The emerging renewable energy duality in the windy North and sunny South
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Numerous economic imbalances have defined Global North-South relations for centuries. Fossil fuels are one. Europe harnessed coal and the United
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Saudi firm signs Uzbek wind farm deal
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Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed an agreement with fossil-fuel reliant Uzbekistan for the construction of a 500- to 1,000-megawatt
Opec waits on Russia over oil output cuts
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Opec is close to agreeing the largest oil production cuts since the 2008 financial crisis amid warnings that Covid-19 may
Drax power station to ditch coal next year
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The energy company Drax says it will stop burning coal at its North Yorkshire power plant, which was once one
Russia refuses to reveal Opec output policy
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Russia appears to have increased oil output ahead of the meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) with Opec (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Azerbaijan hails renewable progress
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Azerbaijan says it produced 1.9 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity from renewable sources in 2019. Azerbaijan’s efficiency department chief at
Malaysia pulls plug on cross-border Brunei projects
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Malaysia has cancelled a cross-border deal with Brunei to develop oil and gas fields along their shared maritime boundary. Malaysian
EBRD promises to back Turkish renewable projects
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it will continue to back Turkish renewable energy projects. “The EBRD
Wave energy converter to be built in Scotland
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Maritime services firm Malin Renewables has secured a £1-million contract to supply a 50-tonne wave energy converter in Scotland, a
France backs Cyprus is Turkish dispute over gas
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France’s defence minister, Florence Parly, has backed Cyprus in its dispute with Turkey over the search for natural gas around
Baltic states to boycott Belarus power plant
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The three Baltic states say they will not import electricity from a controversial Belarusian nuclear power station just 12km from
Germany eyes hydrogen supply boost
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German power producer EWE is planning to start supplying hydrogen to meet the growing demand for the world’s most abundant
Anastasiades refuses to stop drilling for Cypriot gas
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Cyprus will continue to drill for Mediterranean gas despite Turkey’s attempt to force it to abandon the exploration operations, President
Belarus offered Russian oil for shared currency: sources
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have held talks in Sochi in southern Russia to discuss
BP defies market to raise dividends
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BP has said it raised its dividends and completed a US$1.5-billion share buyback to display confidence as CEO Bob Dudley