REM - Renewable Energy
UK’s Crown Estate to offer new floating wind leases in Celtic Sea
The UK’s Crown Estate has announced that it is commencing work to design and deliver a new leasing opportunity for early commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea.
Ørsted begins offshore installation at Greater Changhua 1 & 2a
Ørsted plans to begin full construction work at the 900-MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan in 2021.
GE Renewable Energy wins 30-MW turbine contract in Vietnam
GE Renewable Energy has won a contract to supply and commission turbines for the 30-MW Thuan Nhien Phong wind farm in Vietnam’s Binh Thuan Province.
OWC is appointed owner’s engineer for 300-MW Sinan offshore wind farm
South Korea’s Saman Corp. has hired renewables consultancy OWC to provide engineering services at the South Korean 300-MW Sinan offshore wind farm project.
20% of world’s corporate giants set net-zero targets
Work towards reaching net-zero targets must be robust, transparent and urgent if the Paris Agreement’s goals are to be met.
Coal India moves into solar
Coal India, the world’s largest coal producer, wants to move into solar power by manufacturing solar wafers and bidding in the country’s solar auctions.
Environmentalists urge Montenegro’s competition watchdog to probe subsidies for small HPPs
UK rolls out $22bn North Sea transition deal
China’s Trina Solar launches storage business unit
Trina Solar has launched a dedicated energy storage business unit to meet the growing demand for storage solutions.
Iran to launch wind farm on border with Afghanistan
The Head of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organisation (SATBA), Mohammad Satakin, has announced the inauguration of a huge wind farm project on the border of Iran and Afghanistan.
India’s ReNew Power agrees merger to raise funds
India’s ReNew Power has agreed to merge with US-based blank cheque company RMG Acquisition Corporation II (RMG II) to form ReNew Energy Global.
Mombasa refinery could be revived with biofuels plan
Poland’s solar power company Columbus Energy likely to move to WSE’s main market this year
Poland’s PGE posts PLN525mn net profit in Q4
Mubadala and Snam to join forces in hydrogen effort
Wood Mackenzie: Big Oil involved in 30% of offshore wind FIDs in 2020
Major European oil companies were involved in 30% of the offshore wind final investment decisions (FIDs) in 2020 globally, says consulting firm Wood Mackenzie.
Merck KGaA signs 12-year virtual power purchase agreement with Enel wind and battery project
Merck of Germany has signed a 68-MW, 12-year virtual power purchase agreement with Enel Green Power for output from the Azure Sky wind energy and storage project in Texas.
JGC receives permission to build utility-scale solar-plus-storage power plant in Mongolia
Russia fights to keep course on carbon and renewables amid budget squeeze
Russia’s next phase of renewable energy development looks like it won’t be as well funded by the state as planned. That said, the announced cuts could have been worse, and corporates are stepping up plans to mitigate carbon.
Russia to cut green energy funding by a fifth to to $4.3bn
The Russian government said it will cut funding for green energy by a fifth (22%) to $4.3bn
Valero, BlackRock join CCS pipeline partnership
US refiner Valero Energy and BlackRock Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III have announced this week that they are partnering with Navigator Energy Services to develop an industrial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) pipeline system.
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