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Solar power sees record gains in 2023

25 September 2024

Renewables generated 30% of global electricity for the first time in 2023, on the back of strong growth in solar and wind generation.

IREDA, Punjab National Bank to strengthen their partnership in renewable energy financing

25 September 2024

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited and Punjab National Bank are seeking to strengthen their partnership in renewable energy financing, IREDA announced on September 24.

Palestinians face deportation from Turkey for “Erdogan stop feeding oil to Zionists!” banner

23 September 2024

Turkish president continues to allow export of Azerbaijani oil to Israel via Mediterranean port despite his loud criticism of the Israelis’ actions in Gaza.

Is China going to single-handedly save the planet? Emissions may have peaked this year

23 September 2024

Is China going to single handedly save the planet? Global emissions could start to fall this year for the first time since the industrial revolution, according to new research, largely thanks to China’s efforts as the global green energy champion.

Fish are starting to drown as warmer seas hold less oxygen

23 September 2024

Higher temperatures mean the oceans can hold less oxygen and fish are literally starting to drown. Last summer, more than 100 miles of Florida’s coast around Tampa Bay became an oxygen-depleted zone littered with dead fish.

PANNIER: The great mirage that is the TAPI gas pipeline

23 September 2024

With great fanfare, construction was for a second time launched in Afghanistan, but you’ll struggle to find any observer who thinks the project is going anywhere fast.

Global solar power surges as costs plummet, poised to overtake coal in 2024

23 September 2024

The cost of electricity generated from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels has plummeted in recent decades, driven by supportive government policies and technological advances, and the energy source is expected to overtake coal in 2025.

Turkmenistan suffers energy export setback as Turkey opts for new LNG deal

23 September 2024

Holding out for last penny could cost Ashgabat.

SOCAR and BP expand oil and gas partnership in Azerbaijan

23 September 2024

MoU covers joint search for international opportunities, BP's intention to work with SOCAR to develop two offshore blocks, plus expansion of existing ACG field.

Romgaz moves closer to launching €1.5bn bond programme in Luxembourg

23 September 2024

EMTN programme is aimed at financing the Neptun Deep offshore gas project developed by Romgaz in a 50:50 partnership with OMV Petrom.

Vietnam explores battery energy storage systems to strengthen renewable energy sector

23 September 2024

As Vietnam’s renewable energy sector expands rapidly, experts are advocating for the adoption of battery energy storage systems to enhance energy security and stabilise the national grid

Strengthening clean energy cooperation between US, India

23 September 2024

The United States and India plan to strengthen bilateral technical, financial, and policy support to expand their clean energy manufacturing capacity, the two countries said in a joint statement issued on September 22.

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the country ahead of winter blackouts

22 September 2024

Thousands of cars clogged the roads out of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on September 18, with some even driving on the wrong side of the road, after Russia completely destroyed the local power station.