REM - Renewable Energy
EcoGraf and VinES collaborate to boost battery anode material supply for growing EV market
EcoGraf, an Australia-based integrated battery anode materials developer, has announced a significant collaboration with VinES, a member of Vingroup, the largest private conglomerate in Vietnam.
Banks sells 2.9-GW battery system while Innova clinches planning permission
The Banks Group has sold its planned 2.9-GW Thorpe Marsh Green Energy battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in South Yorkshire in the UK to West Burton Energy. This came days after it emerged that Banks will be sold to Canada's Brookfield.
EU adopts renewable energy directive with aim of 42.5% share by 2030
The European Council has adopted the new Renewables Energy Directive to raise the share of renewable energy in the EU’s overall energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030.
World’s largest offshore wind farm produces first power
The world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, the 3.6-GW Dogger Bank off the north-east of England, has started producing electricity for the first time for British homes and businesses.
140-MW solar plant about to come online in Albania
The largest solar plant in the western Balkans will soon be energised, says Balkan Green Energy News. Developed by the France-based company Voltalia, the €135mn ($143mn) Karavasta project is located in Fier Province.
Masdar opens UAE wind farm as COP 28 nears
The UAE has inaugurated its first utility-scale wind farm, owned by Abu Dhabi-based Masdar. It uses Chinese wind turbines.
UK Labour government would triple offshore wind
The UK’s shadow energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said that a Labour government would accelerate renewable energy if it wins the 2024 general election. He also said a new state-backed energy company, GB Energy, would be formed.
SGP Bioenergy set to make final investment decision on $7bn Panama’s Golden City biorefinery.
Golden City Biorefinery, a ground-breaking $7.7bn project in Panama dedicated to the production of advanced biofuels, is poised to make its final investment decision in the fourth quarter of the upcoming year.
R Power, Eiffel to develop over 1 GWp of Romanian solar
R Power, a Polish energy company, has announced a collaboration with the French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group to develop over 1 GWp of solar plants in Romania.
Africa should follow renewables path with caution, South Africa’s energy minister says
South Africa’s Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said African leaders should follow China’s example by checking the reliability and efficiency of new energy technologies before unbundling old technologies.
EU and Algeria allocate $15.9mn for emission-mitigation cooperation
Algeria and the EU have signed a memorandum of understanding to allocate $15.9mn to cooperate on emission mitigation including renewables deployment and power interconnection.
Big companies in California now have to report emissions
Companies operating in California that make more than $1bn in annual revenues will have to disclose their carbon emissions – including indirect or Scope 3 emissions – under new legislation signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.
IFC lends Morocco’s OCP €100mn to build two solar power plants
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) successfully launches 150-MW solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan
Adani Green Energy Limited has marked a significant achievement with the successful commissioning of a 150-MW inter-state transmission system connected solar power project, known as Tranche III situated in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Fluence Energy inks deal for 40-MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Philippines
Fluence Energy Incorporated has recently secured a contract for the installation of a 40-MW Battery Energy Storage System at three distinct geothermal locations in the Philippines.
India’s Ministry of Power releases draft notification on renewable generation obligation
India’s Ministry of Power has unveiled a draft notification regarding the Renewable Generation Obligation.
European Parliament welcomes Uzbekistan’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Uranium deposits on agenda as Mongolian president visits France
Germany to bring coal plants back online
Germany's cabinet has approved bringing lignite coal power plants back online from this month until the end of March 2024. Demand for electricity will peak in the winter.
Russia to oppose COP28 fossil fuel plan
Russia has said it will oppose a global plan at COP28 to reduce the use of fossil fuels. The EU and US are calling for a plan with a timetable to reduce the use of fossil fuels unless the emissions are stored.
Ember think tank: Climate change-linked droughts slow progress on power emissions
Droughts have hampered hydroelectric generation, dampening the reduction in power-sector emissions that would otherwise have occurred in the first half of 2023, the Ember climate think tank says in a new report.
Hyundai and Kia to adopt Tesla EV-charging standard in US
Hyundai Motor and Kia will move to Tesla's electric vehicle charging technology in the US starting in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adapters will be offered for earlier models.
US and China avoid pledging to UN Green Climate Fund
Although they are the world’s two largest polluters, the US and China have failed to pay into the UN Green Climate Fund, which helps vulnerable nations cope with climate change.
REM: ‘Gobsmackingly bananas:' Record temperatures in September shock climate scientists
‘Gobsmackingly bananas:' Record temperatures in September shock climate scientists
Global temperatures were so high in September that one climate scientist has described the situation as “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas.” Records were broken in September, and August and July were also the hottest ever.
Atlantic Lithium granted approval to divert transmission lines at Ewoyaa lithium mine in Ghana
EDF abandons plan to build 50-MW solar farm in Colombia
EDF Renewables intends to exit a solar power project in Colombia.
Ratch Group acquires majority stake in Ecowin wind power project in Vietnam
Thailand's Ratch Group Public Co., Ltd. has expanded its renewable energy portfolio by acquiring a 51% stake in the Ecowin wind power project, located in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, Vietnam.
Think tank Research and Markets lauds Zimbabwe's $1.5bn carbon offset deal with UAE's Blue Carbon
Bosnia’s Nasa Banka gets approval for €3.6mn green bond
Ozone hole three times larger than Brazil opens up above Antarctica
Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite shows that the ozone hole is one of the largest on record, according to the European Space Agency (ESA), and measured 26mn square kilometres on September 16, 2023 – roughly three times the size of Brazil.
Kenya set to ramp up geothermal capacity
Kenya has more geothermal power under construction than any other nation. Kenya is the right now eighth-largest consumer of geothermal power globally.
Malaysia, UAE partner on $8bn in renewables
Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to co-establish renewable energy capacity of 10 GW in the Southeast Asian country by 2035. The renewables UAE’s investment would be worth $8bn by 2025, said officials.
Taiwan Fertilizer expands into clean energy with ammonia investments
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. (TFC) is set to make a foray into the clean energy sector by harnessing the potential of ammonia as an effective carrier for low-carbon hydrogen, announced chairman Lee Suen-zone recently.
IFC initiates offshore wind power development road map for South Africa
The International Finance Corporation, a private sector finance arm of the World Bank group, is set to develop an offshore wind power road map for South Africa.
Truckload of Tesla Model Ys catches fire in Istanbul
Polish clean energy group Green Capital to develop 8GW green hydrogen facility in Morocco
German coal utility RWE cuts Emsland nuclear reactor rods, stretching the limits of the law to secure its coal power investments, say sources
Management at the German coal utility RWE is reportedly pushing the boundaries of national laws concerning nuclear reactor dismantling. The company is aiming to make the Emsland reactor as difficult to restart as possible.
Renewables contribute just 1% to Iran’s electricity output
Renewable energy accounts for only about 1% of Iran's annual electricity generation, as the country is implementing projects to increase the contribution of green energy sources to overcome ongoing electricity supply shortages.
Uzbekistan debuts green sovereign bonds on LSE
Biden’s oil, gas lease plan is evidence of his “failed” energy policies, says API
The administration of US President Joe Biden has unveiled a proposed five-year plan for offshore oil and gas auctions. And to no-one’s great surprise, it is not a plan with which the oil and gas sector is happy.
Iran to expand 50-MW wind farm in SE region
Nigeria’s NNPCL enters renewable energy partnership with Ceesolar
The Research, Technology and Innovation division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has entered into a significant partnership with renewable energy firm Ceesolar Energy.
Malaysia reveals plans in renewable energy and hydrogen economy
Malaysia is set to become a regional leader in the renewable energy and hydrogen economy sector with the unveiling of the Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap (HETR) and the implementation of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR).
Russia delivers first batch of nuclear fuel to Bangladesh for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Istanbul-listed Sabanci acquires 232 MW solar licence in US
ADNOC to produce sustainable aviation fuel at Ruwais refinery
ADNOC Refining – a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. – has received an International Sustainability Carbon Certification from ISCC System GmbH to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the company’s 920,000 bpd Ruwais
Zambia aims to remove customs duty on EVs
Costa Rica's green-energy dominance to ebb as rainfall declines
Because of a decline in rainfall that has affected hydroelectric production, Costa Rica is poised to experience a dip in its green-energy output. In 2022, the country generated more than 98% of its energy from sustainable sources.
Chevron, Pertamina forge geothermal exploration partnership in Indonesia
Jasa Daya Chevron and Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) have sealed a series of agreements pertaining to the geothermal working area in Way Ratai, Lampung, Indonesia.
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