To make food, it takes energy. A review of how the natural gas crisis is affecting the fertilizer industry.

Recent gas crunch has forced many fertilizer and ammonia producer to curb production as high natural gas prices make it unprofitable. Here’s a review of last weeks’ developments.

The Germany-coal long-standing relationship is at a turning point. Maybe.

Germany is a week ahead of a historical ballot. Amongst the wide array of electoral issues, coal has taken un a primary role. Is Germany Energiewende in danger?

Saudi Arabia will have to screen its Solar PV Power Generation against Coronavirus

In the last decade, Saudi Arabia has stepped up its solar PV power generation. Coronavirus may yet wreck it as oil prices stay low.

The Russia-Saudi price war puts the U.S. shale oil industry on the brink amid coronavirus.

It is not everyday we see both sides of the supply and demand equation go mad at the same time. The Russia-Saudi price war puts U.S. shale oil industry on the brink amid coronavirus. But it could also easily backfire.

China’s readiness to put businesses back on track amid coronavirus disruptive effects worries environmentalists.

The one-off reduction of emissions could become as rare as comets in the future. Originated in the Chinese Hubei province’s capital Wuhan, coronavirus – or as scientists dubbed it covid-19 – rapidly spilt out of China’s borders. At the moment, the virus has hit no less but 170 countries around the world. Governments have increasingly

Energy transition falters as Nigeria struggles to keep the light on

Nigeria is Africa most populated country. Yet, it deals with an inadequate energy sector and faulty infrastructures that prevent the country from complete electrification and hinder progress towards a clean energy transition and the adoption of higher shares of renewable energy onto the grid.

Africa’s largest oil producer suffers oil output cuts as stability slips away

When asked about whether he wanted to push American companies out of Libya in 1973, Muammar Gaddafi answered that although he would have been undoubtedly pleased, the oil they were pumping was very much needed for Libyan economy relied on oil revenues. Almost fifty years later, while the former leader is long gone, the country

Considerations upon Solar PV growth in Europe.

The solar PV industry is on a surge. As production costs keep on falling and investments become more and more viable, EU Member states are called upon to double their efforts to meet the Clean Energy Package goal of a minimum 32% share of energy sourced from renewables by 2030. The UNFCC COP25 recently held

How is the Arctic changing Russian attitude towards climate change?

Climate re-shuffle is making Russia reconsider its approach towards the Arctic region. In the past, Moscow pleased ice melting, for it would facilitate the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources. The Russian Federation, ever since Vladimir Putin first entered the Kremlin in 2000, never hid its deep interest in the Arctic region. Throughout the last decade, numerous