Focus on Infrastructure
US-Kenya deals, investments in green energy announced as Ruto meets Biden
The U.S. and Kenya plan to work with international financial institutions and multilateral trust funds to identify mechanisms for mobilizing investment for clean...
Myanmar may revive Chinese hydroelectric dam plan axed in 2011
Amid power cuts, $3.6bn Myanmar dam project could be reconsidered years after it was suspended due to environmental concerns.
Texas power demand to break May record in heat wave on Friday
Texas heat wave causes huge demand for electricity, reaching a record for the second time in a week — with increases still to...
EV maker Tesla breaks ground on Shanghai storage battery factory
Tesla Megapack factory construction begins, with aim to start mass production of the battery storage units by early 2025.
Octopus Energy launches ‘buy now pay later’ for solar panels
Octopus solar scheme will allow UK households to spread the cost of installing photovoltaic panels to encourage take-up.
Canada amending Trans Mountain ownership regulations to help pipeline sale
Canada is amending regulations on how it manages the state-owned Trans Mountain oil pipeline in order to facilitate its sale to Indigenous groups,...
Youth climate-change lawsuit targets Alaska LNG project
Eight young Alaska residents sued the state seeking to block a major LNG project, the latest in a string of climate-change related lawsuits...
U.S. sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks
Many sites are contaminated or warehouse decades of radioactive waste, while some perform critical energy and defense research and manufacturing that could be...
Imperial starts production at new oilsands project in Alta. using lower-emissions tech
The Calgary-based company, which is majority owned by U.S. giant ExxonMobil, says the project will use a mixture of steam and chemical solvents...
Using carbon capture for energy-from-waste: ‘Low-hanging fruit’ for the UK?
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has published a paper examining the business case for using carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions...
