REM - Renewable Energy

Entergy Arkansas issues RFP for 1 GW of renewable energy

Entergy Arkansas, a US utility, has issued a request for proposals for 1,000 MW of solar and wind generation resources.

Vårgrønn moves beyond Norwegian offshore wind sector into UK waters

Norway-based Vårgrønn will acquire the 20% share currently held by Plenitude in the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. At 3.6 GW, Dogger Bank A, B and C make up the world’s largest offshore wind project.

Developers to add 6 GW of US offshore wind by 2029

Power plant developers and operators have reported plans to install more than 6 GW of offshore wind capacity at sites mostly along the US eastern seaboard over the next seven years, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report.

TotalEnergies consolidates entry into offshore wind

TotalEnergies – the French oil and gas supermajor – and Simply Blue Energy of Ireland are partnering to develop 3 GW of floating wind off the coast of southern Oregon in the Pacific Northwest in the US.

RWE partners with Tata Steel, plans 1 GW of floating offshore capacity off Wales

RWE of Germany and India’s Tata Steel have formed a partnership to support the “green industrial revolution” and offshore wind power generation off Wales in the Celtic Sea.

Footprint of 100-MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm off Scotland to be cut

The developers of Scotland’s 100-MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) intend to cut the project area by half and reduce the number of turbines from 10 to seven because of the concerns of local residents. It is planned off Caithness.

EPA ruling is a blow to climate action

The US Supreme Court has gutted the US Environmental Protection Administration’s ability to regulate CO2 emissions in the most important carbon ruling in America in a decade. The court has a conservative majority.

Water imbalance in 'Third Pole' is wreaking havoc on Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

Researchers say climate change is causing rapid melting of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, disrupting water distribution in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

EBRD mulls providing up to €12mn loan to Serbia's Vojvodina province for energy efficiency measures

Crni Vrh wind park project in Serbia close to implementation

Has green energy had its day?

Global efforts to combat climate change are being endangered by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the current energy crisis.

Turkey’s EVbee raises TRY8mn via crowdfunding

Cracks appear in German opposition to atomic energy

Germany’s opposition to expanding nuclear power could be changing slowly, as the current gas crisis leads to more voices calling for an end to the closure of nuclear power plants.

General Electric to build hybrid wind+solar plant for Turkey’s Sertavul

EBRD resumes sustainability work in Ukraine despite war

The EBRD has resumed work on urban sustainability with the western Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi through its flagship EBRD Green Cities programme.

Morocco launches tender for Noor Atlas photovoltaic solar plant

Italian energy group Eni to increase investments in Tunisia’s renewables

Poland tables easing of onshore wind power development

EBRD to extend up to $100mn 9-year loan to Turkey’s Polat Enerji

REM: RWE partners with Tata Steel, plans 1 GW of floating offshore capacity off Wales

Romania takes steps towards giving offshore perimeters under concessions for wind farms

Turkey completes tenders for 700 MW of solar power

Construction of Western Balkans’ biggest solar power plant starts in Albania

EBRD provides €25mn loan to North Macedonia to support transition to solar energy

Sun-drenched Uzbekistan on the verge of a renewables boom

International investors are vying to build new solar and wind farms in Uzbekistan as the country tries to reduce emissions while also supplying power to its growing population.