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Europe suffers second-worst year for wildfires since records began
Across Europe, fires in 45 countries burnt a total of 1,624,381 hectares, about the size of Montenegro, in 2022, according to data from the Copernicus’ European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).
Atlas signs power contract for 902-MW Brazilian solar plant
Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with Albras, the largest primary aluminium producer in Brazil.
PASH Global, ERIH Holdings partner on 5 GW of green hydrogen
London-based PASH Global and ERIH Holdings have launched a 50:50 joint venture to develop and invest green hydrogen and ammonia projects totalling 5 GW of electrolyser capacity.
Amazon Web Services, Accenture unveil digital tool for wind farm permitting
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Accenture and WindEurope have unveiled a digital tool to accelerate wind farm permitting.
Port of Gothenburg buys stake in proposed 1-GW wind farm off Sweden
The Port of Gothenburg, the largest in Scandinavia, has bought a minority share in Eolus’s proposed 1-GW Västvind offshore wind project off southern Sweden.
Iberdrola selects three bidders to buy a 49% stake in Baltic Eagle
Iberdrola has selected three finalists to buy a 49% stake in the 476-MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, under construction in the Baltic Sea off Germany.
Portland General Electric to install US’s second-largest battery storage projects
Portland General Electric (PGE) hopes to bolster the reliability of the clean-energy transition with the US’s second largest grid-connected battery.
Leeward orders 2-GW First Solar thin-film solar modules
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has announced that it will buy 2 GW dc of First Solar thin-film solar modules.
First floating wind farm planned in Arctic, to be linked to oil platform
Plans for the first floating wind farm in the Arctic have been unveiled. The project would be in Norwegian waters and linked to an oil exploration platform.
Lightsource BP signs 1-GW inverter supply deal with Siemens
Lightsource BP has signed a volume frame agreement with Siemens to supply solar inverter stations for a series of projects in the US Midwest and Southeast.
Dutch solar start-up signs contract to install panels at offshore wind farm
Netherlands-based Oceans of Energy has been awarded the contract for installing and operating offshore solar inside the 759-MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park in the Dutch North Sea. The wind project is under construction.
Congress votes to rescind Biden’s SE Asia solar tariff pause
The US House of Representatives has voted to rescind the Biden administration’s pause of solar tariffs on four South-East Asian countries.
Biden administration could pause decision on EV biofuel programme
The administration of US President Joe Biden may delay giving manufacturers of electric vehicles tradeable credits under the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme.
Ocean Winds announces FID for the 500-MW Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore wind farm
Ocean Winds has announced the final investment decision for the Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore wind farm off France.
Ørsted probes cargo ship collision with offshore wind turbine
Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted is investigating a collision of a cargo vessel with a wind turbine off Germany.
Germany’s renewables usage reaches 50% in first quarter
According to data from Germany’s utility group BDEW and the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW), renewable energy accounted for 50.3% of Germany’s power consumption in the first quarter of 2023.
Chinese firm wins subcontract for Majnoon project
China Oil HBP Science & Technology this week won a contract to support the development of a crude processing facility at Iraq’s supergiant Majnoon oilfield in the southern Basra Governorate.
Aramco receives pitches for work on Jafurah project
Majority state-owned Saudi Aramco is reported to have received bids from France’s TotalEnergies and Chinese firm Sinopec to take part in the development of the Jafurah unconventional gas project.
Progress at Stabroek
Guyana's government has given ExxonMobil green light for Uaru development project.
Chevron looking to increase Venezuelan oil output to 150,000 bpd this year
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth says his company is looking to increase oil output in Venezuela this year by 50% on the current level of about 100,000 bpd.
Liquefied natural gas prices jump in Armenia
Driven by a dramatic rise in the price of liquefied natural gas, Armenia’s Commission for the Protection of Competition has conducted a preliminary study of the LNG market.
Jagdeo says demand for Guyana’s LPG is keen in other parts of the region
Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has confirmed that demand for excess NGLs from his country’s gas-to-energy initiative is high throughout the region.
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