Renewables
COVID hits clean energy in developing nations after record year
Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 6:22 AM MST
Investment in clean energy is slowing in developing countries this year after a record-breaking $32 billion flowed into the business…
Governments to invest in $875 million biofuel plant project southeast of Montreal
Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 4:45 PM MST
Quebec and federal officials announced an investment Tuesday in a biofuel production facility that will use non-recyclable residual materials, diverting…
Small modular reactors challenge natural gas
Monday, December 7, 2020, 6:51 AM MST
The first operators of miniature nuclear reactors described their job as “tickling the tail of a sleeping dragon” because of…
Pemex is no longer active in oil industry’s key climate group
Thursday, December 3, 2020, 6:37 AM MST
Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico’s state oil company, is no longer an active participant in the largest climate-focused organization within the global oil and…
France top M&A target for European wind power deals
Thursday, December 3, 2020, 6:01 AM MST
Fresh analysis from Evaluate Energy’s M&A team shows that France currently leads a busy European market in 2020 focused on…
Hydrogen tops Canadian investors’ clean energy list, HSBC says
Sunday, November 29, 2020, 11:43 AM MST
Hydrogen is the clean energy investment that appeals the most to Canadian asset managers, while companies prefer solar, according to…
Repsol to boost renewables fivefold, cuts dividend for 2021
Thursday, November 26, 2020, 6:38 AM MST
Repsol SA will reduce its dividend next year as it outlined plans to wind down the search for oil and…
Fossil fuels to decline but remain big player in Canada's energy use by 2050: report
Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 6:42 AM MST
Canada Energy Regulator says reaching net-zero emissions over the next 30 years will to require a much more aggressive transition…
Giant Vestas wind turbine collapses in Northern Sweden
Monday, November 23, 2020, 6:55 AM MST
A 230-meter tall wind turbine built by Vestas Wind Systems A/S collapsed at a site in northern Sweden over the…
Trudeau plots road map for Canada to achieve net-zero emissions
Friday, November 20, 2020, 6:10 AM MST
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government introduced legislation setting emissions reduction targets for Canada to achieve its net-zero pledge by 2050.…
Europe seeks $940 billion boost for giant offshore wind farms
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 6:42 AM MST
The European Union wants a massive increase in offshore wind to help clean up the electricity industry and aid the…
China power giant makes foray into Mexican renewables with Zuma
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 6:35 AM MST
China’s State Power Investment Corp. is expanding in Latin America’s clean-energy market by acquiring Mexico’s largest independent renewables company. The…
