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Burning gas to produce electricity is ‘stupid,’ the CEO of power giant Enel says
Enel CEO Francesco Starace photographed in 2019. In an interview with CNBC on May 24, 2022, Starace said “you can produce electricity better, cheaper, without using gas.” Giulio Napolitano...
EU plans renewables expansion, says coal needed a little while longer
A wind turbine and coal in Lower Saxony, Germany. The EU’s desire to wean itself off Russian hydrocarbons means it will need to find fossil fuels from other parts of the world to plug supply gap...
Orsted moves forward with plans to grow corals on wind turbines
Alongside their natural beauty, coral reefs have an important role to play in the natural world. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, around one quarter of the ocean’...
Why Russia’s Natural Gas Leverage Won’t Last Much Longer
A Gazprom sign hangs at a German soccer stadium. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images) Bongarts/Getty Images Last week, as anyone following Russia and the war in Ukraine should have seen c...
Masdar signs deal for major green hydrogen projects in Egypt
Masdar says Egypt’s abundance of solar and wind will “allow generation of renewable power at a highly competitive cost – a key enabler for green hydrogen production.” Ute Grabowsky |...
GE hoping to 3D print concrete components for wind turbines
A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. The Haliade-X is part of a new generation of huge turbines set to be installed in the years ahead. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | G...
Taiwan’s ‘biggest offshore wind farm’ generates its first power
An offshore wind turbine in waters off Taiwan. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs says it’s targeting 20% renewable energy generation by the middle of this decade. Billy H.C. Kwok | Blo...
To Help The Earth Let’s Acknowledge The Limits Of Alternative Energy
A banner at the inaugural Earth Day depicting the earth calling out for help, New York City, 22nd … [+] April 1970. Earth Day is held annually to raise awareness of environmental issues. (Photo ...
Siemens Gamesa in $629 million sale of south European assets to SSE
Details of the agreement between SSE and SGRE were announced on the same day the latter released preliminary results for the second quarter, reporting revenue of around 2.2 billion euros and an operat...
Ukraine war sees some countries focus on food, fuel, not clean energy
Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into sharp relief by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, recent months have also seen commodity pr...
Solar Overtakes Wind Energy For First Time In Global Rush For Renewables
Solar photovoltaic panels alongside a wind farm getty Solar power has overtaken wind for the first time, in the race to develop renewable energy capacity around the globe. According to the Internation...
Huge undersea cables to give UK, Germany first ever energy link
Onshore wind turbines in Germany. The NeuConnect project says the interconnector will enable Britain to “tap into the vast energy infrastructure in Germany, including its significant renewable e...
Why Trees Are An Ideal Source Of Renewable Power
This photo taken on February 3, 2016 shows a technician holding wooden pellets that will be burned … [+] at France’s largest biomass-fired power plant in Gardanne, near Aix-en-Provence, so...
The role of natural gas in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Natural gas is one of several commodities affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prices on the Dutch TTF hub, a European benchmark for natural gas trading, more than tripled between February...
Britain eyes nuclear, wind, fossil fuels in bid for energy security
Alongside a ramp up in nuclear power, the British Energy Security Strategy envisages up to 50 GW of offshore wind and 10 GW of hydrogen – half of which would be so-called green hydrogen – by 2030. Chr...
Wind energy installations must quadruple to hit net-zero goals: GWEC
Onshore and offshore wind turbines photographed in Flevoland, the Netherlands. Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images The wind energy sector had its second best year in 2021 but installations wi...
How hackers and geopolitics could derail the planned energy transition
This image shows an onshore wind turbine in the Netherlands. Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images Discussions about the energy transition, what it means and whether it’s actually underwa...
BP establishes partnership focused on offshore wind in Japan
An offshore wind turbine photographed in waters off the coast of Japan on October 4, 2013. Yoshikazu Tsuno | AFP | Getty Images BP has agreed to establish a strategic partnership with Japanese conglom...
CPS Energy’s Garza Is Tailor-Made For Challenges Of San Antonio
Engineer with political skill: Rudy Garza, interim president and CEO of San Antonio-based CPS … [+] Energy. CPS Energy Rudy Garza, the interim president and CEO of Greater San Antonio’s CPS Ener...
There should be no new gas supply contracts with Russia: IEA
A Gazprom logo photographed in Russia on Jan. 28, 2021. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Union should not enter into any new gas supply contracts with Russia, in order to lower i...
US offshore wind auction in NY, NJ raises a record $4.37 billion
Offshore wind farm. davee hughes uk | Moment | Getty Images The federal government on Friday announced a record $4.37 billion sale of six offshore wind leases off the coasts of New York and New Jersey...
Europe installed a record amount of wind power in 2021
New wind turbines being built at a wind farm in Germany on October 12, 2021. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Europe installed 17.4 gigawatts of wind power capacity in 2021, according to...
RWE, Tata Power to scope offshore wind projects in India
This image shows onshore wind turbines in Gujarat, India. Shiv Mer | Istock | Getty Images German energy giant RWE and India’s Tata Power on Monday announced a collaboration that will focus on d...
Speed up renewables investment to guarantee energy independence: CEO
The CEO of Portuguese utility EDP has linked the rapid adoption of renewables to Europe’s energy independence, telling CNBC that investment in the sector needed to be “much faster.” ...
Siemens Gamesa sees revenue drop, lowers guidance
A Siemens Gamesa blade factory on the banks of the River Humber in Hull, England on October 11, 2021. PAUL ELLIS | AFP | Getty Images Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has cut its guidance for the comin...
Danish energy fund to lead massive green hydrogen project in Spain
Wind turbines photographed in Aragon, Spain. Pepe Romeo / 500px | 500px | Getty Images Plans for a huge project aiming to produce green hydrogen and ammonia have been announced, with those behind it h...
Wind energy faces tough 2022 as supply chain issues persist: Vestas
Vestas wind turbines photographed in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on 19 September, 2021. Horst Galuschka | picture alliance | Getty Images The wind energy sector faces a rocky road ahead due to a ...
Plans for floating wind energy projects off U.K.’s coastline get funding boost
This image, from 2018, shows a floating wind turbine in waters off the coast of France. SEBASTIEN SALOM GOMIS | AFP | Getty Images Eleven projects centered around floating wind technology are a step c...
Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy plans $3.9 billion wind, solar project
This image from 2016 shows a wind turbine on property used by MidAmerican Energy’s Eclipse Wind Farm in Adair, Iowa. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A subsidiary of Warren Buffett’...
Scotland’s offshore wind sector $951m boost after leasing round
Offshore wind turbines in waters near Aberdeen, Scotland. Gannet77 | E+ | Getty Images The Scottish offshore wind sector received a boost this week after a program to lease areas of Scotland’s s...
One of world’s biggest offshore wind farms gears up for full operation
One of the turbines at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm, which is located in waters off England’s east coast. Ian Greenwood Turbine commissioning at one of the world’s biggest offshore ...