Romania Court blocks expansion of Romania's biggest coal mine An energy company wanted to expand Rosia's 1,450-hectare coal mine by a further 280 hectares, 235 of which are currently covered by forest which would have had to be cut off, according to environmental network Bankwatch 23/10/2019
Russia The Global Energy Prize recognises the work of two leading scientists Many of the greatest challenges facing the world today revolve around sustainable energy: how to create it, how to store it, and how to use it most efficiently. 14/10/2019
Russia The Global Energy Prize award ceremony live from Moscow The Global Energy Prize honoured outstanding achievements in energy research and technology from around the world, which are helping address the energy challenges we are facing. 01/10/2019
Inspire Middle East Energy “Trilemma” Debated at World Energy Congress in Abu Dhabi The World Energy Congress, an event and a council which represents more than 150 countries, was established in London in 1924. 18/09/2019
View In Spain, as in Europe, gas is crucial for the delivery of the energy transition ǀ View The recent draft decree in Spain caught the attention of Eurogas. The draft decree proposes to reduce the investment in the gas grid by up to some 50% according to projections from Sedigas as of 2021. This questions the viability of the gas system in Spain in the very near future. 12/09/2019
United Kingdom Watch: Landmark cooling towers destroyed in controlled explosion Landmark Didcot cooling towers destroyed in controlled explosion 18/08/2019
Ideas What if you could fuel your car and power your home using plastic? Groundbreaking technology could turn your plastic waste into into energy. 22/07/2019
Angola 360° Video: Visit the dam that powers Angola It's the Laúca dam, which is 155 meters high and has a length of 1,1 km. When the project will be finished, it will have an installed power of 2067 MW. 05/07/2019
Ideas Google’s interactive game WILL make you live more sustainably at home A new, info-packed game to learn how to reduce waste, save energy and food at home 30/04/2019
futuris Packing some power: storing energy at ultra high temperatures Futuris meets the researchers attempting to store energy at ultra high temperatures. 08/04/2019
View Who really needs the Krk LNG Terminal? ǀ View Some key questions remain unanswered: who are its real investors and whose interests are at stake? Who will ultimately benefit from the project: Hungary, Croatia, Russia, the US? And where do the needs of the Croatian people fit in this alleged international scheme? 25/03/2019
France Xi Jinping begins state visit to France China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in France on the latest stage of his European tour. 24/03/2019
no comment Latin America's first thermosolar plant is being built in Chile In northern Chile, the first thermosolar plant of Latin America is springing up in the middle of the Atacama Desert. 13/03/2019
no comment Guatemalans transform old bikes into machines A group of Guatemalan indigenous people have turned old bicycles into machines that help to protect the local environment. 09/02/2019
Mexico Petrol pipeline thieves cause deadly explosion in Mexico At least 21 killed and many injured in blast 19/01/2019
Spain End of the road for Spanish coal January 1, 2019 is the deadline for the last of Spain's unprofitable coal mines to cease production under an EU directive. 01/01/2019
Unreported Europe IMMERSIVE STORY: Take a tour of Europe's coal country Intense coal mining has made Katowice, where COP24 negotiations are taking place right now, one of Europe's most polluted areas. Take an interactive tour of coal country and meet the people who are fighting to keep it alive. 14/12/2018
Art and Design ‘The world’s first designer low-energy light bulb’ How Plumen’s iconic designer lightbulb is changing the world... again. 06/12/2018
World Which countries in Europe are paying the most for household energy? Electricity and gas in Denmark is the most expensive in Europe, according to new statistics. But where do other countries place? 29/11/2018
Inspire Middle East Meet the man trying to fight the electricity crisis in Lebanon In Lebanon, daily electricity power cuts are commonplace. 23/11/2018
Germany German miners demand job protection ahead of coal phase-out German miners demand job protection ahead of coal phase-out 24/10/2018
world news EU's ban on halogen bulbs takes effect The aim is to reduce the carbon footprint from halogen lightbulbs. 01/09/2018
View ‘Clean cooling’ needs to come in from the cold | View We need to take a hard look at how we provide cooling and devise a radically more efficient approach. If we do not, the irony is that as we strive to cool ourselves down, we shall be heating the planet up …. requiring more cooling. 09/08/2018
Portugal New electricity line to link France and Spain Project to receive largest ever European energy subsidy 28/07/2018
brussels bureau EU, Russia and Ukraine in Berlin for gas talks The EU-brokered talks in Berlin between Russia and Ukraine over the future transit of gas from Russia to the European Union concluded one round on Tuesday. They will continue in September. 17/07/2018
brussels bureau Energy security in spotlight at EU-Ukraine summit Ukraine's President says North Stream 2 gas pipeline aims to 'weaken' his country 09/07/2018
