A research team from Germany’s bse Engineering (BSE), based in Leipzig, and the Institute for Renewable Energy Systems at Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (IRES), have successfully converted wind power into renewable methanol or bio-methanol, in Stralsund, Germany, for the first time. Operation of the technology under dynamic conditions will be confirmed during a long-term test […]

Finland’s Neste Corporation said it will start using wind power at its production sides in the country. Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel fuel, emphasized its commitment to lower its carbon footprint in production, ahead of the EU’s climate and energy targets. One concrete example is its new long-term agreement on wind power […]

Denmark, which generates close to half of its electricity consumption from wind energy, is the latest country to announce its intention to ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines by 2030. Both Britain and France have pledged to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040. “In 12 years — just 12 […]

South Korea plans to boost the share of energy sources and natural gas, while gradually reducing its reliance on coal and nuclear power, from 2017 to 2030, the country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced. Under the draft of the 8th Basic Plan for Long-term Electricity Supply and Demand, the installed capacity of renewables […]