van Oord bid for Dutch offshore wind farms

- Witwind consortium bids for Hollandse Kust III and IV farms to be built in North Sea to supply green energy for one million households

14.03.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

Statkraft picks Ocean Sun for €2.3M solar park in Albania

- Four floating units of 0.5 MW each to be provided as part of first major commercial contract for Ocean Sun's floating solar tech

13.03.2019 Solar , News from companies , Europe , General

Eni building solar PV plants in Tunisia, Pakistan

-Plants will be located near oil and gas fields, allowing energy produced to be used on site to reduce gas consumption, emissions

13.03.2019 Solar , News from companies , Asia , General

German Nordex secures 108 MW wind deals in Greece

- Company to supply 36 turbines of different models for several Terna Energy projects

13.03.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , General

Iran's enriched uranium production increases

Russia's Rosatom to open branch in Saudi Arabia

Decline in nuclear energy to threaten climate goals

Trump urges Korean denuclearization

GE begins to digitize thermal, renewable power in India

China's coal output up 5.2 pct in September

Asian Dev. Bank to loan $500M to Bangladesh power plant

China’s coal production up 4 percent in April

Turkey aims to increase share of renewables: Minister

Eni, Synhelion team up to produce low emission fuel

Kenyans protest plans for coal-fired power plant

Gas, renewables to replace coal for US power in summer

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

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

Gas, renewables to replace coal for US power in summer

LNG's share in global gas trade increases rapidly

Russia holds 19.8% of total global proven gas reserves

Qatar leads in LNG exports again

Shell ships first LNG cargo from Australia's giant Prelude

Oil prices fluctuate with supply risks for w/e June 14

US again leads world in oil production, consumption

US revises down oil price forecasts for 2019

Oil prices rebound from losses after rise in US stocks

US again leads world in oil production, consumption

US' monthly oil imports from OPEC falls to 33-year low

Oil rig count in US falls by 11 this week

Oil prices gain with record China crude imports

US crude oil stocks rise, output falls for w/e June 7

Iran decries US sanctions on petrochemical industry

Canadian study finds disturbing plastics in humans

US oil output at record level while crude stocks fall

Oil prices continue gains after tanker attacks in Oman

Turkey's energy import bill up 12.5% in April 2019

Oil steady with attack on Saudi station, US-China trade

Lower income EU countries fail to uptake electric cars

Renewable energy employs 11 million people worldwide

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

Vestas secures 97 MW wind order in Brazil

Enel sells 540 MW of renewable capacity in Brazil

Renewable energy employs 11 million people worldwide

Enel sells 540 MW of renewable capacity in Brazil

Solar power illuminates power-hungry Malawi countryside

Scatec Solar signs up for 485 MW in Vietnam

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

Turkey hits daily hydroelectric gen. record on April 16

US awards $5.5 million for geothermal machine learning

Enel buys 650 MW of renewable power plants in US

Engie buys French biomethane producer Vol-V Biomasse

Eni, Indonesia’s Pertamina ink circular economy deal

Eni, NextChem to turn waste into energy

European consortium launches carbon capture project

EBRD, Turkish bank sign $112M financing agreement

UK to ban plastic straws, stirrers & buds in Apr. 2020

Climate finance by development banks reach $43.1B

Energy investments to increase in Norway in 2020

EBRD, Turkish bank sign $112M financing agreement

Google to invest €600M in new data center in Finland

Oil prices fluctuate with supply risks for w/e June 14

Oil prices continue gains after tanker attacks in Oman

US revises down oil price forecasts for 2019

Oil prices rebound from losses after rise in US stocks

US crude export levels and destinations rise in 2018

S&P revises Mexico's Pemex outlook to negative

Seven oil, gas majors establish blockchain consortium

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

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

Turkey's electricity consumption down 2.2% in Nov.

US plans to end electric car, renewable subsidies

MEDREG can play 'crucial' role in Med energy sector