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Shanxi Clears First Public Infrastructure REIT in RMB1.07bn Heating Network Fund
The Jinzhong heating-network fund, sponsored by a local state utility and managed by Shanzheng (Shanghai), will use proc...
DNV Launches Four-Step Energy Resilience Framework as Survey Finds Strategy Gaps
DNV’s From Concern to Control paper pushes energy operators to embed resilience in investment decisions after a survey o...
The Blackout Premium: Why Grid Stability Is Becoming Energy’s New Value Driver
After national blackouts in Spain, Portugal, Chile and Brazil, Actis argues investors will pay a premium for grid-formin...
France Extends C3IV Green Industry Tax Credit to End-2028
Eligible battery, wind, solar and heat-pump supply-chain investments can receive up to 35% tax relief, with approval req...
Nuclear Energy’s Contested Place in the Push for Sustainable Power
Nuclear power supplies around 10% of global electricity and produces no direct carbon emissions, but uranium supply conc...
Lombard Odier Names Finance, Utilities, Materials and Healthcare as Top Sectors for Equity Gains
The Swiss private bank says solid earnings momentum and structural themes like AI electrification and the energy transit...
Start-Up Innovation Emerges as Critical Buffer Against Energy Shocks
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the fragility of global energy supply, but agile start-ups with breakthr...
Oil Majors Post Record H1 Profits as European Giants Abandon Green Pivot for Capital Discipline
Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, and Chevron led a windfall half, while Shell's $16.4bn ARC acquisition and BP's planned solar ...
Rare Earths Could Add R$192 Billion to Brazil’s GDP and Create 750,000 Jobs by 2050, Says Amcham Study
Foreign investment and onshore processing would unlock an extra R$63.4 billion in GDP, with industrial states reaping th...
Shell Sells European Solar and Wind Arm to TotalEnergies in Renewables Retreat
Shell is selling its European onshore renewables business — solar, battery and wind projects totalling 500 MW — to Total...
Colombia's Top Business Group Calls for Coalition to Steady Economy After Election
The Andi business association urged a civil society-state alliance to anchor public finances, smooth the energy transiti...
Portugal revives EU windfall tax push with new oil profit levy
Portugal approved a temporary tax on oil sector windfall profits to fund household support and energy transition, joinin...
Spain Unleashes Historic €35 Billion Grid Investment to End Power Network Gridlock
Madrid has lifted investment caps on electricity networks, releasing up to €17.9 billion in fresh spending for distribut...
Deadly Storm Disrupts Chilean Copper Mines, Threatening AI and Energy Supply Chains
Extreme snowfall and floods forced multiple top miners to halt operations in Chile, the world's largest copper supplier,...
China's Belt and Road Green Energy Deals Hit $20.1 Billion Record in H1 2026
Driven by cheaper renewables and fallout from the U.S.-Iran conflict, China's flagship infrastructure initiative is pour...
China Sets Ambitious 2030 Renewable Energy Targets in New Five-Year Plan
Beijing’s 2026–2030 renewable energy roadmap targets 3.5 TW of installed capacity and 6 trillion kWh of annual generatio...
Renewables Top 30% of US Electricity Generation, Solar and Batteries Drive Record Expansion
New EIA data shows renewable sources generated 30.4% of U.S. electricity in Jan–May 2026, up 10.1% year-on-year. Solar g...
ASEAN Renewables Are Far More Resilient to Climate Shocks Than Fossil Fuels, Report Finds
Distributed renewable energy networks with battery storage and grid interconnection can withstand disasters better than ...
Could Clean Energy Affordability Become a Winning Political Message and Economic Game Changer?
A new advocacy piece argues that positioning clean energy as the centerpiece of an affordability agenda could reshape U....