Tag: Fossil fuel power generation
Clean energy set for $1.4 trillion boost in 2022, IEA says
Coal and a wind turbine in Hohenhameln, Germany, on April 11, 2022. A number of major economies have formulated plans to reduce their reliance on Russ [...]
UK firm signs deal to bolster gas supplies as war in Ukraine continues
Russia is a significant supplier of oil and gas. A number of major economies have formulated plans to reduce their reliance on Russian hydrocarbons fo [...]
UN chief slams new fossil fuel funding
In remarks delivered to the Austrian World Summit in Vienna via video, Antonio Guterres issued a sobering assessment of the planet's prospects. "Most [...]
Prince William in rallying cry for the environment
Prince William delivers a speech in London on June 4, 2022. In his speech, the Duke of Cambridge said "decades of making the case for taking better ca [...]
CEOs on gas, renewables and the energy crisis
From the Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain shocks to rising inflation and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, governments and businesses around the world a [...]
China oil demand must remain weak or we will have tough summer: IEA
Speaking to CNBC on Monday, the executive director of the International Energy Agency spoke about the intricacies of the energy transition and the com [...]
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 [...]
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 ImagesDiscussions about the energy transition, what [...]
Game-changing hydrogen could play a big role in the energy transition
Ships sailing into the port of Rotterdam in February 2022.Federico Gambarini | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesConcerns related to both the energy tran [...]
Coal is a ‘stupid investment’: UN chief Antonio Guterres
UN Secretary General António Guterres photographed at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 11, 2021.Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images Ne [...]
IEA’s plan to cut oil use
Cyclists photographed in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2018.Kamisoka | Istock Unreleased | Getty ImagesSpeed limits on highways should be cut by at lea [...]
Hydrogen generation could become $1 trillion market: Goldman Sachs
The pump of a hydrogen refueling point at a gas station in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHydr [...]
Shell to buy power from world’s ‘largest offshore wind farm’
Offshore wind farm.davee hughes uk | Moment | Getty ImagesShell said Wednesday it had signed a deal to purchase power from a development dubbed "th [...]
Enel CEO skeptical of carbon capture and storage technology
The CEO of multinational Italian energy firm Enel has expressed doubt on the usefulness of carbon capture and storage, suggesting the technology is [...]
Energy crisis shows how world needs to wean off fossil fuels: Granholm
LONDON — Renewables have an important role to play when it comes to ensuring energy security and safeguarding against the price fluctuations associ [...]