Latest Energy News 09 September 2019 TOP STORY: US$50bn in investment non-consistent with Paris agreement since 2018 According to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (UK), since 2018, major oil & gas companies have approved around US$50bn of new investments that will not be able to thrive if countries comply with the…
Latest Energy News 06 September 2019 TOP STORY: Partners take FID on the 19.8 Mt/year Arctic LNG 2 project (Russia) Final investment decision (FID) has been taken for the 19.8 Mt/year Arctic LNG 2 project in northern Russia. The project’s partners are Novatek with a majority stake of 60%, Total, CNOOC, CNPC and Japan…
Latest Energy News 05 September 2019 TOP STORY: Malaysia will require US$7.8bn to reach 20% of renewables by 2025 The government of Malaysia is currently seeking to increase the country’s renewable power generation target to 20% by 2025. The new target would be supported by the Malaysia Energy Supply…
GLOCALFILIA || La Crónica de Hoy || 4 de septiembre 2019 Reconociendo que en México la política ambiental ha avanzado gracias a la participación de la sociedad, pues desde la década de 1970 ha hecho planteamientos propositivos y trabajado de la mano con autoridades y comunidades en el terreno, 32 organizaciones de la…
Latest Energy News 04 September 2019 TOP STORY: Total will go forward with the US$13bn LNG project with no changes (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea has allowed the Papua LNG project to proceed in accordance with the gas agreement reached with the previous administration, in April 2019….
Latest Energy News 03 September 2019 TOP STORY: France will auction 2,150 MW of solar PV capacity in 2020 The French government has announced that it will organise three solar auctions in 2020 totalling 2,150 MW of capacity. Two ground-mounted tenders, planned in January and June 2020, will…
Latest Energy News 02 September 2019 TOP STORY: European Commission clears €417m Polish support plan for energy-intensive firms The European Commission (EC) has approved the PLN 1.78bn (€417m) Polish scheme designed to compensate energy-intensive firms for indirect CO2 emission costs, considering that the support policy complies with…
Latest Energy News 30 August 2019 TOP STORY: Switzerland aims to become climate-neutral by 2050 The Federal Council of Switzerland (the Swiss federal government) has decided to accelerate Switzerland’s decarbonisation trajectory, with a target of zero net carbon emissions by 2050. The objective is to meet the internationally…
ANTECEDENTES 27 de agosto, 2019 A pesar de los esfuerzos globales por frenar el deterioro del medio ambiente, las tendencias en la pérdida de la biodiversidad, cambio climático, degradación de la tierra, contaminación atmosférica, acumulación y mal manejo de residuos sólidos y peligrosos, sobreexplotación…
Latest Energy News 29 August 2019 TOP STORY: The Netherlands will end Groningen gas production before 2030 According to the Dutch Government, production at the Groningen natural gas field, operated by Shell and Exxon Mobil, will stop sooner than previously announced. The Parliament will be informed soon…
Latest Energy News 28 August 2019 TOP STORY: Kenya starts exporting oil with an inaugural shipment of 200,000 bbl Kenya has started to export crude oil, with an inaugural shipment of 200,000 bbl from the port of Mombasa to Malaysia for a Chinese company (Chemchina) at a price…
Latest Energy News 27 August 2019 TOP STORY: TEPCO considers decommission of reactors at Kashiwazaki nuclear plant (Japan) TEPCO is considering decommissioning at least one reactor at the 7,965 MW (8,212 MW gross) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Kashiwazaki (Niigata prefecture, Japan). The nuclear power plant consists of…
Latest Energy News 26 August 2019 TOP STORY: China added 11.4 GW of new solar PV capacity in the first half of 2019 According to the Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA), a total of 11.4 GW of new solar PV capacities was connected to the Chinese grid in…
GLOCALFILIA || La Crónica de Hoy || 23 de agosto 2019 Nuestra gran líder juvenil de la época nació un 3 de enero en Estocolmo. En solo un año de activismo logró reconocimiento mundial, con innumerables apariciones en revistas y medios de comunicación. A los 9 años empezó a interesarse en el cambio…
Latest Energy News 23 August 2019 TOP STORY: Nord Stream 2 completes gas pipeline installation in Finnish waters Nord Stream 2 has laid the second line of its gas pipeline project in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone, completing the installation of twin gas pipelines in the Finnish waters….
Latest Energy News 21 August 2019 TOP STORY: NTPC plans 5 GW solar power project in Kutch (India) Indian power generation company NTPC plans to develop a large-scale solar power project in the Kutch region of Gujarat (western India), which would have a capacity of up to 5,000 MW….
Latest Energy News 20 August 2019 TOP STORY: ONGC (India) aims to double its oil and gas production by 2040 Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has recently approved its business roadmap entitled “ONGC Energy Strategy 2040”, which aims to double its oil and gas…
Latest Energy News 19 August 2019 TOP STORY: 11 US states and 7 local governments sue EPA over ACE rule A coalition of 22 states and 7 local governments of the United States has filed a lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its “Affordable…
CEMDA – CBD – GreenPeace, 13 de agosto 2019 La Agencia de Seguridad Nacional (ASEA) aprobó en tiempo récord la Manifestación de Impacto Ambiental (MIA) de la Refinería de Dos Bocas. En tan solo dos meses y sin solicitar información adicional a Pemex, la dependencia aprobó un proyecto que contraviene…
FANNY MIRANDA MILENIO, Ciudad de México / 12.08.2019 La Agencia de Seguridad, Energía y Ambiente (ASEA) autorizó de manera condicionada el impacto ambiental para la “Construcción de la refinería Dos Bocas”en Paraíso, Tabasco promovido por Pemex Transformación Industrial; sin embargo, el organismo no publicó el Resolutivo y solo dio a…
GLOCALFILIA || La Crónica de Hoy || 9 de agosto 2019 Los sargazos, o cardos marinos, del género Sargassum, con alrededor de 150 especies de algas cafés de la familia Sargassaceae, habitan generalmente pegados a las rocas a lo largo de costas de regiones templadas, Pero dos especies, Sargassum natans y S. Fluitans,…
Latest Energy News 09 August 2019 TOP STORY: Portugal auction awards 1,150 MW of solar projects at record low prices The Directorate-General of Energy and Geology (DGEG) of Portugal has awarded 25 solar power projects across 24 lots in a 1.4 solar auction launched in July 2019. The…
Latest Energy News 08 August 2019 TOP STORY: Australia considers implementing a gas reservation policy Australia is considering reserving a part of the domestic gas production for domestic market, as the Ministries of Resources and of Energy plan to review some policies, including gas supply, pipeline access, and…
Latest Energy News 07 August 2019 TOP STORY: Argentina selects 38 renewable projects (259 MW) in renewable tender The government of Argentina, through the Energy Secretariat, has awarded 38 renewable power projects with a combined capacity of 259 MW under the third round («MiniRen») of the RenovAr…
Latest Energy News 05 August 2019 TOP STORY: PT PLN expects coal consumption in the Indonesian power sector to rise in 2020 According to the Indonesian state-owned power company PT PLN, coal consumption in the power sector should increase from 92 Mt in 2018 to an estimated…
Latest Energy News 02 August 2019 TOP STORY: Japan identifies 11 potential offshore wind areas The Japanese Ministries of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) have identified 11 areas for offshore wind power promotion in 5 prefectures of Japan. Four areas…
GLOCALFILIA || La Crónica de Hoy || 31 de julio 2019 El «Día del rebase ecológico de la Tierra» (DRET) marca la fecha en la que, cada año, la demanda humana global por recursos naturales y servicios de los ecosistemas (alimentos, bosques, agua, etc.) excede lo que la Tierra es capaz de regenerar….
GLOCALFILIA || La Crónica de Hoy || 23 de julio 2019 Aquéllos preocupados y bien informados acerca del proceso de extinción masiva que han desatado las actividades humanas en el planeta, seguramente podrán mencionar algunas especies de mamíferos o aves desaparecidos durante los últimos siglos. Pero la información actual, disponible en recientes estudios…
Latest Energy News 01 August 2019 TOP STORY: TC Energy will sell 2.1 GW in CCGT capacity for US$2.2bn (Canada) TC Energy (former TransCanada) has decided to sell interests in three gas-fired CCGT power plants in Ontario (Canada) to a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, for approximately CAD2.87bn…
Latest Energy News 31 July 2019 TOP STORY: US LNG exports reach 119 mcm/d in the first five months of 2019 According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US LNG exports have been rising steadily since 2017, to 4.7 bcf/d (133 mcm/d) in May 2019. The recent…