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BP maps $1 bn for EV charging across US
European oil major, BP, has taken strong steps toward its transformation to an integrated energy company. The company announced plans to invest a billion dollars into electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the United States by 2030. The company stated…
China generates 1,190 TW of wind, solar power
The renewable energy industry in China now accounts for generation of significant 1,190 terawatts of electricity hours used in the country, nearly hitting its 2030 targets seven years ahead of time. The feat is expected to take out significant part…
Nigerdock plugs into renewables, targets 20MW
Nigerdock has completed the first phase of its shift to renewable energy sources through the installation of solar solutions at Snake Island Integrated Free Zone. Speaking on the initiative, Nigerdock CEO, Maher Jarmakani said: “As a self-sustaining economic hub, improving…
Fossil to account for 20% of energy mix by 2050
Sopuruchi Onwuka The highly credible BP energy outlook holds that the world will displace some 60 percent of fossil fuels with greener renewable energy in the next 28 years as the prevailing energy transition continues to gather momentum in response…
How WIEN expands African battlefields for gender equity
Sopuruchi Onwuka The global war for gender equity is growing widened battlefields in Africa where female stalwarts are stepping forward with powerful programmes and advocacies that deliver statements on the determination of women and girls to unleash bottled up potentials…
Chinese BYD hogs global EV market, dwarfs Tesla
Chinese automaker BYD outsold Tesla by a wide margin last year with the help of its inexpensive electric cars. BYD has now become the biggest EV maker in the world, according to the South China Morning Post, but only when…
Sony, Honda unveil Afeela EV
Sony Honda Mobility Inc. has declared that its electric vehicle will launch under the brand Afeela, the latest debut in a field already crowded by earlier entrants such as Tesla Inc. While unveiling the venture’s first prototype during Sony’s CES…
Germany hits 50,000 megawatts of wind power
Germany has declared that it has generated over 50,000 megawatts of electricity from wind, as the European continent tries to diversify its energy sources in the face of gas wean from Russia. Reports by agency sources quoted that data from…
Gas man in the Decade of Gas: Aka Nwokedi drives NGA into 2023
Sopuruchi Onwuka As his entire life continues to swirl in the world of petroleum gas, Mr Akachukwu Adeyinka Nwokedi enters the new year with a new role that will properly define him as a complete gas man who will lead…
Investors willing to stake $40 bn in gas development _OPTS
Sopuruchi Onwuka Some key players in the upstream petroleum industry have accepted to collectively shoulder some $40 billion investments in new development if the government would dismantle operational challenges that impact returns on investments. The pledge came in response to…
