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Spain Will Be Run On 100 Per Cent Renewables, Energy Boss Vows
The director of one of Spain’s top power companies has predicted the country will eventually become 100 per cent relaint on renewable energy. Acciona boss Miguel Ezpeleta said there is currently enough wind energy being generated to power 29m Spanish…
Electric Cars Pose ‘Resoundingly Negative’ Threat to Oil Companies: Analyst Fitch
So far, though, the oil industry hasn’t seemed to give plug-in electric cars much attention. ExxonMobil and OPEC have both predicted that, even by 2040, electric cars will make up less than 10 percent of global new-car sales. But a…
New Ways to Finance Cities
The international community has ended the global housing conference in Quito with the ratification of common guidelines for sustainable urban development in the form of the “New Urban Agenda.” KfW attended many of the conference’s events and presented its activities…
Oil Prices Drop as Concerns over Global Fuel Glut Re-emerge
Oil prices fell more than a percent on Wednesday as a report showing a surge in U.S. crude stocks, rising production in Nigeria and squabbling among producers about a planned output cut re-ignited concerns about a global supply glut. Brent…
AUTOBEST 2016 Awards for Opel Ampera-e and Opel Group
Opel has been very successful at the 2016 AUTOBEST Awards. The Rüsselsheim-based carmaker took home trophies in two categories. The expert AUTOBEST jury, consisting of independent journalists from 31 European countries, voted the Ampera-e ECOBEST 2016. The revolutionary electric car…
Landin, Schienebeck: Biomass Energy is Part of a Clean Energy Solution
Congress is about to make a decision that could have profound effects on the forests of Wisconsin and the future of American energy. They are considering if the United States should treat “biomass” energy generated from forests — one of…
Climate-Friendly Transport in Chinese Cities
Traffic in China’s cities is steadily increasing. GIZ is advising the country on how to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and make the transport sector more climate friendly. Climate change mitigation is a major challenge for China’s cities – particularly as…