REM - Renewable Energy
At least 480,000 people will require basic training globally for working on wind projects until 2025
More than 480,000 people will require basic entry-level training for working on onshore and offshore wind projects globally until the end of 2025, according to a new report by the Global Wind Organisation.
More new US wind energy in 2020 than any other energy source
More new wind project capacity was installed in the US in 2020 than any other energy source, says the US Department of Energy (DOE). Wind accounted for 42% of new US installations, says a new government report.
Vestas win 181-MW turbine order for Australia’s Dulacca Wind Farm
Vestas and its partner RES Australia have secured a 181-MW deal for the Dulacca Wind Farm in Queensland, Australia, with Vestas supplying and installing 43 of its V150-4.2-MW wind turbines.
CBAM to have less bite than bark
The cost of the EU’s proposed CBAM may turn out to be less than initially feared by exporters into the EU, a new report from Sandbag and E3G, two pro-green think-tanks, have found.
Emerging Europe’s perfect storm for illegal logging
High demand for wood for the booming global furniture market, poverty, persistent corruption and huge areas of sparsely populated forest land combine to create the conditions for illegal logging in Emerging Europe.
SAFE Boats, Diverse Marine partner on US offshore wind
SAFE Boats International, of Bremerton, Washington, has signed a formal partnership agreement with Diverse Marine, of Cowes in the UK, targeting the US offshore wind market. SAFE Boats has been working with Diverse Marine in Europe for three years.
REM: Germany’s RWE Group ramps up foothold in US renewables market
Germany’s RWE Group ramps up foothold in US renewables market, completing a wind project in New York State and signing a power purchase agreement for a solar project in Texas.
Deutsche Bank ESG repo agreement with Turkish Akbank arrives on a market grown warier
Ukraine looks to adapt green tariff to pay off debts
Ukraine looks to adapt green tariff to pay off debts
Kiewit to build US-built offshore wind substation
Kiewit Offshore Services of Texas will design and build the substation for the 132-MW South Fork Wind project off New York. It is the first American-built offshore wind substation.
Steel faces paying for its carbon
The steel industry in Emerging Europe is staring at mounting costs as it must contend with paying for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions it creates.
Russia to rely on forests to meet GHG emissions targets
Uzbekistan commissions 100 MW photovoltaic plant
Imperial unveils renewable diesel plan for Strathcona refinery
Canada’s Imperial Oil unveiled a plan this week to produce renewable diesel at its 191,000 barrel per day Strathcona refinery in Alberta using vegetable oil as feedstock.
bneGREEN: Russia drafts hydrogen development plan
Russia plans to emerge as an exporter of hydrogen within the space of a few years and supply as much as 12mn tonnes per year (tpy) of the fuel by 2035, under a draft development plan approved in August.
Green energy offers key FDI hope for Africa
Renewables energy offers the best opportunities for foreign direct investment in Africa as the continent recovers from the pandemic.
Talos wins Gulf Coast CCS contract
Talos Energy announced this week that it had been selected as the winning bidder on a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project on the Texas Gulf Coast, along with its partner, Carbonvert.
Global power sector emissions rise, threatening green commitments
Rising demand for electricity across the world outpaced growth in green power output in the first half of 2021, creating increased consumption of coal in power generation and a corresponding rise in CO2 emissions.
BlackRock invests $100mn in South Korea’s Brite Energy Partners
BlackRock Real Assets is to invest $100mn in the South Korean solar sector by taking an equity stake in Brite Energy Partners.
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