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Over 5000 Gwh Have Been Saved in Bulgaria in the 2014-2017 Period

Over 5000 Gwh Have Been Saved in Bulgaria in the 2014-2017 Period

In 2014-2017, 5 056.3 GWh of energy was saved in Bulgaria, accounting for 60.7% of the national target for energy savings by 2020. The information comes from the annual report on the implementation of the National Action Plan on Energy Efficiency for 2017, approved by the Government

BMW Group to Produce Mini Electric Cars in China

BMW Group to Produce Mini Electric Cars in China

The BMW Group and Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor formed a new joint venture (JV) to produce an all-electric version of the iconic Mini car in China, the German utility company announced Tuesday

German Renewables Increase Share in Energy Mix

German Renewables Increase Share in Energy Mix

The share of renewable energy in Germany's power mix increased by 36.3 percent in the first half of 2018, compared to 32.5 percent during the same period last year, according to figures released by German Association of Energy and Water Industries, BDEW on Tuesday

UK Government Launches Road to Zero Strategy

UK Government Launches Road to Zero Strategy

The U.K. government released its Road to Zero Strategy on Monday, confirming its ambition to have at least 50 percent and as much as 70 percent of new car sales as ultra-low emission by 2030, in addition to up to 40 percent of new vans

HEP to Build Croatia’s Largest Solar Plant to Date on Cres Island

HEP to Build Croatia’s Largest Solar Plant to Date on Cres Island

The Primorsko-Goranska county, the Monastery of St. Frane – Cres and power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) have signed an agreement on cooperation on the Orlec Trinket solar power plant project on the Cres island, in what would be the largest solar power plant in Croatia

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan P/Line Delivers 3 Bbl Oil in 12 Yrs

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan P/Line Delivers 3 Bbl Oil in 12 Yrs

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline delivered 2.99 billion barrels of Azeri oil from Ceyhan marine terminal in the Adana Province of southern Turkey to international oil market since 2006, according to Turkey's BOTAS Pipeline Corporation on Saturday

Teslas Supercharger Global Network Up 72% Since 2017

Tesla's Supercharger Global Network Up 72% Since 2017

Tesla deployed 1,320 superchargers around the globe as of July 4, increasing its supercharger network by 72 percent since the beginning of 2017, according to the supercharger tracker Supercharge.info data Thursday

Montenegro Starts Phasing Out Inefficient Incandescent Light Bulbs

Montenegro Starts Phasing Out Inefficient Incandescent Light Bulbs

Montenegro has launched a phase-out of traditional filament incandescent light bulbs starting with the highest wattage – 100-watt conventional incandescent light bulbs and above, as part of a new legal framework introducing the EU’s ecodesign requirements for a range of energy-using and energy-related products

Conocophillips, BP Share Swap for UK and Alaska Assets

Conocophillips, BP Share Swap for UK and Alaska Assets

U.S.-based international oil company ConocoPhillips signed agreements on Tuesday with U.K.-based oil company BP for the sale of a 16.5 percent interest in the Clair Field in the U.K. to acquire an additional 39.2 percent interest in the Greater Kuparuk area in Alaska

Engie Buys Romanian Smart Public Lighting Company

Engie Buys Romanian Smart Public Lighting Company

French energy group Engie announced Wednesday the acquisition of 60 percent of Flashnet, a Romanian Internet of Things (IoT) company that develops intelligent energy management systems for cities

Talks to Continue Over Kirkuk Oil Exports to Turkey

Talks to Continue Over Kirkuk Oil Exports to Turkey

Negotiations between Ankara, Baghdad and Erbil over the transfer of Kirkuk crude oil to Turkey's Ceyhan port are still ongoing, the Iraqi oil minister said on Monday