REM - Renewable Energy
South Africa: Eskom picks Korean, Chinese manufacturers for $480mn battery storage project
South Africa: Eskom picks Korean, Chinese manufacturers for $480mn battery storage project
Israeli investor plans 96.9MW wind farm in eastern Romania
New US climate bill likely to become law, deliver 525-550 GW of clean power by 2030
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) expects the Inflation Reduction Act 2022 (IRA) to deliver 525–550 gigawatts of new utility-scale clean power between 2022-2030. The bill was passed by one vote in the US Senate on August 7.
REM: New US climate bill likely to become law, deliver 525-550 GW of clean power by 2030
UK prime minister candidates “out of line” with the British public on solar
Candidates for the UK prime minister’s office are “out of line” with the British public on the issue of solar energy, says the trade Solar Energy UK.
Armenia generated 14.8% y/y more energy in 1H22
Serbia to crack down on environmental crime
Interior minister warns those who destroy Serbia’s natural heritage will be prosecuted after new environmental crime unit files hundreds of criminal reports.
Colombia to hold first offshore wind auction
The government of Colombia has charted its first competitive offshore wind tender, to be held in the second half of 2023.
US to fund solar power project in Nigeria
Nigerian authorities will ask the US Export-Import Bank to fund a solar power project, developer Sun Africa LLC has told Bloomberg.
France unveils emergency measures to boost renewable energy
The government of France has unveiled several emergency measures to boost renewables generation ahead of the cold winter months. The move is unprecedented.
US grid adds 15 GW in first half of 2022, much of it wind power
The US power grid added 15 GW of generating capacity in the first half of 2022, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), part of the Department of Energy.
UK development-finance agency BII to focus in Kenya on funding finance, infrastructure
Poland’s Polenergia and Lithuania’s Modus Energy to establish offshore wind power farm
Republika Srpska to install 250MW in small PV units
Turkey said to account for around third of world’s greenhouse surfaces heated with geothermal energy
TotalEnergies, ENEOS partner to develop B2B solar distributed generation across Asia
French oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies and Tokyo-based ENEOS have signed a joint venture agreement to develop onsite B2B solar distributed generation across Asia.
Octopus and UK pension funds buy into Hornsea One offshore wind farm
Octopus Energy Group’s generation business, one of Europe’s largest investors in renewable energy, has worked with Nest, one of the UK’s largest pension schemes, to take a stake in the Hornsea One project.
Virginia regulators approve Dominion’s proposed 2.6 GW offshore wind project
Virginia regulators have approved Dominion Energy Virginia’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore wind project.
Avangrid to lead operations and maintenance of Vineyard 1
Avangrid Inc has finalised an agreement to lead the operations and management services provider for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States.
UAE’s Masdar signs deal to develop 2GW of renewable energy capacity in Tanzania with TANESCO
Deadly downpours only added water equivalent to three days’ consumption to Tehran Province reserves says utility CEO
Issuance of 'green' bonds crucial tool in attracting investment to Kyrgyzstan, official says
Oanda Clean Energy to provide electronic busses to Lagos
Oanda Clean Energy has agreed a partnership with the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation to provide 3000 electric buses by 2030, it revealed on August 3rd.
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