Russia launches gas supplies to China via Power of Siberia pipeline
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday formally launched the start of natural gas supplies to China via the Power of…
New clean energy investment in developing nations slipped sharply last year: report
New clean energy investment slid by more than a fifth in developing countries last year due to a slowdown in…
China still pursuing nuclear fuel reprocessing plant with France
China is still actively promoting a nuclear fuel reprocessing project with France’s Orano, formerly called Areva, the head of China’s…
Electric car sales fell in July for the first time after China cut subsidies
Global electric car sales fell for the first time in history in July this year, after China reduced subsidies for…
Elon Musk is rumored to unveil first China-made Tesla Model 3 at event this week
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is going to Shanghai, and he is now rumored to unveil the first China-made Tesla Model…
India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power
India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power, according to an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) survey. The costs…
Ten 100MW-plus wind farms commissioned in July
The ten largest wind farms Windpower Intelligence has identified as coming fully online in July all have a capacity of…
BP: Romania’s hydro energy production increased by 21.2% last year
Romania’s hydro power production grew 21.2% last year, compared to 2017, to 4 million tons of oil equivalent (toe), according…
Renault is joining Jiangling to produce electric vehicles in China
French automaker Renault announced setting up a joint venture with the Chinese company Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG) to produce…
McKinsey research finds the world becoming more exposed to China
The world has become more economically exposed to China at a time when the Asian giant is increasingly relying on…
Gazprom says supplies to China to reach 38 bcm in 2025
Russian state gas producer Gazprom plans to supply 38 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas to China in 2025,…
Renewable energy is taking strides towards a subsidy-free era – EY report
The renewable energy sector is entering a new phase of subsidy-free growth across the world, according to the 53rd EY…
China invests in renewable energy in Cuba
Cuba began investing in renewable energy in 2014 and is ramping up its efforts in a push to make renewables…
China’s LNG tariff threatens Trump energy export goal
China’s move to increase tariffs on $60bn in US goods targets a commodity central to the Trump administration’s goal of…
Global energy investments rebound, thanks to fossil fuels
Global energy investments stabilized last year after three years of decline, due to greater spending on oil, natural gas and…
U.S. seeks to challenge China’s electric-vehicle supply chain dominance
An U.S. senator plans to introduce legislation to streamline regulation and permitting requirements for the development of mines for lithium,…
Newly installed solar capacity increased in EU by 36% in 2018, up to 8 GW
SolarPower Summit opened on Wednesday in Brussels announcing another year of growth for the global solar sector in 2018 to…
World Bank cut the economic growth prospects for Romania in 2019 amid ‘darkening skies’ for global economy
In its annual assessment of global prospects the World Bank predicts continued, though somewhat slower, growth this year and next.…
Tesla CEO Musk breaks ground at Shanghai Gigafactory to launch China push
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) broke ground on Monday for its Shanghai Gigafactory where it plans to begin making its Model 3…
OPEC expects global energy demand to skyrocket through 2040, thanks to India and China
Global energy demand is set to skyrocket over the next two decades, OPEC said in its latest annual outlook, with…
China is crushing Europe’s electric car dreams
Europe gave the world some of its top automakers, but it’s losing out to China in the race to define…
The future of nuclear energy depends on China
“The world nuclear industry cannot develop without China’s input,” said Jade Huang, Vice-Secretary General of the China-based international nonprofit organization…
China proposes 75% increase to 2030 renewable energy target
China’s National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) has written a draft policy that would increase the renewable energy target from 20%…