Siemens partners on digital innovation in Asia

Sep 18, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Smart Data 0

Siemens has announced a series of partnerships to focus on energy saving digital innovations in Asia. The firm has agreed to create Hong Kong’s first smart city digital hub, in collaboration with...

UK and China to develop offshore renewable tech

Sep 07, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

Researchers from the UK and China are to develop the next generation of offshore renewable energy (ORE) technologies. They will collaborate on five projects using environmental science and...

Denmark ‘to assist China on offshore wind farm’

Sep 05, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0

China has reportedly called on Denmark to help it build an offshore wind farm. Reports suggest Denmark’s Energy Minister, Lars Christian Lilleholt, met the head of China’s National Energy...

Renault-Nissan sign Chinese EV partnership

Aug 31, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has teamed up with a Chinese car manufacturer to sell electric vehicles (EVs). The new joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group is called eGT New Energy Automotive Co...

Chinese merger to create world’s largest utility

Aug 31, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Markets & Finance 0

A merger between two Chinese energy giants will create the world’s largest utility, worth $278 billion (£215.8bn). China’s largest coal miner, Shenhua Group, is to take over state-owned power...

Chinese Hinkley developers confident about UK second plant

Aug 30, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

The Chinese owners of a third of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station expect the government to approve a new plant on UK soil. China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) says it is very...

Solar floats to the top with largest site of its kind

Aug 22, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0

A floating solar farm claimed to be the world’s largest has been successfully connected to the grid in China. The announcement was made by inverter supplier Sungrow, which helps operate the 40MW...

Only 20 nations use 91% of global energy

Jul 18, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance 0

A staggering 91% of the entire planet’s electricity is used by only 20 nations. The disparity in energy usage is highlighted in new research published by GoCompare Energy, which shows despite...

Global gas demand ‘to rise 1.6% each year’

Jul 14, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil 0

Global gas demand is expected to see annual growth of 1.6% for the next five years. That’s according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which says consumption will reach almost 4,000...

Investments in electricity sector overtakes oil and gas

Jul 11, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Coal, Gas & Oil, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Investments in the electricity sector exceeded those in oil and gas for the first time last year. It comes as nations were on a spending splurge on renewable energy and power grids as the fall in...