REM - Renewable Energy
EVs in Uzbekistan bring problems and prospects
Number of imports up dramatically, but most market players doing little by way of providing electric vehicle servicing and infrastructure. That needs to change.
Turkey’s new $2.2bn Hunutlu coal-fired power plant said to make mockery of promises to tackle climate change
World Bank Group member MIGA backs construction of 20MW solar photovoltaic plant in Malawi
World's first hydrogen-powered mine haul vehicle to enter service at Anglo American's platinum mine in South Africa
Uzbekistan: Electricity grid strained by heat
Demand has surged as the population turns to air conditioners and refrigeration equipment to keep cool.
Elixir Energy announces MoU with SB Energy to progress Gobi H2 green hydrogen project in Mongolia
South Africa utility Eskom welcomes President Ramaphosa's strategy to boost national energy security
Off-the-scale wildfire devastates Czech Republic’s Bohemian Switzerland National Park
Hundreds of firefighters have for five days battled worst fire in country’s modern history.
GE Renewable Energy loss widens, profit outlook dim
In the second quarter, GE Renewable Energy’s losses widened, while the company says it “no longer expects a step-up in profit in Renewable Energy in the second half” of 2021.
US climate envoy warns PM contenders in UK to keep 2050 net-zero target
US climate envoy John Kerry has warned the two UK prime minister contenders to stick to the country’s target of net zero by 2050. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak are vying to lead the Conservatives.
American Clean Power: more than 32 GW of clean energy projects in US delayed
Clean energy deployment in the US slowed substantially in the second quarter as policy headwinds, economic factors facing the industry, and trade issues hit project development and increased the backlog of new project delays, says ACP.
First Solar, Akuo in 500-MW global supply agreement for advanced thin-film modules
First Solar announces that Akuo has placed an order for 500 MWDC of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules.
SSE, Equinor begin installing Dogger Bank foundations
A significant milestone has been reached for the world’s largest offshore wind farm as the first wind turbine foundation works begin. The project, Dogger Bank, will have 277 turbines.
Namibia: Osino Resources provides update on Twin Hills gold project, publishes drill programme results
Uganda, Dutch development group launch biodigest installation project to boost renewable energy output
Anglo American Platinum seeks partners to develop renewable energy projects, top official says
Federal government plans offshore wind development in Gulf of Mexico
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public input on two offshore wind energy development areas in the Gulf of Mexico. President Biden had announced the federal government would take this action in a speech in Massachusetts.
Angola could save 275mn litres of diesel per year through energy transition, minister says
Ørsted buys German developer Ostwind
Danish renewables giant Ørsted has agreed to purchase the German solar and wind developer Ostwind, which has projects in both Germany and France.
IFC has provided $9.4bn to support African projects towards scaling up food security, intra-regional trade
California to set goal of 20 GW offshore wind by 2045
California Governor Gavin Newsom has called on state regulators to create a goal of at least 20 GW of offshore wind by 2045.
Unusual heat doubles tomato prices in Tajikistan
Turkey battling wildfires in eight provinces
Azerbaijani government plans to prepare State Programme for Low-Carbon Development by 2024
Morocco in talks to build large plant for electric vehicle batteries, says industry minister
DeNovo begins producing gas from Zandolie field with fully renewable-powered platform
DeNovo Energy Ltd of Trinidad and Tobago has begun extracting natural gas from a renewable energy-powered platform, the first of its kind, off the western coast of the island of Trinidad.
Green output rises faster than power demand in 2022
Renewable power generation has grown faster than sluggish demand so far in 2022, driven by strong capacity additions, IEA data showed, dragging down global power sector CO2 emissions slightly despite rising coal use in Europe.
Rosatom launches construction of fourth and last reactor of Turkey’s planned Akkuyu nuclear power plant
Kazakhstan expects planned nuclear plant to account for 12% of electricity generation by 2034
Tajikistan to build several solar power stations
Turkey’s Borusan Mannesmann to supply line pipes to transport biogas to Danish industrial plants
Emissions surge to outstrip pre-pandemic levels
Global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases rose 6.4% to 51bn tonnes in 2021, eclipsing the pre-pandemic peak of 50.3bn tonnes in 2019 as global economic activity resumed, International Monetary Fund data showed.
Kyrgyzstan heatwave spells power problems for Central Asia
Country’s main hydropower reservoir is being depleted rather than filled for the winter ahead.
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