Sydney city goes green, commits to 100 p...

SYDNEY, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The city of Sydney in Australia has made a commitment to generate 100 percent of its electricity through renewable energy. Setting a net-zero emissions target by 2050, th

Apple shares progress report on supplier...

Apple announced that there are now 44 suppliers that have committed to use clean energy for Apple production. It doesn’t mean all suppliers are using renewable energy, it also doesn’t mean that they

Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue launch...

BERLIN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD), a two-day international conference on the consequences of the global transformation of energy systems began in Berlin on Tues

India's Avaada Energy gets 143.7 million...

MUMBAI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- India's leading clean energy company -- Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd has raised 143.7 million U.S. dollars investment for financing its 2.4 GW renewable energy portfolio from mul

Iran urges expanded energy trade, transp...

TEHRAN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called for expanded energy trade and transport routes with Iraq.Rouhani mande the remarks at a joint press conference with vis

Norway's oil fund to invest more in rene...

OSLO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Norwegian government will double the framework for the oil fund's investments related to renewable energy, to the delight of the country's environmentalists, news agency

Philippines revs up efforts to lure oil-...

MANILA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Officials from the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) are revving up efforts to lure downstream petroleum-industry players to invest in the Philippines, the DOE said on

New nanogenerator harvests energy from r...

BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Hydropower is a significant source for generating electricity, but the mechanical energy from the water system is far from those in giant dams. Scientists have developed

Coal fading from America's economic rada...

Free market capitalism is putting the skids under one of the Trump Administration's biggest initiatives -- coal production. "Backwards thinking," encapsulated Mike O'Boyle, an analyst with Energy I

New energy car-owners face subsidy cuts ...

China is slashing subsidies on new-energy vehicles, the move that has already sparked mix feelings among consumers and carmakers. The Ministry of Finance stated that the move aims to encourage high-q