Tag: Fossil fuel power plant
UK’s approval of new coal mine criticized as ‘deeply damaging mistake’
This image, taken in March 2021, shows the site where the new facility would be developed.Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON [...]
Renewables to be main source of electricity generation by 2025: IEA
Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency "expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricit [...]
Oil is all that Putin has left, presidential advisor Amos Hochstein says
Amos Hochstein photographed in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 27, 2022.Hussam Shbaro | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesOil is all Russia's economy has left [...]
UK trial will inject hydrogen into a gas-fired, grid-connected power station
An Iberdrola facility photographed in Spain. Europe is looking to develop a number of hydrogen projects over the coming years.Angel Garcia | Bloomberg [...]
IEA chief Fatih Birol in warning over European gas storage
A German gas storage facility photographed in September 2022. European countries are attempting to wean themselves off Russian gas following the Kreml [...]
Orsted to use more fossil fuels as energy crisis continues
Jens Auer | Moment | Getty ImagesEnergy firm Orsted is to continue or restart operations at three fossil fuel facilities after being ordered by Danish [...]
Electric vehicle (EV) sales set to hit an all-time high in 2022, IEA says
Tesla electric cars photographed in Germany on March 21, 2022. According to the International Energy Agency, electric vehicle sales are on course to h [...]
UK’s new energy chief says fracking interesting, we need fossil fuels
Jacob Rees-Mogg photographed in London on Sept. 7, 2022. The lawmaker recently called for more fossil fuel extraction from the North Sea.Carl Court | [...]
As Elon Musk backs fossil fuels, one strategist sends warning over EV sales
The uptake of electric vehicles has increased in recent years, as countries around the world attempt to reduce the environmental effects of transporta [...]
Energy CEO calls out Europe’s ‘foolish’ dependence on natural gas
Enel's Francesco Starace photographed during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on May 24, 2022. During an interview with CNBC on Friday, Starace [...]
Norway invests in Indian solar project, sees it as a priority market
India is targeting a major ramp up of its renewable energy capacity, but achieving its aims represents a big challenge.Puneet Vikram Singh | Moment | [...]
We’ll have to burn additional coal in the short term, CFO of RWE says
An excavator photographed at a lignite mine operated by RWE on April 8, 2022. RWE says it wants to be carbon neutral by 2040.Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | [...]
Shell to build ‘Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant’
On Wednesday, Shell said the Holland Hydrogen I facility would be "Europe's largest renewable hydrogen plant" when operations start in 2025. Shell is [...]
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 [...]