REM - Renewable Energy

30 May 2024

Iran sets sights on 700 MW wind power boost for SE region

28 May 2024

Iran's Energy Ministry is revving up efforts to crank up wind power generation capacity in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, targeting a hefty 700-megawatt output over the next couple of years.

BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole vow not to take part in oil and gas bond deals

28 May 2024

Two of Europe’s biggest banks have withdrawn from oil and gas bond deals – a type of financing that major fossil fuel companies have increasingly relied on to fund development.

Croatia's INA to splash $400mn annually on oil, gas, renewable projects

28 May 2024

Croatia’s largest energy firm INA intends to spend $400mn annually over the next few years in upgrading its oil refinery, expanding renewables and financing upstream projects, the head of its management board, Zsuzsanna Ortutay, told Bloomberg.

Var Energi signs up for OGMP methane initiative

28 May 2024

Norway’s Var Energi has signed up to the UNEP’s Oil and Gas Methane Partnership, aimed at driving reductions in emissions from the oil and gas sector.

Rompetrol seeks partner ready to build and operate 75-MW water hydroliser

28 May 2024

Romania’s largest refinery Rompetrol Rafinare seeks a partner to finance, design, construct and operate a water hydrolysis plant near or on its premises on the Black Sea coast thus conveniently supplying it with green H2 for decarbonisation.

Laos powers up for greener future at renewable energy day

28 May 2024

Laos took a significant step towards a more sustainable future with the recent Laos-Australia Renewable Energy Day

Aussie Agribusiness Group eyes biogas production in Cambodia

28 May 2024

The Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries recently met with representatives from Australia's Agribusiness Asian Group to discuss a novel approach to sustainable agriculture – biomass conversion into biogas

Indonesia and South Korea strengthen cooperation in nuclear energy and EV ecosystem

28 May 2024

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto met with South Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy, Ahn Duk Geun, to discuss enhanced bilateral cooperation in nuclear energy and the development of an electric vehicle ecosystem

Indonesia and Japan strengthen ties on energy transition and EV investment

28 May 2024

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto met with Daisuke Arakawa, a senior executive at Nikkei Inc, to discuss Indonesia’s commitment to energy transition in collaboration with Japan

India’s Adani Group to expand its solar energy business in southern state of Kerala

28 May 2024

Adani Solar, the photovoltaic manufacturing subsidiary of the Adani Group, announced a significant expansion into India’s southern Kerala state

Russia to build six “mini nuke” reactors in Uzbekistan, officials announce during Putin visit

27 May 2024

Ambition is to deliver Central Asia’s first nuclear power plant. Russian leader attempting to firm up relations with Tashkent as "strategic partner and reliable ally".

Iran aims to export green power to 4 neighbours

27 May 2024

Iranian renewable electricity producers are gearing up to export their commodity to four neighbouring countries.

Europe’s CCS advocates call for EC to appoint carbon capture envoy

27 May 2024

Many European Union members have yet to take concrete steps to outline their future actions to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store it away. Without someone to push CCS projects along, targets for carbon removal could be missed.

Oil India aims to setup biogas plants and promote waste management in India’s North East

27 May 2024

India’s Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and its parent company Oil India Limited (OIL), aim to establish eight to ten compressed biogas plants across various districts in Assam and the broader North-East region of India

India’s GAIL inaugurates first 10MW green hydrogen plant

27 May 2024

GAIL Ltd, a natural gas transmission and distribution company, has inaugurated its first green hydrogen plant in India’s Madhya Pradesh state’s Vijaipur which features a 10MW proton exchange membrane electrolyser, imported from Canada

This summer’s hurricane season will likely be dangerous

26 May 2024

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be highly active, according to early projections. The season starts on June 1.

Saraorci solar power plant begins operations in Serbia

26 May 2024

The largest solar power plant in Serbia, located in Saraorci near Smederevo, has commenced operations, German investor AVR Group announced on May 24.

Italy’s CDP grants Serbia €100mn for decarbonisation

26 May 2024

The Italian development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) will grant a €100mn loan to support Serbia's decarbonisation efforts, following a business forum in Trieste, reported Nova.rs on May 24.

Romania cautiously willing to join Serbia in building new Danube hydropower plant

24 May 2024

Romania confirmed that the country could join Serbia as an equal partner in the project for a third hydropower plant on the Danube, but it denied that a joint team for the project was set up and highlighted the environment and navigability aspects.

Japanese-Canadian joint venture targets fusion tech advances

24 May 2024

Kyoto Fusioneering, a private Japanese fusion technology company, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories have launched a joint venture named Fusion Fuel Cycles Inc to develop and deploy deuterium-tritium fusion fuel cycle technologies

Indonesia-owned Pertamina NRE and Masdar forge alliance to develop renewable energy projects

24 May 2024

Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) and Masdar signed a memorandum of understanding on May 21, to develop solar and wind power plants in Indonesia and other potential countries,

India’s Reliance Industries ties up with Norway’s Nel ASA for green hydrogen tech

23 May 2024

Indian Reliance Industries Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Norway's Nel ASA to acquire technology for producing electrolysers, a key component in generating green hydrogen