Category: Report

September 28 2021

Demethanization: The New Viral Energy Transition Sensation

Decarbonization has become the catch-all term for climate action. But while carbon dioxide is the biggest contributor to global warming, the case for tough action against methane emissions, known as ‘demethanization’, is literally becoming clearer by the day.

September 27 2021

LNG Project Delays May Cut Shell’s Mid-Term, Spot Supply

Delays at two major liquefied natural gas projects could squeeze Royal Dutch Shell's portfolio of supply between 2025-26.

September 20 2021

EU Refiners’ Carbon Costs Could Almost Triple in 2021

Despite some respite after a horrid year for European refinery margins, increasing carbon costs will soon hit refiners hard.

September 16 2021

Will digital technologies become the next competitive edge of oil majors?

The oil and gas sector faces energy transition pressures from regulators and investors and has made digitalization a core component of company strategy.

September 13 2021

The Best G-20 Markets for Decarbonizing Industrial Low- to Medium-Temperature Heat

The top G-20 markets for industrials seeking to decarbonize their low-to medium- temperature heat are China, France, Italy, Germany, South Korea and the U.K., according to a new report by BloombergNEF and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

September 6 2021

BloombergNEF Launches Its 2022 Net-Zero Technology Innovation Challenges

For 2022, BNEF's New Energy Pioneers program has chosen three climate challenges to focus on and will award the Pioneers prize to applicants whose innovations have the potential to solve the following:

August 26 2021

Carbon Capture Can’t Keep Oil Afloat in a Net-Zero World

Oil consumption is unlikely to return to its 2019 peak if emissions are to hit net-zero by 2050, despite a scale-up of carbon capture and storage technologies, according to BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2021 (NEO).

August 20 2021

Climate-Tech Startups for Understanding and Monitoring our Changing Planet

As climate change increasingly impacts the planet, there are some important and urgent challenges to better understand how the world is reacts to rising greenhouse gas levels, to monitor any changes, and to evaluate the role that natural carbon sinks can play in decarbonization.

August 18 2021

Achieving Net-Zero by 2050, BloombergNEF’s Green Scenario: New Energy Outlook 2021

Net-zero emissions can be reached via many pathways by mid-century, but none are easy, and none are certain.

August 16 2021

BHP to Extend Battery Metals Lead With Its Noront Bid

BHP has made an all-cash offer to acquire Noront Resources for $351 million. This represents a 75% premium on an offer made in May by Wyloo, a metals company owned by Andrew Forrest.