Renewables and Efficiency

Wave energy could be primed for a swell of progress thanks to open data sharing. While advancements in wave energy have been piecemeal to date, an Australian startup believes that open-sharing principles can revolutionize research and development in the sector, with potentially huge ramifications for decarbonizing global energy grids. Waves …

Europe has been steadily ramping up its wind energy capacity in a bid to support a green transition and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. In the last quarter of 2023, the region succeeded in producing more power from wind than coal for the first time, and it has since …

Europe has been steadily ramping up its wind energy capacity in a bid to support a green transition and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. In the last quarter of 2023, the region succeeded in producing more power from wind than coal for the first time, and it has since …

India is at risk of missing its ambitious clean energy targets if it doesn’t significantly boost investment in renewable energy, which is only a fifth of what is required annually through 2030, clean energy think tank Ember said in a report. India’s investments in renewable power generation and transmission were …

The global offshore wind industry is poised for a rebound in 2025, with capacity additions expected to reach 19 gigawatts (GW) and sector-wide expenditure projected to hit $80 billion, according to research from Rystad Energy. This recovery follows a slowdown at the end of last year, when new installations dropped …

Last year, China’s renewable energy sales and investments hit a record 13.6tn yuan ($1.9tn), dwarfing the global fossil fuel funding total of $1.12 trillion. China’s installed capacity for renewable energy, including wind and solar, reached 1,410 gigawatts, surpassing coal. China has become especially dominant in solar energy manufacturing, having invested …

Equinor is reducing its investments in renewables to boost returns for shareholders and adapt to an uneven energy transition, the Norwegian energy major said on Wednesday, becoming the latest European oil and gas firm to scale back capital allocation to low-carbon energy solutions. Equinor will nearly halve its investments in …

The U.S. geoscience exploration firm working in South Korea’s East Sea has discovered 14 additional oil and gas prospects in the area, South Korean officials said on Monday. U.S. exploration firm Act-Geo has said in a report to the Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC) that it had detected these possible …

China installed a record amount of wind and solar capacity at home last year, data showed earlier this month. Yet, the country did not stop there. Chinese companies also installed record power generation capacity abroad as well—and half of it was neither wind nor solar. Wood Mackenzie reported this week …

Europe’s wind energy and renewable companies were pressured after President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to halt US offshore wind lease sales in federal waters temporarily. Adding to the industry-wide gloom, Danish offshore wind developer Orsted revealed impairment charges that exceeded Wall Street analyst expectations. Shares of Orsted …