REM - Renewable Energy

Mauritania announces plans to become green hydrogen hub

Mauritania's Minister of Petroleum, Mines, and Energy, Abdessalam Mohamed Saleh, has unveiled plans for hydrogen projects that have the potential to generate 80 GW.

Sun King and Citi close $130mn facility to broaden Kenyans access to solar systems

Dual-listed Mkango advances talks on offtake agreements for planned rare earths project in Malawi

South Africa’s electricity minister promises to ease stages of power outages by 2024

Global wind turbine order intake up 27% in first quarter – Wood Mackenzie

Global wind turbine order intake hit a new first-quarter Q1 record, with 23.5 GW of activity, a 27% increase year on year, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

Kazatomprom subsidiary to develop rare metals deposit in Kazakhstan

Portugal set to launch first offshore wind farm auction

Portugal is gearing up for its inaugural auction of licences to construct offshore wind farms, with the launch expected by the end of this year.

Vogtle Unit 3 reaches 100% energy output for the first time

Georgia Power has announced that Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear power plant has reached 100% power, marking a major milestone towards commercial operation and service for customers.

Two bidders register for Lithuania's first offshore wind farm tender

Two bids submitted for Lithuania offshore wind tender

The State Energy Regulatory Council in Lithuania has received two bids have been submitted in the Baltic country’s first offshore wind tender.

South Africa: Cape Town to start paying businesses, households for excess rooftop solar power

Mongolia making achingly slow progress in rare earth elements insiders say

Plenty of hype, little action.

Clean energy investment is extending its lead over fossil fuels – IEA

Investment in clean energy technologies is significantly outpacing spending on fossil fuels as affordability and security concerns triggered by the global energy crisis strengthen the momentum behind more sustainable options, according to the IEA.

Tanzania utility to sign deal with Total Energies on construction of country's largest solar power plant

South African metals group Sibanye-Stillwater reaches financial close on a 90-MW wind power project

Serbia to launch wind auction in June

The government of Serbia plans to launch the first renewable energy auction in June, said Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Dubravka Đedović.

MOL acquires biogas plant operator

Japan wind goal of 140 GW by 2050 – JWPA

Japan should have 140 GW of wind by 2050, up from less than 5 GW now, said the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA).

Results from the UK's first carbon storage round

The UK has announced the preliminary results of the country’s first ever carbon storage licensing round, as the country looks to take a global leadership role in developing the emerging technology.

US wind, solar generation exceeded coal in first quarter 2023

Wind and solar combined produced more electricity than coal during the first quarter of 2023 and virtually tied with nuclear power in March, according to a review by the Sun Day Campaign of data just released by the US EIA.

Ørsted to buy Eversource’s uncontracted offshore wind seabed, key US operational assets

Ørsted, the Danish leader in offshore wind energy, has signed an agreement to acquire Eversource Energy’s 50% interest in the uncontracted US offshore wind lease area currently owned jointly by the two companies.

RWE becomes sole owner of 1.6-GW offshore wind farm

RWE has strengthened its position in the German offshore wind market by becoming sole owner of the 1.6-GW Nordseecluster, in the North Sea.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Myrsky to develop 1.8 GW of Finnish wind projects

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Finland’s Myrsky Energia will partner on developing more than 1.8 GW of onshore wind power in Finland.

Ocean Winds ups stake in Principle Power

Ocean Winds, an offshore-wind joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, will purchase EDP's 25.4% stake in Principle Power, the global leader in offshore wind platform technology.

OX2, Dasos Capital to develop 500 MW of solar in Estonia

Swedish developer OX2 and Finland’s Dasos Capital have agreed to develop solar energy in Estonia, starting with five projects with a total installed capacity of 500 MW. They will ultimately develop 10 projects.