REM - Renewable Energy
Manhattan’s iconic Empire State Building now powered 100% by wind
New York City’s iconic Empire State Building – and several related office buildings – is now powered solely by wind energy. The owner expects $800,000 in savings in the first year alone.
wpd Adria presents projects for four wind farms in Bosnia
Akkuyu Nukleer ‘plans to commission one unit per year from 2023 at Turkey’s first nuclear power plant’
Share of natural gas in Turkey’s electricity generation rises 21% in 2020 as drought hits hydropower
French oil company Total dives deeper into US solar
French oil company Total has acquired a US development pipeline of 2.2 GW of solar projects, and 600 MW of battery storage assets, all located in Texas.
Germany’s AE Solar to launch solar panel production plant in Turkey
European demand for Turkish e-bikes quadruples
Turkey's renewables sector ‘may attract $3bn in funds in this year’
Slovenia’s Petrol embarks on transition towards green energy
Azerbaijan to build floating solar power plant on Boyukshor Lake
Report on chronic coal pollution in Turkey examines death toll and burden on health expenditure
Iran’s renewable power plants ‘reach 860 MW in capacity’
Serbia anticipates "real boom" in building of solar panels
US energy consumption, emissions to take years to recover
US energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions will likely take years to return to pre-COVID levels, according to projections in the US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2021.
IRENA seals new energy transformation agreement for Southern Africa
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Southern African Development Community’s Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) are to work together to boost renewable energy, especially decentralised technology.
Coal use to end by 2033, say Morgan Stanley
Coal’s use in power generation in the US is predicted to end by 2033 as renewable energy continues to expand, Morgan Stanley said in a report.
Electric car imports surge in Uzbekistan
Lithuania’s Green Genius plans to have 242 MW of solar power plants in Poland by mid-2022
Australia needs more ambitious green targets
Australia needs an ambitious long-term Renewable Energy Target (RET) policy to unlock future investments, said Wood Mackenzie in a note.
StormGeo wins weather contract for Japan’s Akita Noshiro wind farm
Japan’s Kajima Corp. has contracted StormGeo for the provision of weather forecasting services for the first multi-turbine offshore wind farm in Japan.
The future for CSP
Rapidly falling costs for CSP with storage mean the technology is becoming a more attractive option for green baseload power
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