Dutch soil recycling group issues profit warning
Environment
The waste management group Renewi in the Netherlands says it is assuming that it would not be able to sell
Archive for March 2019
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Danish agency hampers Nord Stream 2 plans
Policy
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany faces delays after Denmark asked the consortium behind the pipeline
Scottish renewables hits record levels: govt
Transmission
Renewable electricity generation in Scotland, a hotbed of green power, reached record levels in 2018, the Department for Business, Energy
Equinor eyes Aegean floating wind farm
Production
Norwegian gas and oil giant Equinor says it is interested in developing floating offshore wind in Greece, which is still
Industry body aims to pioneer floating offshore wind sector
Environment
A floating offshore wind industry strategy group, including energy giants Royal Dutch Shell and Equinor, has been formed for the
Ireland launches wind power campaign
Production
Ireland has launched an advertising campaign to highlight the key role of wind energy in addressing climate change. Ireland’s Minister
Equinor invests in battery research
Transmission
Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor is announcing a US$180-million investment fund focused on battery technologies. The Chicago-based Volta Energy
Nord Stream 2 confident of Danish approval
Policy
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline company says it expects to receive approval from Denmark to use a 180km stretch below
US judge challenges Trump’s ‘energy first’ policy
Policy
In a major legal challenge to Donald Trump’s “energy-first” agenda, a US judge has temporarily halted hundreds of drilling projects
Oil majors spent $1bn battling Paris climate deal: report
Environment
The five biggest publicly listed oil and gas firms have spent US$1 billion on public relations or lobbying since the
Wintershall looks to Russian expansion ahead of merger
Industry
BASF’s oil and gas subsidiary, Wintershall, which is set to complete its merger with upstream producer DEA by late June,
Ex-Toyota factory due to converted into hydrogen hub
Transmission
A former car factory in Melbourne will be transformed into a hydrogen fuel cell production centre to power vehicles adapted
Floating wind project planned for Irish coast
Environment
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is leading an initiative that has secured funding to test floating wind power technology
Project aims to sell hydrogen batteries by 2020
Storage
The University of New South Wales in Sydney and H2Store have received funding to test a new hydrogen battery which
Gazprom’s 2019 European exports fall
Industry
Russian gas supplies to Europe and Turkey for this year are 8.2 per cent lower year on year as warmer