The U.S. Senate on March 18 passed a multibillion-dollar coronavirus relief bill

The German energy group RWE plans to invest €5bn to expand its renewable capacity by 2022, including €1bn in Germany.

The joint-venture project, with a total investment of 7.9 billion yuan (about 1.13 billion U.S. dollars), was the first of its kind in offshore wind power with both domestic and foreign investment, China Energy said.

Researchers have stated that hydrogen is likely to be cost-competitive by 2035. But other technologies, such as battery storage, which have had a head start over hydrogen are more economical in the short term.

EIA forecasts Brent crude oil prices will average $43/b in 2020, down from an average of $64/b in 2019. For 2020, EIA expects prices will average $37/b during the second quarter and then rise to $42/b during the second half of the year. EIA forecasts that average Brent prices will rise to an average of $55/b in 2021, as declining global oil inventories put upward pressure on prices.

The UK should be running on 50% renewable energy by 2030 to set it on a cost-effective path to the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, according to a report by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

Norway's fund aims to invest around $10.77 billion in unlisted renewable projects

In 2019, U.S. annual wind generation exceeded hydroelectric generation for the first time, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Scientists at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Russia) have created a new type of solar panel based on hybrid material consisting of quantum dots (QDs) and photosensitive protein.

If it took a solar energy professional, such as myself, this long to understand what was being said, just consider what confusion others might have.

U.S. support renewable energy, efficiency measures and nuclear power

Global energy demand rises by 20 percent; market demand trends differ for OECD and non-OECD

Renewable electricity achieved a power-sector milestone in 2018, surpassing 20% (249 gigawatts [GW]) of U.S. total electricity generating capacity (1.2 terawatts [TW]) for the first time, according to the 2018 Renewable Energy Data BookPDF. Since 2009, renewable generation in the United States has increased by a factor of five.

The GCC nations include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The gulf region could save 354 million barrels of oil equivalent from adopting renewable energy by 2030, according to a 2019 study from the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency.

The China's state-owned company will spread a total renewable investment of CNY 58 billion (USD 8.3bn/EUR 7.6bn) between 25 new projects in 14 provinces and regions