From the most to the least, energy is mainly consumed by the EU's industry sectors, transport, households, services and agriculture.

Despite this, the industrial structure of profits continue to improve, with the equipment manufacturing industry registering a rebound in profits for six consecutive months.

Major imported goods were coal, natural gas, agriculture products, and metal ore.

German automakers Mercedes-Benz and BMW sign up to use eco-friendly materials.

As the world transitions to more sustainable energy sources, using steel-armoured cables to connect to areas of high sun activity could be the key to a shared, solar-powered future.

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has set out its production growth and decarbonisation targets in an investor seminar.

The province saw a decrease in imports of iron ore and natural gas.

"Our station generates 1.7 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity yearly. It saves 557,000 tonnes of coal and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 1.7 million tonnes."