World / Business / Economy May 2, 2022
Green fix to replace Russian gas is stymied by Europe’s red tape
by Will Mathis
Energy producers say time-consuming bottlenecks are thwarting Europe’s push to ditch Russia and be more self-reliant.
Business Apr 22, 2022
Japan's Tepco honing offshore wind bid as competition heats up
by Shoko Oda and Tsuyoshi Inajima
Japan is aiming to award 10 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by the end of the decade, spurring a contest for the contracts to build the projects.
Business / Tech Apr 19, 2022
Australia begins long road to retraining coal workers for clean energy roles
by Georgina Mckay
Clean energy could create more than 38 million jobs worldwide and meeting that demand requires accelerating efforts to retrain the workforce.
Business Apr 19, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine puts global energy transition at crossroad
by Brian Eckhouse
Without Russian energy, countries around the globe are being forced to make hard choices on how to fuel their economies, putting the energy transition at a crossroad.
Business / Financial Markets Mar 1, 2022
Green energy stocks surge as war spurs push away from Russia and fossil fuels
by William Mathis and William Wade
The Russia-Ukraine war may serve to hasten the European Union’s ambitious plans to boost the share of its energy from renewable sources this decade.
Business Feb 23, 2022
Japan urged to reconsider carbon dioxide storage and instead promote offshore wind
Environmentalists have been criticizing Japan for lagging behind other industrialized nations in phasing out coal-fired power plants.
World Feb 21, 2022
Reindeer herders push to reclaim land from Norway's wind farms
by Lars Erik Taraldsen, Lars Paulsson and Jesper Starn
The case could inspire limits on exploiting Indigenous lands in the name of combating climate change, a practice derided by activists as green colonialism.
Asia Pacific Feb 11, 2022
Singapore’s clean energy dilemma is a warning for small nations
by Ann Koh
The city-state doesn't have enough space for large solar installations, there are no major rivers for hydropower and the wind isn’t sufficient to push a turbine.
Business / Tech Jan 18, 2022
China looks to grow its own blades for wind industry empire worth $60 billion
In Yunnan province, scientists are planting a key ingredient to help strengthen the country’s position as the world leader in wind power: balsa trees.
World | ANALYSIS Dec 22, 2021
Weak winds worsened Europe's power crunch as utilities eye better storage
by Nora Buli and Stine Jacobsen
The situation illustrated a challenge facing the European Union as it tries to boost renewable power and meet its climate targets