May 8 (Reuters) - Neoenergia, the Brazilian unit of Spain's Iberdrola, plans to invest 50 billion reais ($10 billion) in its five power distribution companies by 2030 as it seeks to expand in the sector, CEO Eduardo Capelastegui said. The investment plan, an 82% increase from the previous five-year period, comes alongside the renewal of... Continue Reading →
French Floating Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering Electricity
May 5 (offshoreWIND.biz) Ocean Winds (OW), the international offshore wind energy company created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has started electricity production at its 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm. With first power now delivered to the French grid, the project is already supplying renewable energy to homes... Continue Reading →
Vessel Sector Deep Dive: WTIVs
The changing global bottom-fixed offshore wind turbine and foundation installation market May 1 (OE) The last two or three years have seen a change in the underlying stakeholder support for the energy transition, resulting in the energy trilemma being focused more on energy security and affordability than transition, which means a pivot away from renewables... Continue Reading →
Study Maps Regions with Greatest Potential for Green Hydrogen Production and Use in Brazil
April 6 (TN) A study analyzing data from thousands of Brazilian municipalities identified regions with the greatest potential for the production and use of green hydrogen – a fuel considered strategic for the decarbonization of emission-intensive industrial sectors. The research shows that the country has favorable conditions for developing this new energy chain, but also... Continue Reading →
Brazil National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) Establishes Guidelines for Regulating the Use of Offshore Energy Potential
April 1 (MME) The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (April 1st), the resolution establishing the Guidelines for regulating Law No. 15,097/2025, on Offshore Wind Energy. The approval complies with the legal framework sanctioned in January 2025 and the deadlines established for the activities of the Offshore Wind Energy Working Group (GT-EO), instituted... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025 after solar boost
March 31 (Reuters) - Renewable power made up almost 50% of the world’s electricity capacity last year after a record increase in solar installations, data from the International Renewable Energy Agency shared exclusively with Reuters showed on Tuesday. As the Middle Eastern conflict has led to record monthly gains on oil markets, some in industry have lobbied... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies to reassess 2050 net zero plans due to slow energy transition
March 26 (Reuters) - The world will not be able to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 as outlined in the Paris Agreement, French oil major TotalEnergies said on Thursday, and the company will have to adapt its own climate ambitions as a result. Total had previously said it had an ambition to be carbon neutral... Continue Reading →
Bolivia eyes fresh partnership with Brazil’s Petrobras under new energy regulations
March 17 (Reuters) - Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said on Tuesday that his country wanted to restart a relationship with Brazilian state oil firm Petrobras (PETR3.SA), opens new tab under new, clearer energy regulations. Paz said his government was working to quickly update the regulations to make them fair for Bolivia and foreign investors, and that its... Continue Reading →
Iran war should trigger faster exit from fossil fuel dependence, UN climate chief says
March 16 (Reuters) - The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is a lesson on the risks of relying on fossil fuels which should drive governments to wean their economies off oil and gas faster, the U.N. climate secretary told Reuters on Monday. "If there was ever a moment to accelerate that... Continue Reading →
Asahi Kasei Begins Installation of Containerized Alkaline-Water Electrolyzer at Finland’s First Commercial Hydrogen Refueling Station
March 12, 2026 – Asahi Kasei, a diversified global company, has started theinstallation of an Aqualyzer™-C3 containerized 1 MW-class alkaline-water electrolyzer atFinland’s first commercial hydrogen refueling station in Jyväskylä. This developmentmarks the start of the project’s next phase and an important milestone in Europe’shydrogen ecosystem. In July 2025, Asahi Kasei announced that it would supply... Continue Reading →