Renewables
Gates-backed battery firm gets funding from Reliance, others
Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 6:43 AM MDT
Ambri Inc., a Bill Gates-backed venture that makes batteries for power grids, said it secured $144 million to build production…
TotalEnergies weighs stake in giant North Sea wind farm
Friday, August 6, 2021, 6:47 AM MDT
TotalEnergies SE is weighing taking a stake in what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, according to people…
Renewable investment rose to a record in first half
Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 7:16 AM MDT
Investors poured more money than ever into renewable energy in the first half of the year, but the pace is…
Eni expands its clean energy business with wind, solar deals
Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 6:55 AM MDT
Eni SpA expanded its clean-energy business with a pair of wind and solar deals in Spain and France. The transactions…
Iraq and France’s Total to work on gas production, solar deals
Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:12 AM MDT
Iraq’s cabinet gave approval for TotalEnergies SE to develop a natural-gas field and help boost the country’s oil output. The…
Shell, Iberdrola bid to build world’s largest floating wind farm
Friday, July 16, 2021, 5:41 AM MDT
Royal Dutch Shell plc and Iberdrola SA’s ScottishPower unit are teaming up to bid to build what could be the world’s largest…
Biden seeks to cut energy storage costs by 90% within decade
Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 6:41 AM MDT
The Biden administration announced Wednesday an ambitious goal of cutting the cost of energy storage by 90 per cent within…
Gates-backed solar company seeks to boost power output in merger
Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 6:31 AM MDT
A solar-technology firm backed by the Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures is seeking to boost output of photovoltaic panels as…
Asia’s richest man plans $10 billion push into green energy
Monday, June 28, 2021, 6:55 AM MDT
Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani unveiled an ambitious push into clean energy involving 750 billion rupees ($10.1 billion) of investment over…
Building new renewables is cheaper than burning fossil fuels
Thursday, June 24, 2021, 7:03 AM MDT
It’s now cheaper to build and operate new large-scale wind or solar plants in nearly half the world than it…
Amazon to buy renewable power across the U.S., Alberta in green push
Thursday, June 24, 2021, 6:39 AM MDT
Amazon.com Inc. signed deals to buy power from 14 wind and solar farms across North America and Europe, bolstering its…
Ikea and Rockefeller foundations will give a combined $1 billion for clean energy
Monday, June 21, 2021, 6:47 AM MDT
In a move to kickstart the energy transition globally, the Ikea Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation announced today that they…
