Reuters/11-02-2020 LONDON: Global carbon dioxide emissions from powerproduction flattened last year to 33 gigatonnes after two years of increase, even though the world economy expanded, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. The growth of renewable energy and fuel switching from coal to natural gas led to lower emissions from advanced economies. Milder weather in several […]

CNBC/07-02-2020 SYDNEY: Shell Australia is set to construct and operate a solar farm made up of around 400,000 photovoltaic panels in the state of Queensland. In an announcement Friday, Shell Australia described the facility as its “first large-scale solar farm” and said it would have a capacity of 120 megawatts. Work on the project is […]

CNBC/06-02-2020 European countries installed a record amount of offshore wind capacity in 2019, according to new figures from industry body WindEurope. The amount just over 3.6 gigawatts (GW) marked a leap higher than 2018, when more than 2.6 GW was installed. It takes overall offshore capacity for European nations to more than 22 GW. In […]