Sustainability is now firmly on the agenda for management teams of businesses of all sizes, yet only a minority have a clear understanding of how they are performing or how Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics might apply to them. These are among the findings of a new HSBC survey,…

Wind speeds across the globe have increased rapidly over the past decade signalling good news for the renewable energy industry, scientists say. New findings have shown that a worrying trend of decreasing wind speeds since the 1970s, a phenomenon known as global terrestrial stilling, has now been reversed with a…

Nov. 18, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes regional microgrid capacity, implementation spending, and business model type, providing global forecasts, segmented by region and market type, through 2028. The global market for microgrids continues to grow, but it is not yet a smooth ride…...

Cranfield University has announced a series of scholarships to help boost the UK’s skill base as the nation looks to achieve a government target of ‘net-zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The scholarships worth £10,500 each are available across the whole of the University’s Energy and Power master’s portfolio and…

This document informs EIB’s stakeholders – shareholders, borrowers, promoters, partners and civil society organisations – as well as the wider public on: what types of energy projects are consistent with the Bank’s objectives; how energy projects will be assessed and prioritised by the Bank and how the Bank supports EU…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) and Hai Long Offshore Wind (Hai Long) today signed a preferred supplier agreement for the delivery and servicing of turbines on the 300 MW Hai Long 2 project. The agreement is subject to contract and final investment decision from the consortium partners, Canadian independent power…

Nov. 7, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research examines and sizes the global market for intelligent buildings solutions across the key segments of hardware, software, and services through 2028. Intelligent building solutions have become the toolkit for optimizing commercial buildings. These technologies use a combination…...

UK Export Finance, the UK’s export credit agency, has today, Tuesday 5 November, announced that it is providing a NT$9.2 billion of New Taiwanese Dollars (£230 million) project finance guarantee to support the construction of an offshore wind farm in the Taiwan Strait. The Formosa 2 wind farm project is…

LOC Group, the premier international marine and engineering consulting firm, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Ørsted (“ORSTED”), the global leader in offshore wind, to carry out Marine Warranty Surveyor (“MWS”) services for its Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, located approximately 89 kilometres off the UK’s…

4 November, 2019: PowerGen Renewable Energy (PowerGen), a leader in micro-utilities in Africa – managing mini-grids and providing customer support – has signed a Series B investment with funding from Shell’s New Energies business*, as well as Omidyar Network, Acumen, Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), EDFI ElectriFI, Sumitomo Corporation, DOB…