REM - Renewable Energy
Egypt agrees with ACWA Power to postpone Kom Ombo solar plant
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission (EETC) has accepted ACWA Power’s request to postpone the 200-MW solar plant project at Kom Ombo in southern Egypt because of the high cost of transport and the prices of solar cells.
US to support green laggard Algeria
The US has agreed to support Algeria’s modernisation of its national grid and the transition to a greener power sector.
Vestas secures 50-MW order from wpd for Taiwan
Vestas has secured a 50-MW order from German developer wpd for Taiwan’s Chuangwei 2, Leadway 2 and Hsinyuan wind farms.
Australian solar minnow sets world solar cell efficiency record
Australia’s SunDrive said this week that it had set a new world record for solar cell efficiency
Ørsted seals Vietnamese wind tie-up with T&T
Denmark-based Ørsted and Vietnam’s T&T are to launch a strategic partnership on offshore wind in Vietnam.
Green giants unite to work towards full sustainability of renewable energy
A group of leading green energy developers has identified the need for a close alliance between solar and wind in order to meet global climate goals and to achieve a just transition away from fossil fuels.
Clean energy investments in Turkey top $66bn
India keen to cement green partnership with the US
Indian Power and Renewable Energy Minister Raj Kumar Singh has urged the US to join the Indian-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) as New Delhi seeks to boost its global renewables reputation.
Global coal plans collapse by 76%
The global pipeline of proposed coal power plants has collapsed by 76% since the Paris Agreement in 2015, bringing the end of new coal power construction into sight, new research by green think-tank E3G finds.
Turkish officials hatch plan to lay floating solar panels on lakes and reservoirs vulnerable to evaporation
EBRD to back green transition, private sector competitiveness in new country strategy for Montenegro
AsiaElec: Japan opens bidding for 360 MW of offshore capacity
Japan’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (METI) is to open bidding for 360 MW of offshore wind capacity in the north of the country.
AfrElec: The Gambia becomes surprise climate champion
The Gambia has become a surprising global climate champion, as it has been adjudged to be the only country with a climate action plan that is consistent with the Paris Agreement 1.5˚C warming limit.
Fishing group sues US government over approval of 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore project
The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a broad membership-based coalition of fishing industry associations and fishing companies, has sued in federal court over the approval of the 800-MW Vineyard 1 wind project off Massachusetts.
800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore project in US reaches financial close
Vineyard Wind has announced that the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project has achieved financial close.
Bill laying out roadmap for offshore wind industry in California heads to governor’s desk
A bill accelerating offshore wind development off California is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for signature into law.
Wintershall Dea makes case for turquoise hydrogen
Finland’s Betolar develops green cement as construction races to decarbonise
Finland’s Betolar is pioneering the production of low-carbon cement by using alternative industrial waste products in a process that could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80%.
ENERGO: JV of Kajima Europe and Griffin Real Estate buys into Polish renewable energy company Pad-Res
Russian regions to get green ratings
bneGREEN: Turkey’s lakes and rivers drying up amid drought and climate change
Reports in the country’s press of severe water depletion becoming more and more frequent.
Iceland launches world's largest CO2-to-rock plant
Baltic and Finnish gas TSOs sign memorandum on promoting development of green gases
North Macedonia power producer ESM plans 1,000 MW solar power plants
Slovenia to phase out use of coal for power production by 2033
REM: Details emerging of $3.5 trillion US spending package
Details are emerging of the draft of the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package in the US.
ION Energy to begin first exploration programme at Urgakh Naran lithium salar project in Mongolia
Landmark Estonian-Latvian joint offshore wind farm project kicks off
Serbia adopts framework document for green bonds
Black soldier fly start-up Entoprotech starts first funding round
Bugs can become big business. Entoprotech, an Israeli biotech start-up has raised $2mn to develop its black soldier fly (BSF) to process organic waste that will reduce methane emissions from landfills and create animal feed as a byproduct.
Poland launches PLN1bn programme to finance renewable energy
Demand for carbon-neutral LNG grows amid growing criticism
Demand for carbon-neutral LNG is rising, but critics are increasingly arguing that using carbon offsets is not an effective way to combat climate change.
Green push comes to steel
The world got its first delivery of carbon-free steel last month, setting a pair of green goalposts for the industry’s future. Progress for the moment and future, all the same, will require changes in production processes, feed stock and fuels.
Oxus sponsored by Kazakh entrepreneur announces closing of IPO, gross proceeds at $150mn
Romania’s Hidroelectrica plans more PV projects
PT Bukit Asam to build up to 600 MW of solar
Indonesian coal miner PT Bukit Asam is to build three solar power projects at former coal mines as part of its move into renewable energy.
Global wind sector bounces back, but need faster expansion to meet climate goals
The global wind sector has bounced back strongly since the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Serbia's first biomass heating plant to start operating on October 1
Cleaner air can contribute towards climate goals
The World Bank has warned that air pollution is the world’s leading environmental risk to health, costing $8.1 trillion, or 6.1% of GDP, in 2019, and has identified coal-fired power plants and diesel vehicles as causes of poor air quality.
South African deputy finance minister has proposed debt-for-climate swap
South Africa’s Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has proposed that South Africa’s struggling state-owned utility Eskom’s debt should be forgiven in exchange for a rapid move to green energy.
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