UK renewable energy capacity surpasses fossil fuels for first time
The capacity of renewable energy has overtaken that of fossil fuels in the UK for the first time, in a…
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EBRD revised its forecasts on the advance of the Romanian economy in 2018 and 2019
Romania’s economy is expected to see a 4.2% growth this year, while the economic growth will slow to 3.6% next…
Post-mortem: Auditors analyse EU’s failed carbon capture projects
EU-funded efforts to boost the uptake of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies have failed largely because of a lack…
Onshore wind is cheapest form of renewable energy
The UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published projections on costs for projects starting in…
Energy bills to be cut by around £75 for more than 11m households
Ofgem figure falls short of £100 promised by Theresa May for customers on poor-value tariffs The government’s energy price cap…
UK energy suppliers set to offer post-Brexit contracts
The UK’s largest energy suppliers are about to offer long-term contracts without knowing what regulations will apply after Brexit, creating…
14 European countries call for stronger EU climate action
A group of European countries known as the ‘Green Growth Group’ have called on the European Commission to update the…
New ways to tackle fuel poverty: successful approaches and what works in Romania
In Romania alone, it is estimated that nearly 20% of citizens live in energy poverty, while about 460,000 households do…
UK smart energy meter rollout hit by rising costs and delays
The rollout of the £11bn scheme to install smart meters across Britain by 2020, a key part of the government’s…
UK: Growth of independent renewable energy projects slumps as government support falls
Growth in independent renewable energy projects has slumped to its lowest level in years as government subsidies have fallen away.…
Britain’s Ovo introduces smart home batteries that buy cheap energy
Stephen Fitzpatrick—the founder and CEO of British energy upstart Ovo Energy—has an elegant vision for the future of energy. One…
Effective taxation of the Upstream sector in Romania remains double that the average in the European countries (Deloitte study)
The Romanian Petroleum Exploration and Production Companies Association (ROPEPCA) presented in a press conference the results of the annual study…
Clean energy investment grows, but global CO2 emissions reach new record high
In its State of Clean Energy Investment report, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) finds global investment in renewable energy grew…
UK: Energy firm banned from taking on new customers
Energy firm Iresa has been banned from accepting new customers until it starts to clear a backlog of complaints. The…
Rising energy demand fuels increase in global carbon emissions
China and India helped push global demand for energy up more than 2 per cent last year, more than twice…
Investors pile into Gazprom bond sale
Just as Prime Minister Theresa May was spelling out the U.K.’s response Wednesday to the poisoning of a former spy…
Saudi Aramco signs preliminary gas deal with Shell
State oil giant Saudi Aramco signed a preliminary deal to pursue international gas opportunities with Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday…
Green energy tariffs could be exempt from Ofgem price cap
Green energy tariffs, where consumers opt to get their energy from renewable sources, could be exempt from the government’s cap…
Europe powers up record levels of offshore wind energy
The UK and Germany led the way as Europe powered-up a record amount of offshore wind energy last year, it’s…