Wind turbines may be carbon-free, but they’re not recyclable. A photograph of dozens of giant turbine blades dumped into a Wyoming landfill touched off a debate Wednesday on Twitter about wind power’s…
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Airlines scramble to overcome polluter stigma
Reuters Seoul/Stockholm/London In Lorna Greenwood’s London home, there is a shelf lined with travel guides. But the 32-year-old mother and former government employment lawyer has given up flying. Greenwood, who grew up…
Sasol’s SA plants threatened by emission standards
Sasol said some of its South African plants are under threat from sulfur dioxide emission standards that it will need to comply with by 2025. The company, South Africa’s biggest by revenue,…
Oil Giant Shell’s Pivot to Electricity Could Bring Investors Less Sizzle
By Giulia Petroni July 13, 2019 7:00 am ET Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell RDS.B -0.93% PLC aims to become the world’s largest electricity company without necessarily generating very much power. The Anglo-Dutch company last…
Wind farms threaten to speed up North Sea decommissioning
Oil and gas operators planning to prolong fields’ lifespan may find themselves increasingly in conflict with wind farm developers The projected timeline for oil and gas decommissioning in the North Sea could…
Emissions rules and electric shift to spur car engines M&A
Mergers and acquisitions have been stuck in a rut since Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) was caught cheating pollution tests in 2015, triggering a global tightening of emissions regulations that depressed the value of petrol…
Trade tensions put energy transition at risk, says BP chairman
LONDON (Reuters) – Trade tensions risk throwing the global economy’s transition to greener energy into disarray and could hurt energy companies’ preparations toward it, BP Chairman Helge Lund said as leaders of…
Solar, storage and wind can keep us on track as far as 2030
With solar and wind power already the cheapest source of new power generation across two-thirds of the globe, analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) have predicted Europe will lead the race to decarbonize its grid….
Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2018
Renewable energy has become an increasingly competitive way to meet new power generation needs. This comprehensive cost study from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights the latest trends for each of the…
IEEFA report: Advances in electricity storage suggest rapid disruption of U.S. electricity sector
June 14, 2019 (IEEFA) — Momentum is gaining around an industry shift toward utility-scale battery storage systems nationally, finds a report published today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The…