REM - Renewable Energy

Slovenian coal mine subsidiary hired for Zlatolicje solar power project

US advances offshore wind again

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) is proposing a lease sale for offshore wind energy development off North and South Carolina. It will also further assess commercial interest in wind energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Enel Russia grows revenues 22% in 3Q21

Mixed outlook for COP26 as leaders embark on search for agreement

COP26 is trying to put flesh on the bones of the targets and promises made at the 2015 Paris meeting.

Biden must convince COP26 that the US can lead on climate

As the UN climate talks at COP 26 in Glasgow get under way, President Joe Biden has a tricky task. He wants to try to position the US as a global leader on the issue, but his own climate plan is held up in a deeply divided US Congress.

Russia to reiterate carbon neutrality, bargain on definitions at COP26

Elkem tests the world's first carbon capture pilot for smelters

Norway’s Elkem, which produces silicon-based materials, has tested the world’s first carbon capture pilot for silicon smelters at its plant in Rana, Norway.

Erdogan reportedly pulls out of COP26 after security downgrade

British organisers said to have put restrictions on size of Turkish delegation and motorised vehicles.

Turkey signs MoU for $3.2bn of Green Climate Fund loans

Only 2.1% of Bosnia's electricity comes from wind and solar

North Macedonia to set up strategic green investment fund

Climate change to cause devastating migration levels in Africa

Africa is set to be hit the hardest by climate change, with up to 86mn Africans migrating within their own countries by 2050, the World Bank has warned in its new Groundswell Africa report.

Total Eren signs MoU with Kazakhstan on 1 GW project

EIB lends €350mn to Poland’s BOS to finance SME pro-climate projects

EBRD lending €4mn to Bosnia's Partner MKF Tuzla for green investments

China firms ups plans to reach peak emissions by 2030

China has outlined details of its plans to bring carbon emissions to a peak before 2030 as part of its wider strategy of reaching net zero by 2060, Reuters reported.

Alliance of CEOs urge governments to meet 1bn tonne reduction target by 2030

A list of 91 corporate CEOs have signed an open letter to world leaders committing themselves to meeting the Paris Agreement’s climate change targets and to reduce emissions by more than 1bn tonnes per year by 2030.

$1 trillion solar investment target set as costs fall

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Bloomberg Philanthropies are to lead efforts to mobilise $1 trillion in global investment for scaling up solar energy across ISA member countries.

China maintains 2060 date for carbon neutrality

China aims to reach peak emissions before 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, although it has refused to commit to any earlier dates.

China adds 25.56 GW of new solar capacity so far in 2021

China installed 25.56 GW of new solar capacity in the first nine months of 2021, according to official figures released by the National Energy Administration (NEA).

Foresight Group seals 200-MW Dutch geothermal deal

UK-listed private equity infrastructure investor Foresight Group Holdings aims to build 200 MW of geothermal heat capacity in the Netherlands through a joint venture with 85 Degrees Renewables.

EBRD and EU backed fund invest in Armenia’s renewable energy sector

Romania’s engineering group Simtel to develop 40-60MWhp PV park

Woodside and Heliogen collaborate on solar technology project

Woodside Energy (USA), a subsidiary of Australian energy producer Woodside Petroleum, and Heliogen, a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, have announced further steps towards deployment of new solar energy technology.

Spain’s Iberdrola increases renewable capacity

Spanish power utility Iberdrola increased its renewable installed capacity to 37,378 MW in the first nine months of 2021, up 10.4% compared with the same period of the previous year.