REM - Renewable Energy
Vertical farms to feed the cities of the future
Indoor vertical farms in Emerging European cities are replacing costly and polluting air imports to supply leafy vegetables for the region’s urban populations.
bneGREEN: Vertical farms to feed the cities of the future
Indoor vertical farms in Emerging European cities are replacing costly and polluting air imports to supply leafy vegetables for the region’s urban populations.
Bosnia signs €121.9mn concession deals with B&B Sunce Vjetar for renewable energy projects
US finds four Chinese solar panel firms have been evading import tariffs
US officials have preliminarily determined that four Chinese solar panel firms have been avoiding US tariffs by operating in Southeast Asia.
REM: First California offshore wind auction tops $757mn
First California offshore wind auction tops $757mn
The first California offshore wind auction has exceeded $757.1mn.
Iran, Tajikistan agree national currency use in trade, plan to boost energy cooperation
US, EU refer to progress in talks over subsidies in climate act
The United States and the European Union said there was progress in talks on December 5 in addressing European concerns that a US climate law will impede free trade by subsidising America-made content in green goods.
US to accelerate solar deployment on public lands in West
The US Department of the Interior will accelerate solar deployment on public lands in the West. It is also starting a review of three projects totalling 1.15 GW of solar in Arizona through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
UK judge sides with GE in patent dispute with Siemens Gamesa
A judge at the UK High Court has ruled that a Siemens Gamesa patent for offshore wind turbine technology is invalid, and thus GE’s flagship Haliade-X turbine does not infringe it.
France issues two new offshore wind tenders
France has just energised its first offshore wind farm, the 480-MW St. Nazaire off the north-western coast. And now France has launched tenders for two new fixed-bottom wind farms. They will together have a capacity of 2.5 GW.
War in Ukraine speeds up global transition to renewable energy
The global energy crisis caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has sped up the green transition, Ukraine Business news reported on December 7.
Brookfield signs 600-MW renewables deal with Amazon
Canadian renewable energy company Brookfield Asset Management has agreed with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to sell the output from 601.6 MW of solar and wind capacity for Amazon’s operations in North America, Europe and India.
RWE buys Western Power Offshore Developments
German energy company RWE has purchased 100% of Irish company Western Power Offshore Developments (WPOD).
South Africa: SSC Group to build 117MW wind farm powering 9.8 t/y green hydrogen production plant in Eastern Cape
South Africa grants special status to green ammonia project by UK's Hive Energy Africa
Blockchain company Bitgreen partners to help finance Betmai small hydroelectric plant in Sierra Leone
Sasol, South Africa’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, calls for patience while working towards decarbonisation
Nigeria to issue green bond to finance budget deficit
France’s Total Energies signs deals on sale of Kazakh unit and development of wind energy project
Zambia drafts listing rules for green bonds issuance to drive action against climate change
Enel Russia to launch major wind plant despite sanctions
Saudi Arabia backs Thai green hydrogen
Malaysia's Petronas takes FID on CCS project
Iran starts construction of second nuclear power plant Karoun
SEFA approves $1mn grant to develop bioenergy in Ghana, Sierra Leone via NewAfrica Impact
Germany pledges €82mn to Ghana for development of renewables, financial, other 'critical' sectors
Energy efficiency investment turns the corner in 2022, but more is needed
Global investment in energy efficiency could rise by 16% to $560bn in 2022, the International Energy Agency said, as governments and consumers respond to fuel supply disruptions and record-high energy prices.
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