REM - Renewable Energy

Rooftop solar backed for new buildings in California

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has voted to require new and renovated commercial buildings and high-rise residential projects in the state to have solar power and battery storage as of the start of 2023

Biofuels absent in bipartisan infrastructure bill

Biofuels are in danger of getting left behind in the US. The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill recently passed by the Senate contained almost nothing whatsoever for biofuels

Montenegro’s parliament to install rooftop solar power plant

Irish Eqtec re-enters Croatia market with Belisce biogas facility

ExxonMobil, Chevron reportedly pursue renewable fuels without refinery upgrades

Super-majors ExxonMobil and Chevron are reported to be exploring ways to ramp up their renewable fuels production at their existing refineries, without the need for costly upgrades.

China is about to disrupt the nuclear power industry worldwide

China is poised to create and own a new market for cheap safe nuclear power

Slovenia’s DEM to start building segment 5 of Zlatolicje solar plant next week

Russia’s stumbling along in the race to carbon neutrality

Earlier this year Vladimir Putin’s called for cutting Russia’s greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions to below those of the European Union as the Kremlin starts to wake up to the dangers of global warming.

Pandemic challenges wind power projects in Mekong Delta

Wind developers in Vietnam are rushing to open wind farms in the Mekong River Delta area ahead of a subsidy deadline in November.

Mongolia opens EPC tender for 10 MW solar park

House Democrats seek more clean energy spending

The US Senate has passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill with electricity grid spending – and already House Democrats are lining up to push for more clean energy spending as the legislation continues to wend its way through Congress

Turkey's wind power capacity exceeds 10,000 MW

Ørsted signs power purchase agreement with Microsoft for solar power in Texas

Ørsted and Microsoft Corp. have entered into an agreement for Microsoft to purchase energy from the Old 300 Solar Centre project in Fort Bend County, Texas.

ASIAELEC: Bangladesh approves plans for 100-MW, state-owned solar plant

The Bangladeshi government has finalised plans to build a 100-MW, state-owned solar plant in Jamalpur, the largest yet in the country.

Uzbekistan set to raise its 2030 wind and solar targets

US academics urge Iran’s new government to give priority to resolving country’s worst drought in 50 years

EBRD, EU and Austria finance energy efficiency in Serbian homes

Climate reality dawns on Putin but VTB Capital still pessimistic on Russian utility sector’s green drive

ENERGO: Russian utilities go green as Russia’s Atomenergopromsbyt to start trading carbon certificates

bneGreen: Last chance to cut emissions and save the climate: UN report

The UN has said in its strongest statement yet that human influence is unequivocally responsible for creating climate change, with only immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in CO2 and GHG emissions able to limit global global warming to 1.5°C

bneGreen: Last chance to cut emissions and save the climate

The UN said in its strongest statement yet that human influence is unequivocally responsible for creating climate change, with only immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in CO2 and GHG emissions able to limit global global warming to 1.5°C.

Czech energy company EPH plans to become fully carbon neutral by 2050

Real estate developer Portland sells major PV park project in Romania

REM: President Biden sets target that half of all new vehicles sold in the US by 2030 will be zero-emission

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order setting a target that half of all new vehicles sold in the US by 2030 should be electric. Plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles were also included in the mandate.

Argentina lowers proportion of biofuel in diesel and petrol

A law has come into effect in Argentina that allows a cut in the proportion of biofuels mixed into diesel and petrol. The law, passed in mid-July, is in part designed to limit fuel price rises ahead of mid-term elections in November.