REM - Renewable Energy
Germany installed 2 GW of onshore wind last year
Germany installed nearly 2 GW of new onshore wind facilities in 2021, up 35% compared with the previous year's total of 1.4 GW.
REM: More than GBP60mn boost for UK offshore floating wind
Eleven floating wind projects off the UK have been selected for a government investment of GBP31.6mn. More than GBP30mn in cash will also come from private industry
Appalachian Power issues request for proposals (RfP) for up to 1 GW of wind
The utility Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals for a massive 1 GW of wind, and/or 100MW of solar generation resources with optional battery energy storage.
Facebook’s parent company Meta is buying more wind power in the US
Apex Clean Energy today announced that Great Pathfinder Wind, a 225-MW project located in Boone and Hamilton Counties in central Iowa, has executed a power purchase agreement with Meta, the parent of Facebook, for the facility’s full capacity.
American inaction on clean-power legislation costs $2bn monthly, say companies
In the US, a letter from over 260 companies to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says that delays in clean power legislation in Congress are costing an estimated $2bn in lost economic activity monthly.
Energy Community launches renewable certificate project
Slovenia’s HPP Mokrice expected to get building permit in 1H22
Tesla ‘making plans for launch of product line in Turkey’
Snow carpets beaches of Turkey’s Antalya for first time in 29 years, huge snowfall causes massive disruption
EBRD approves €8m loan for energy efficiency in Tuzla Canton
DTEK Renewables gets paid UAH3bn from Ukrenergo bond
DTEK Renewables get paid UAH 3bn from Ukrenergo bond
Czech Premier Energy expands on Romania’s energy market
Ukraine announces green energy action plan after visit from German Foreign Minister
The State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving has announced that Ukraine has developed and submitted the National Action Plan for the Development of Renewable Energy out to 2030
Turkey’s carbon intensity of power fails to decline amid hydropower shortfalls says report
Turkey exempts pharma, meat and milk industries from gas cuts but country's energy crisis snowballing
Rolling power restrictions applied to factories. Situation worse than what was seen during Turkish balance of payments crisis at end of 1970s.
Turkey orders industrial zones to switch off production for rolling 3-day periods after Iran restricts energy supplies
TransAlta to replace turbine foundations at New Brunswick wind farm
Canada’s TransAlta Renewables says it will have to replace all 50 turbine foundations at a wind farm in New Brunswick after a tower collapsed last year.
Neoen chooses AFRY as partner for three wind farms in Finland
France-based Neoen has chosen Sweden’s AFRY as a partner to provide analyses and wind measurements for the company's three upcoming wind power projects in Finland.
OX2 hands over first wind farm in Poland
Sweden’s OX2 has handed over the 21-MW Zary wind farm in Poland to Munich Ergo Asset Management (MEAG).
Colombia to launch wind power plant in La Guajira
Colombia is preparing to launch a wind power plant at the end of January to boost clean energy generation.
Pattern Energy launches Western Spirit Wind projects
US-based renewable energy company Pattern Energy Group has completed and begun commercial operations at its 1,050-MW Western Spirit Wind power projects in New Mexico.
Major Croatian energy companies turn to renewables
Oil and gas group INA and state oil pipeline operator Janaf have announced new commitments to renewable energy generation as the green transition gets underway in the country.
RWE progresses its 17th Spanish wind farm with GES
RWE is investing more than €40mn in its new 43.2-MW Rea Unificado wind farm in Soria, north-eastern Spain, some 160 km west of Saragossa. The wind farm is located in the municipalities of Trevago, Valdelagua del Cerro, Fuentrestrun and Castilruiz.
RWE begins construction of wind farm in Evendorf
RWE has started construction of the Evendorf wind farm in Germany’s Lower Saxony’s Harburg district, 50 km south of Hamburg.
Blackstone to invest in Invenergy Renewables
Alternative asset manager Blackstone is to invest $3bn in US renewable energy projects developer Invenergy Renewables Holdings, the largest private renewable energy company in North America.
The EBRD will only invest in projects that fall in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement
The EBRD will only invest in projects that fall in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement
India’s JSW Group to raise $296mn to build 450-MW wind farm
India’s JSW Group is planning to raise INR22bn ($296mn) through bank loans to fund a 450-MW wind farm Tamil Nadu State.
Russian state Rosnano exits wind energy JV with Fortum
Croatia’s INA to build two solar power plants
1,148 MW of new PV systems connected to grid in Turkey last year
ExxonMobil aims to achieve net zero by 2050
ExxonMobil aims to cut net carbon emissions from its operations to zero by 2050, joining rival energy companies in making similar promises to reach net zero.
Indian grids gearing up for all-important move to renewables
Usmanov pushes sustainable copper for cleantech
Future demand for copper will increase greatly as new, greener technologies make use of the metal's unique properties. In an article published by the World Economic Forum, billionaire Alisher Usmanov made the case for increased investment in copper.
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