Renewables, smart homes, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things will have a massive impact on how energy companies need to address the market in 2018, predicts Colin Beaney, IFS’s Global Industry Director for Energy & Utilities.

Coal-fired power projects are expected in the next two decades to maintain dominance in the energy markets of emerging economies in Asia despite tighter regulations and decreasing appetite among European financiers.

How much progress did we make in switching to green energy in 2017? What are the obstacles that remain to be tackled? Here are the top energy trends for the year of 2017.

Philippines' power rates are among the highest in Southeast Asia and it's quest to lower electricity rates has become more difficult with an impending tax imposition on coal and the regulatory vacuum following the suspension of Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) commissioners.  

People in Germany essentially got paid to use electricity on Christmas due to renewable power.

Designated as a priority under the terms of the Belt and Road Initiative, the project is based in the north central coastal province of Ha Tinh

Blockchain is hot right now, not only as the underpinning of bitcoin, but because it has the promise to be a disruptive technology in multiple sectors. I started my exploration of how it will impact electricity’s transmission, distribution, and sale in “Bitcoin’s Hot but Blockchain For Cleantech Is Interesting.” In a three-part series of articles on the nature of smart contracts based on blockchain technology, I dive into this topic further.

Of all the energy sources that are set to replace hydrocarbons, nuclear is uniquely positioned to take the lead in the global transition to a low-carbon economy as it alone meets all of the above-mentioned criteria.

Hydroelectric power is nothing new, of course. (It’s also the source of international disputes and dangers.) But for the first time, the biggest source of water energy on Earth is open for business — the ocean.

The French company “Sunna design”, based in Bordeaux, produces solar panels for public lighting in several countries around the world.

A unique project that combines solar energy with keeping crops healthy has proven to be a more efficient use of land in Germany. The so-called agrophotovoltaic system may be the future of solar power in Germany and elsewhere.

H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Chairman of the Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development lead a panel session on Day One of the 8th Bosphorus Summit in Istanbul, on Tuesday.