Syrian oil spill threatens Cyprus, Turkey
A giant patch of oil from a leak in a Syrian energy complex is currently moving away from Cyprus as the wind changed direction
Energy market is changing – we’ll buy electricity in department stores
The business models that the energy industry maintained for decades are being rapidly altered as customers can now buy power in supermarkets
World’s largest floating wind power plant project completed
Cobra Wind commissioned the Kincardine floating wind farm near the Scottish coast for Pilot Offshore Renewables. At 50 MW, it is the biggest facility of its kind
MingYang from China developing world’s largest offshore wind turbine
MingYang Smart Energy scheduled the market launch of its 16 MW offshore wind turbine, the strongest in the world, for 2024
London toughens measures to protect children from air pollution
London City Hall acknowledged the danger from polluted air for schoolchildren and said it would bring its quality within WHO's limits by 2030
July 2021 was the world’s hottest month ever recorded
It remains very likely that 2021 will rank among the world’s 10-warmest years on record, according to US agency NOAA.
Most of bilateral financing of power plants from China, Japan, US went to fossil fuel projects
Between 2000-2018 three countries financed coal and gas power plants with installed capacity of 243 GW.
California to mandate installation of solar panels for new, renovated buildings
The energy regulator has proposed the installation of PV panels and battery storage for the construction and renovation of all buildings to be mandatory.