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India’s Adani buys SB Energy and its 5-GW green capacity for $3.5bn
Indian renewables developer Adani Green Energy has closed its $3.5bn acquisition of SB Energy Holdings, which owns a 5-GW renewables portfolio in India.
Senvion secures 591-MW wind turbine contract from JSW
India’s Senvion, now owned by Saudi Arabia’s Alfanar Group, has secured a contract to deliver 591 MW of wind turbines to Indian private generator JSW Energy.
Tokyo Gas, PTT partner on Thai LNG supply business
Japanese utility Tokyo Gas has formed a new joint venture with state-owned Thai major PTT to deliver on-site energy business solutions to customers in the Southeast Asian country.
Chevron funds Australian university’s CCS research
US super-major Chevron has provided financial support for an Australian university’s ongoing research into carbon capture and storage (CCS).
South African energy minister again scoffs at a decarbonised economy
South African Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Thursday, 7 October again scoffed at plans to decarbonise South Africa’s economy, and called for a slower transition to a green economy.
Green infrastructure will power South Africa's future economy
Green infrastructure will take centre stage in South Africa’s future, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on October 7. He believed that green hydrogen was the oil of the future and that green infrastructure would power the economy going forward.
BP outlines Cherry Point investment plans
BP has announced that it will invest $269mn into three projects in its Cherry Point refinery in Washington State, aimed at improving the plant's efficiency, reducing its carbon dioxide emissions and increasing its renewable diesel capacity.
Ottawa invokes 1977 treaty amid Line 5 dispute
The Canadian government invoked Article Six of the 1977 Transit Pipelines Treaty on October 4 amid a dispute over Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline with the State of Michigan.
Iran offers to construct two power plants in Lebanon
New data shows Russia will be a key player in the fight against global warming
Analysis by climate science website Carbon Brief names Russia as one of the countries most responsible for global warming.
Gazprom delivers only 67% of the gas Moldova needs
Putin sets sight on green both at home and abroad
Russia's En+ to sell I-REC certificates to TransContainer
South Africa's Eskom now biggest sulphur dioxide polluter in the world
A new report found that South Africa’s power utility Eskom is now the world’s biggest emitter of sulphur dioxide, pumping more of the chemical into the atmosphere than the entire power sector of the US and China combined.
WEBINAR & PODCAST: Natural gas burning bright – are sky-high gas prices the new norm?
Natural gas prices are at historical highs and breaking records on a nearly daily basis. Are sky-high prices here to stay? What is driving the surge? bne IntelliNews hosted three veterans of the Russian market to discuss the issues.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Uzbeks wonder why they’re suffering neverending gasoline price hikes
Rather than pay steep prices, many motorists in Uzbekistan hook up dangerous gas cylinders to their vehicles to access cheaper fuel. The “liberalised market” is not working for them.
South African energy giant Sasol announces green hydrogen project
South Africa Integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol is dreaming big about exporting green hydrogen from a hub in the country’s Northern Cape province.
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