REM - Renewable Energy
IFC, Uzbekistan partner to develop wind power projects
Chances for expanded renewable energy tax credits remain stalled in the US Senate
Prospects for President Joe Biden’s entire Build Back Better agenda again looked dimmer on April 26 as the conservative Democrat Senator Joe Manchin told ABC News bluntly: “There’s not a Build Back Better revival. There’s not."
Boralex, Énergir and Hydro-Québec to develop 1.2 GW of wind in Quebec
Boralex, Énergir and Hydro-Québec are partnering together to develop three wind projects of 400 MW each in the Seigneurie de Beaupré territory, in Quebec, Canada. Total investments for the projects could reach CAD3bn.
First offshore wind farm in the Mediterranean inaugurated
On Earth Day, Renexia SpA inaugurated its almost-complete 30-MW Beleolico offshore wind project, Italy’s first offshore wind farm and the first in the Mediterranean Sea.
First Solar to provide Leeward with 1 GW of thin-film solar modules
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) and First Solar have entered into an additional multi-year framework supply agreement. First Solar will provide LRE with 1 GWdc of advanced, ultra-low carbon thin-film photovoltaic solar modules.
Amazon announces 37 new renewable energy projects
Amazon, the web retailer, has announced 37 new renewable energy projects globally, adding 3.5 GW to its portfolio. The company aims to power 100% of its operations with renewable energy by 2025 – five years ahead of the original target of 2030.
Quinbrook and Primergy close $1.9bn in financing for 1.35-GW Gemini solar/storage project in Nevada
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners and Primergy Solar have closed $1.9bn in debt and tax equity financing for the Gemini Solar + Storage project in Nevada. Primergy is a wholly owned portfolio company of Quinbrook.
Equinor energy transition plan is centred on offshore wind
Shareholders of Equinor, the Norwegian state oil company, will advise on the company’s first energy transition plan on May 11. Equinor is aiming for an offshore wind goal total of 12-16 GW of installed net renewable capacity by 2030.
Federal regulators announce transmission plan that would “significantly” help US clean energy
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has announced a proposed rule that is key to reforming regional transmission planning and cost allocation in a way that will help drive the roll-out of renewables and the energy transition.
US probe into SE Asian solar panel imports could hold back US solar boom
The US investigation into whether Southeast Asian solar panel manufacturers are circumventing tariffs could reduce domestic US solar installations by 46% in 2022 and 2023, threatening both jobs and the competitiveness of the US solar industry.
Sasol to sharpen focus on green hydrogen export plans as Europe looks for green energy
South Africa’s Sasol is quickening the pace of its green hydrogen export plans in response to Europe’s anxious search for new energy sources in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Montenegro to invest €1bn in renewable energy
Animal waste biogas converted into biomethane ‘could substitute for 10% of Turkey’s gas imports’
US’s Honeywell may invest $200mn in petrochemicals and green fuels production in Egypt
UAE’s Masdar and Egypt’s Hassan Allam Utilities to develop green hydrogen production plants in Suez Canal
REM: UAE's Masdar and Egypt’s Hassan Allam Utilities to develop green hydrogen production plants in Suez Canal
Russia to relax ecological requirements for industry
Turkey further delays wind power plants tender to May 31
Asia’s corporate giants failing on emissions
Asia’s corporate giants are failing to set emissions reductions targets, running the risk of missing their own climate commitments and putting net zero by 2050 in danger.
Ørsted delivers first power from Greater Changhua 1 & 2a in Taiwan
Ørsted has delivered its first electricity from the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan.
Kyrgyzstan and World Bank sign financial agreement to support climate resilient water services
Germany to provide €65mn of financing for Egyptian green projects
Germany is to provide €65mn of soft financing to support hydro and solar expansion in Egypt as part of Cairo’s plans to expand its renewables sector.
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