Shell hit with Dutch climate lawsuit
Oil & Energy Desk
Climate marchers handed in a lawsuit to Shell's headquarters in the Netherlands on Friday aimed at forcing the oil giant to...
Hydrogen–A Promising Future Energy
Dr Asaduzzaman Chowdhury and Bengir Ahmed Shuvho
Hydrogen electricity is viewed as a clean or green energy carrier analogue. Hydrogen is produced from various internal...
Norway OKs wealth fund investments in unlisted green energy
BP Report
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest at more than $1 trillion, will soon be able to invest in unlisted renewable energy infrastructure...
Belgium to boost wind & gas power as it phases out nuclear
Oil & Energy Desk
Belgium's parliament has passed two bills aimed at spurring investment in gas-fired power generation and building 4,000 megawatt of new offshore...
Germany considers carbon tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
BP Report
Germany is considering introducing a new carbon emissions tax to help reduce production of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, Der Spiegel...
UK govt approves 1.7 GW gas-fired power plant in Teesside
Oil & Energy Desk
The British government has given development consent to a 1.7 gigawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant on the former site...
Zambia awards 3 joint ventures 120 MW solar power tender
Oil & Energy Desk
Zambia has awarded three regional and international companies a total of 120 megawatts (MW) of solar power projects, a senior government...
UK greenhouse gas emissions down 2.5pc as renewables hit record
Oil & Energy Desk
Britain's greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.5 percent in 2018, dropping for a sixth straight year but more slowly than before, as...
China expects first trade in national emissions scheme in 2020
Oil & Energy Desk
China expects to make the first trade on the long-awaited national emission trading scheme in 2020, a senior climate official said...
US crude output eases record in Jan
aOil & Energy Desk
US crude oil production edged lower in January to 11.87 million barrels per day, from a revised record 11.96 million bpd...