REM - Renewable Energy
Sonatrach, Renaissance sign three contracts on joint polypropylene plant
Algeria’s state oil firm Sonatrach and the Turkish firm Renaissance (Rönesans Holding) have signed three contracts related to the development of a polypropylene production facility in the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
REM: GE receives firm order for wind turbines for Vineyard 1 offshore project off Massachusetts
GE Renewable Energy has received an order from Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, to supply Haliade-X turbines for the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 off Massachusetts in the north-eastern US.
EIA projects nearly 50% increase in world energy use by 2050, led by growth in renewables
The US Energy Information Administration projects that global energy consumption will increase nearly 50% over the next three decades, but renewable energy sources will grow to nearly the same level
US Energy Department announces community solar target
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a new target: to enable community solar systems to power the equivalent of five million households by 2025 and create $1 billion in energy bill savings
AsiaElec: Japan’s Eneos to buy Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8bn
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Holdings, is to buy Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) for JPY200bn ($1.8bn) in order to expand its low-carbon business.
Report: US offshore wind supply chain worth $109bn over next decade
America's growing offshore wind power industry is a $109 billion revenue opportunity to businesses in the offshore wind power supply chain over the next decade
bneGREEN: Green bond supply booms in 2021 ahead of new EU taxonomy rules
Green bond supply has boomed so far in 2021, with a total of €50bn issued by the end of September, €20bn ahead of total issues in 2020
NY State will offer its next offshore wind solicitation in early 2022
New York State will offer its next offshore wind solicitation in early 2022, officials have announced
Global Methane Pledge attracts 24 new supporters
A total of 24 new countries have now joined the US- and EU-backed Global Methane Pledge in a bid to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Greening shipping needs energy efficiency and biofuels
Decarbonising the global shipping sector by 2050 will require investment in energy efficiency and a wholesale move towards biofuels.
Governments still woefully short of IEA’s net-zero requirements
Governments need to smash the stubborn dominance of fossil fuels if the world is to reach net zero by 2050, despite the rapid development of green technologies, the IEA warns.
Plug Power, SK Group to develop fuel cells, hydrogen in South Korea
Plug Power and SK Group’s SK E&S division are to provide fuel cell systems, hydrogen fuelling stations and electrolysers to the South Korean and other Asian markets.
IFC-supported roadmap: Burkina Faso could boost renewable energy mix with battery storage via PPPs
Drought-hit Turkey works on creating hundreds of underground dams amid climate crisis
China looks to Kazakh coal amid energy crisis
But how much coal Kazakhstan already sells China is a mystery, because the two sides publish different figures.
bneGreen: Russia's EconMin flip flops on carbon neutrality
CEE/SEE countries unite in defence of nuclear power
EU’s pro-nuclear member states want nuclear energy to be included in the bloc's green taxonomy as a way to ameliorate climate change.
Croatia’s HEP to build 7 solar power plants
Satellites ‘spot large methane clouds in proximity to fossil fuel infrastructure in Iran’
Support from MDMs crucial for fostering private green investment
A key way to save the world from climate catastrophe is to persuade the private sector to spend the necessary trillions in the required green investment.
PKN Orlen to reuse CO2 to pioneer green polymers
Polish refining giant PKN Orlen is exploring ways of using carbon dioxide to produce so-called green polymers.
Repsol raises 2030 clean energy target
Kazakhstan to launch 2060 carbon neutrality concept
COMMENT: Energy lobby dominates Czech climate change debate
Whoever wins the election, the energy lobby will continue to slow down the country's transformation to a carbon-neutral future.
World Bank warns of slow recovery and climate problems in Africa
The World Bank has raised its 2021 growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 3.3%, one percentage point higher than its April forecast
Newly discovered trees in Sahel could contribute to fight against climate change
The fight against climate change and deforestation in Africa received a boost this week as scientists said they had discovered 7bn previously unrecorded trees in Africa.
Energise Africa wins Climate Action Award
African-focused crowdfunding investor Energise Africa has won a United Nations Global Climate Action Award for its work connecting small ethical investors in the UK with clean energy access project across Africa.
Egypt benefits from EBRD green investment
A key way to save the world from climate catastrophe is to persuade the private sector to spend the necessary trillions in the green investment required.
IEA urges more focus on cutting methane to meet climate targets
Climate action cannot focus solely on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, as cutting methane output by industry, which has the potential to have the greatest impact on limiting near-term climate change, is essential for meeting global climate targets.
India’s Adani buys SB Energy and its 5-GW green capacity for $3.5bn
Indian renewables developer Adani Green Energy has closed its $3.5bn acquisition of SB Energy Holdings, which owns a 5-GW renewables portfolio in India.
Senvion secures 591-MW wind turbine contract from JSW
India’s Senvion, now owned by Saudi Arabia’s Alfanar Group, has secured a contract to deliver 591 MW of wind turbines to Indian private generator JSW Energy.
Chevron funds Australian university’s CCS research
US super-major Chevron has provided financial support for an Australian university’s ongoing research into carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Green infrastructure will power South Africa's future economy
Green infrastructure will take centre stage in South Africa’s future, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on October 7. He believed that green hydrogen was the oil of the future and that green infrastructure would power the economy going forward.
New data shows Russia will be a key player in the fight against global warming
Analysis by climate science website Carbon Brief names Russia as one of the countries most responsible for global warming.
Putin sets sight on green both at home and abroad
Russia's En+ to sell I-REC certificates to TransContainer
South African energy giant Sasol announces green hydrogen project
South Africa Integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol is dreaming big about exporting green hydrogen from a hub in the country’s Northern Cape province.
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