Renewables
Big Oil takes over next generation of U.K. offshore wind
Monday, February 8, 2021, 6:17 AM MST
Oil majors agreed to pay a hefty premium to develop the next generation of major British offshore wind farms after…
TransAlta CEO Dawn Farrell set to retire after leading switch away from coal power
Monday, February 8, 2021, 6:03 AM MST
TransAlta Corp. says the CEO who supervised its transition away from a provincially focused provider of coal-fired power to an…
Suncor Energy restarts carbon emission cutting projects despite vow of austerity
Friday, February 5, 2021, 6:07 AM MST
The CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says it will not increase capital spending this year despite higher oil prices, instead…
Denmark secures backing for $34-billion clean energy island
Thursday, February 4, 2021, 6:49 AM MST
The government has secured broad political backing for Denmark’s largest ever construction project, a 210-billion kroner ($34-billion) manmade ‘energy island’…
Shell agrees to buy 51% stake in Irish floating wind project
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 6:31 AM MST
Royal Dutch Shell plc agreed to buy a 51 per cent stake in an Irish project to develop a floating…
Solar and hydrogen to flourish in 2021 as green spending grows
Friday, January 22, 2021, 7:10 AM MST
The race to decarbonize the world is on, and 2021 is set to break fresh records for investment and installations…
World’s biggest offshore wind producer moves into hydrogen
Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 7:08 AM MST
Danish utility Orsted A/S took a final investment decision on its first hydrogen project as it expands beyond wind power.…
Biodiversity, supply chain rank among biggest ESG themes in 2021
Friday, January 8, 2021, 6:53 AM MST
In a year when the pandemic sent the world into a tailspin, there was a silver lining for the world…
Carlyle makes $374 million commitment to renewable developer amp
Thursday, January 7, 2021, 6:51 AM MST
Carlyle Group Inc. has committed $374 million in equity capital to Amp Solar Group Inc., a Canada-based global renewables developer.…
The 10 ways renewable energy’s boom year will shape 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 6:57 AM MST
Even after COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on almost everything else, the new year begins with surging growth for renewable energy.…
More APAC firms tap loans linking rates to sustainable goals
Thursday, December 24, 2020, 6:49 AM MST
A growing number of borrowers in Asia Pacific are getting loans whose interest rates are linked to meeting sustainability goals,…
‘It can no longer be free to pollute:' Updated climate plan includes carbon tax hikes
Monday, December 14, 2020, 6:08 AM MST
The federal government has released a $15-billion plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady increases to its…
