REM - Renewable Energy

Nine companies propose building 200 MW wind farm in Karakalpakstan

Finland to auction 6 GW of offshore wind in 2023-4

Finland has proposed a plan to offer seabed leases for offshore wind capacity in its western territorial waters.

Largest ever US solar deal announced

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced the largest community solar initiative in the US.

North Field East to capture 2.9mn tpy of CO2: GECF

QatarEnergy’s North Field East LNG development will capture 2.9mn tonnes per year of CO2. The claim was made in a recent statement by the GECF about the role that carbon capture utilisation and storage can play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

BP, Harbour team up on CCS

BP and Harbour Energy have formed a partnership to develop a carbon capture and storage project near the heavily industrialised Humber region.

Siemens Gamesa, Arafura sign rare earths agreement

Australian miner Arafura and leading wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SG) have signed an agreement for the supply of rare earth metals.

A third of Czech energy consumption could come from renewables in 2030, study shows

Why hydrogen might tip the scales on China’s power conundrum

The nation of 1.4bn, now the second most populous in the world behind India, is repeatedly setting records in its use of cleaner, greener forms of energy, most notably solar and wind.

China leading the pack on switch to sodium-ion packs

With lithium-ion batteries seen by a growing number of nations as the battery tech of yesteryear thanks to the obvious limit of natural lithium in the world, the race is on to lodge patents to control the next big thing in battery tech: sodium-ion.

Kazakhstan on track for 10.3% of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030

Africa's power generation landscape could be transformed by introduction of SMRs

The AfDB says more than 640mn of the continent’s 1.4bn people do not have electricity. Jakkie Cilliers, head of African Futures and Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), forecasts this to rise to 657mn by 2030 on current trends.

Indonesia warms to possibility of ThorCon nuclear reactors

The local Indonesian subsidiary of US-based ThorCon Power, PT ThorCon Power Indonesia, has taken a crucial step towards helping one day power the Southeast Asian nation with nuclear power.

AsiaElec: Japan plans to jump aboard the hydrogen bandwagon

Japan plans to jump aboard the hydrogen bandwagon

The Japanese government will revamp its national hydrogen make-up by May 31. The move is the latest aimed at keeping Japan competitive in both regional and global hydrogen markets as demand for the fuel increases and uses develop in the years ahead.

South Africa gets $2.3bn from Spain to accelerate switch from coal

Serbia’s largest solar plant launches

Serbia’s largest solar power plant to date with a capacity of 9.9 MW was launched in the municipality of Lapovo on April 5, a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mining said.

EBRD and partners allocate $205mn to Masdar for Uzbekistan solar projects

Istanbul-listed TKYB obtains €100mn loan from Germany’s KfW

Ukrainian state struggling to pay for green electricity

Ukraine is struggling to pay for electricity generated by renewable energy sources (RES), Ukraine Business News reported on April 6.

Solar mini-grid start-up Nuru close to concluding $60mn funding round for expansion in DRC

Ethiopian diaspora groups issue joint statement urging Egypt to co-operate over GERD dam

Over 34 Ethiopian organisations based abroad have issued a joint statement urging Egypt to alter its "counterproductive posture" and work collaboratively with Addis Ababa on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project.

US copper exploration startup KoBold Metals makes historic executive appointment in Zambia project

Nigeria's NSIA and Vitol partner to launch Carbon Vista, a joint venture to support Nigeria's net-zero target

Analysis looks at small-scale hydropower potential in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia infrastructure inadequacies during hard winter underline need for energy transition investments says World Bank