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%…
China welcomes the end of EU restrictions on solar panels
China welcomed the European Union’s decision to not extend anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on imports of Chinese solar panels as…
Dam nation: Big state projects spared in China’s hydro crackdown
In a mountain village in southwest China’s Sichuan province, authorities have demolished seven small dam projects this year along a…
EU set to end Chinese solar panel import controls in September
The European Union will scrap import controls on solar panels and cells from China in September, rejecting a request from…
China defies US pressure as EU parts ways with Iranian oil
China, seeking to skirt US sanctions, will use oil tankers from Iran for its purchases of that country’s crude, throwing…
Turkey will build its third nuclear power plant next to Bulgaria with Chinese technology
Turkey’s president said that the country will build a third nuclear power plant. During a live question-and-answer social media broadcast…
Chinese tariffs on US gas exports may shift the global market
China’s threats of new tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports will create shifts in the energy market, as…
The Guardian: Rich countries pushing ”dirty energy” in Africa
Wealthy governments have been accused of promoting fossil fuel development in Africa at the expense of clean energy. Analysis showed…