REM - Renewable Energy

Horizon Power to pioneer pilot green hydrogen project in Western Australia

Western Australia’s Horizon Power is to build the country’s first renewable hydrogen demonstration plant in Denham, Western Australia.

Vestas wins 328-MW order for two wind projects in Australia

Vestas has secured a 328-MW deal for two wind projects in Victoria, Australia from developer Global Power Generation, a subsidiary of Naturgy Group.

MHI Vestas pushes forward wind turbine localisation in Taiwan

MHI Vestas and developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have secured a 5,000-square metre site located centrally in zone 1 of Taichung Harbour adjacent to the pre-assembly quayside of CIP’s Changfang & Xidao Offshore Wind Project.

Snam sets sights on hydrogen future

1,400 GW of offshore wind is achievable if governments create the right conditions

Collaboration between industry, government and key stakeholders is needed to scale-up investment and technologies and to ensure sustainable growth

Poland paves legal way to 6 GW of offshore wind by 2030

Russia’s AEM Technology says reactor cover delivered to Turkey’s planned first nuclear power plant

Turkish bus maker Temsa exports first electric bus to Sweden

Vestas wins 25-MW turbine order from Germany’s Windpark Hopsten

Germany’s Windpark Hopsten GmbH has placed a 25-MW order with Vestas for the community-run Hopsten wind park in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Enbridge begins work on another solar-powered compressor station

Enbridge announced last week that it had broken ground on the Heidlersburg solar project – the company’s second solar facility that will be built to supply part of the power needs for a compressor station serving one of its pipelines.

Ireland to pay Estonia €37.5mn for statistical renewable energy batch

Montenegro’s EPCG to spend €2.25mn to upgrade Piva HPP

African utility-scale renewables set for 300% growth

Africa’s renewable energy capacity is set to rise by 300% between 2019 and 2025 as the industry posts six consecutive years of growth.

Uniper to provide maritime biofuel at Fujairah with local partner

Low Carbon to develop UK’s largest community solar park

UK investment and asset management company Low Carbon Limited has agreed a deal with Oxfordshire-based social enterprise Low Carbon Hub for the rights to its 19-MW Arncott Solar Park.

Alcazar inaugurates Jordan wind farm

UAE-based Alcazar Energy and Chicago-based Hecate Energy have inaugurated their 44.85-MW Shobak wind farm in Jordan.

Acciona to build two PV plants in Spain for Novartis

Renewable energy company Acciona has announced plans to construct 210 MW of solar plants to supply clean energy to Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis.

Biden signals he is serious about climate change by naming John Kerry special envoy

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated former Secretary of State John Kerry as his special envoy on climate. In 2015, Kerry helped negotiate the Paris climate agreement, which Biden says he will order the US to rejoin on his first day in office.