REM - Renewable Energy
REM: Fitch: Wind power pipeline up by almost 33% in six months
The world's wind project pipeline increased significantly between the second and fourth quarters of 2021 as efforts to mitigate climate change continued to drive the adoption of renewables. This is according to a new report by Fitch Solutions.
TransWest Express has agreed to sell 1.5 GW of capacity on major transmission line to Power Company of Wyoming
TransWest Express has agreed to sell 1.5 GW of capacity on a $3bn transmission line from Wyoming to southern Nevada to Power Company of Wyoming, which is developing a two-phase 3-GW wind project in southern Wyoming.
Croatia starts trials of €230mn Senj wind farm
AsiaElec: Are India's 100-GW solar ambitions within reach?
Russian decarbonisation strategy updated
Number of sinkholes afflicting Turkish “breadbasket” plain rises by around 1,400 in a year
IEA report: renewables capacity to increase more than 60% by 2026
According to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report, renewable capacity will increase more than 60% by 2026 compared with 2020 levels to more than 4,800 GW, equivalent to the current total global power capacity of fossil fuels and nuclear.
Serbia reportedly receives about 25% of its electricity from wind, biomass and solar
Eni, Sonangol JV moves forward on Angola photovoltaic project
Amazon announces 18 new wind and solar energy projects
Amazon, the internet retailer, has announced 18 new wind and solar projects across the US, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK totaling 2 GW of capacity.
Turkey’s renewables capacity expected to grow 53% by 2026
MEPs call for faster deployment of offshore wind to meet 2030, 2050 targets
MEPs have called for more sustainable management of the sea and coastal areas across Europe in order to speed up the deployment of offshore wind.
Montenegro to probe wind farm deal linked to murdered Maltese journalist
Offshore company investigated by Caruana Galizia prior to her murder was reportedly involved in the Mozura wing park deal.
Russian petrochemical giant Sibur strengthens ESG targets
Sibur, one of the world’s largest petrochemical companies, has set more ambitious ESG targets over the next five years, including in recycling, low-carbon products and energy use.
Kazakhstan to model carbon emissions trading scheme on EU system
Russia's Sber details ESG transformation
Russian RusHydro gets support on Far East projects, dividends
Uzbek government promises benefits and subsidies in small hydro
Italian development bank CDP interested in supporting green energy projects in Serbia
Sinopec to build world’s largest green hydrogen plant
China’s Sinopec is to build a $470mn green hydrogen plant, the world’s largest and entirely powered by solar energy, in a bid to produce 10,000 tonnes per year of the gas.
Chinese emissions fall 0.5% in third quarter
China’s CO2 emissions fell by around 0.5% in the third quarter of 2021 compared to a year earlier, new analysis for Carbon Brief showed.
Coal too expensive and unreliable for India
India’s coal supply crisis is highlighting the need for the country to accelerate its transition to renewables, according to analysis from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
AsiaElec: China unveils initial methane emissions control plans
China has said it will examine how to control methane emissions in major sectors of the economy as it builds on its COP26 promises to limit methane.
World set for 290 GW of new green capacity in 2021
Renewable electricity growth is accelerating faster than ever worldwide, supporting the emergence of the new global energy economy, says the IEA.
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