REM - Renewable Energy
India’s NTPC leads Indian global solar drive
India’s NTPC Ltd has secured three major projects in Africa and the Caribbean as part of the Indian-led International Solar Alliance’s (ISA) drive to improve access to power across the developing world.
India’s Acme Group to develop world-leading green hydrogen project in Oman
Indian solar developer Acme Group has acquired land to build a green hydrogen and ammonia production complex at the port of Duqm in Oman.
Swiss Axpo signs PPA with Macquarie’s 600-MW Romanian wind farm
Swiss energy trader Axpo has signed a seven-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for Romania’s largest wind farm, the Fântânele, Cogealac-and Gradina complex in Dobrogea, close to the Black Sea.
Repsol, Enagas produce green hydrogen using solar energy
Repsol has said that it plans to build a demonstration plant at its Puertollano industrial complex in Spain by 2024 to produce renewable hydrogen using solar energy.
Bureau Veritas approves Dutch floating solar technology
Bureau Veritas has delivered an approval in principle to Dutch renewable energy company SolarDuck for its King Eider offshore floating solar solution.
Deutsche Windtechnik sets up UK offshore division
Germany’s Deutsche Windtechnik has established an offshore wind maintenance business unit in the UK, following a similar move in 2016 when it established a UK onshore segment.
Falling costs of small modular reactors could make nuclear competitive
Small modular nuclear reactors could play a crucial role in meeting Paris Agreement emissions reduction targets, increasing the pace of the electrification that is a mainstay of the energy transition.
Moller – Maersk to pioneer carbon-neutral methanol as shipping fuel
Global shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk is to launch in the first quarter of 2024 the first of eight container ships that will burn carbon-neutral methanol instead of dirty bunker fuel.
MingYang launches 16-MW offshore wind turbine
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has launched the prototype of its new MySE 16.0-242, the world’s largest hybrid drive wind turbine, with a nameplate capacity of 16 MW.
Rosneft CEO proposes voluntary CO2 monitoring system
Rosneft CEO Igor has proposed that Russia introduce a voluntary system for monitoring and verifying CO2 emissions that could be recognised in the EU.
Centrica signs off-take agreements with Taaleri Energia
Centrica Energy Trading has signed three long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Helsinki-based Taaleri Energia for output from three operational wind farms in Finland and Sweden.
China Three Gorges buys into MENA green markets
China Three Gorges has bought Alcazar Energy Partners’ (AEP) renewables portfolios in Egypt and Jordan as the Chinese giant expands into the Middle East and North Africa.
Enagas, Acciona Energía, GNL Quintero team up for green hydrogen project
Two Spanish companies are looking to build a green hydrogen production facility at Chile’s Quintero LNG import terminal.
US House of Representatives approves framework of $3.5 trillion budget resolution
The US House of Representatives has voted 220-212 along party lines for a Democrat-led $3.5 trillion budget resolution that is sure to include significant elements to bolster renewable energy. The vote took place on August 24.
AfrElec: Siemens seals 200-MW green hydrogen deal in Egypt
Siemens and Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) are to develop a 200-MW pilot green hydrogen production as part of a long-term effort to tap Egypt’s large renewable power resources for hydrogen production and export.
Wishful thinking in Russia's EconMin CO2 strategy
EPA to propose lower biofuel mandate levels
The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose to President Biden that America’s biofuel blending mandates should be lowered to below this year’s levels, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
AsiaElec: Kansai Electric brings in RWE to develop floating wind capacity in Japan
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power and Germany’s RWE Renewables have announced plans to work to develop offshore wind capacity off the Japanese coast, building on their work together in the UK.
Turkey's geothermal power capacity reaches 1,650 MW
ENERGO: Rosneft boss Sechin calls for Russian carbon trading system to be internationally recognised
LatAmOil: Green hydrogen plans for Chilean LNG terminal
Two Spanish companies are looking to build a green hydrogen production facility at Chile’s Quintero LNG import terminal.
Naftogaz teams up with RWE to develop hydrogen
New study finds offshore wind critical to solving California’s power challenges
A new study estimates that developing 10 GW of offshore wind in California would contribute towards total resource cost savings of approximately $1bn. The study was carried by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute.
REM: By 2035, solar could be 40% of US electricity generation, says Biden administration
Large-scale decarbonisation of the US electricity sector could increase solar from 3% of generation today to more than 40% by 2035, according to a new issue brief by the US Department of Energy.
Uzbekistan’s electric vehicle imports expand
Estonia to start exploring potential of geothermal energy
Russia aims to have 10% electric cars in 10 years
Russia's EconMin suggests fine system for largest polluters
EBRD invests in Turkish waste-to-energy company
Russia to push merging carbon mechanisms in EEU
Kosovo’s KEK mulls 100 MW solar power plant project
Costa Rica aims to pass law forbidding oil and gas exploration
The government of Costa Rica has signaled that it wants to give regulations prohibiting oil and gas exploration the force of law.
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