The renewables sector is rife with Chinese slave labour, campaigners have warned, amid reports Ed Miliband wants to prevent solar panels from China being used by a new state energy company.
A nationwide drive towards clean energy and meeting the UK's net zero emissions target will "not be just" if it benefits only Chinese companies, it has been warned at Westminster.
Questions have been raised by security expert on the roles of Chinese state-owned firms like CNOOC in the UK's energy sector.
The European Union ramped up pressure on Chinese clean-tech investments potentially squeezing out its local suppliers amid EU efforts to transform the bloc into a green economy.
China’s Sinochem Group has purchased one of the first crude cargoes that will be shipped through a new Canadian pipeline that’s designed to move more oil from landlocked Alberta to the Pacific Coast for export.
China burned record amounts of coal, oil and natural gas last year after ending Covid-era restrictions, even as the country accelerated its energy transition push.
The heads of major industrial companies want the European Union to cut energy costs and the regulatory burden of green rules to help the region stay competitive as the energy transition accelerates.
“Two or three years ago all you would hear about [from policymakers] was decarbonisation. Now, I think there’s much more balanced conversation around security of supply, affordability and decarbonisation,” Hill said.
The world is "disappointingly grey" in terms of energy production, writes Brian Wilson as he turns his attention to China's coal industry.
The global offshore wind construction vessel fleet count has been boosted by the recent delivery of two jack-ups (WTIVs) built by Chinese group Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) for conglomerate China Communications Construction Company (CCCC).
Discussions are “advanced” for syndicated tranches of loans from African, Asian and Chinese lenders, among others, for the conduit that will carry 216,000 barrels of oil a day from Ugandan fields for export, she said.
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., the largest wind-turbine maker, said profit plunged as a price war continues to offset some of the benefits of China’s surge in clean energy investment.
The European Union launched a wind power package on Tuesday to counter the growing influence of China and spur its own industry, as the bloc focuses more firmly on China as the biggest threat to its clean-tech industry.
The European Union will pledge to prop up its wind industry in the face of toughening global competition, supply-chain bottlenecks and financing concerns to ensure that the bloc can meet ambitious climate and sustainable growth plans.
“Shifting business models toward greener activities is about more than being virtuous for the sake of the planet,” says BNEF’s Michael Daly. “There’s a huge financial opportunity for companies that help drive the energy transition.”
Saipem expects the offshore commissioning and start up of the FPU to take place in the fourth quarter of 2025.
“As a result, market confidence in South Africa’s utility-scale public procurement appears too low to underpin industrial and inclusive development on its own,” the report said.
A pragmatic approach based on alliances with established European contractors is the best way to learn quickly.
“We think JKM-TTF spreads will turn negative for the autumn shoulder season,” says Jake Horslen, senior LNG analyst at Energy Aspects.
The number of rigs active in the US has fallen, down by 72 since the November 2022 peak.
“The successful commissioning of the Enping 15-1 oilfield CCS demonstration project will strongly support the company’s efforts in increasing reserves and production and pursuing green and low-carbon development,” said CEO Zhou Xinhuai.
In the 1980s, local divers began to explore a fishing spot west of Sumatra and uncovered artefacts from a long-lost wreck.
China could replace Europe as the world’s balancing market, according to Shell’s vice president of energy marketing Steven Hill, speaking at the firm’s LNG outlook earlier this year.
The facility will be the largest liquefaction unit in the world using a single electric motor-driven mixed refrigerant compressor.
Wind power industry growth dropped to the lowest in three years in 2022, hit by rising costs and shifting government policies.