Renewable energy

Energy Investment

Hong Kong Group Sets up Asia Clean Power Fund

Hong Kong-based investment manager ADM Capital has received a US$100m seed funding commitment from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to launch a new Asia…

Clean Energy Transition

Repsol Targets 15GW of Renewables Capacity by 2030

Repsol will ramp up investment in solar PV and wind in the next five years as looks to reach 15GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.

Carbon Neutral

Sony 'Could Shift Factories out of Japan' Over Renewable Energy Drought

Playstation-maker and other major corporates tell minister green power sourcing needs to improve.

Hydropower Plant

Honduras to Refit Hydro and Improve Renewable Energy Integration

Honduras will refit its main hydroelectric dam with an $18 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Solar Power Plant

Sonnedix Acquires Photovoltaic Project in Chile from Andes Solar

Independent solar power producer Sonnedix has acquired a 160MW solar photovoltaic project in Chile from Andes Solar, a renewable energy developer and constructo…

Wind Power Project

Siemens Gamesa Wins Contract from BHE Canada for Wind Farm Project

Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured a contract from Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada for its 130MW Rattlesnake Ridge w…

Rooftop PV System

Thrive Renewables Partners with Olympus Power for £75m Rooftop Solar Financing Framework

Renewable energy investor Thrive Renewables has developed a new financing framework for commercial solar arrays with Olympus Power.

Electric Car

Iberdrola and Porsche Partner on Ultra-Fast Charging of EVs

Spanish multinational utility Iberdrola has partnered with automaker Porsche to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by increasing ultra-fast charging i…

China

China Unveils Boost for 2021 Renewable Subsidies, Solar Wins Biggest Share

China’s Ministry of Finance has revealed subsidies for renewable energy in the country will increase by nearly 5% next year.

Submarine Cable

UK Launches Subsea Cable Monitoring Project

SHARC will develop techniques for real-time condition monitoring.

Clean Energy Transition

UK Aims to Increase Renewable Energy Capacity by 12GW

The UK Government is planning to increase renewable energy capacity to 12GW in the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference scheme, which will open next yea…

Solar Power Plant

Australia’s Ambitious $16 Billion Solar Project Will Be The World’s Biggest

The world’s most ambitious renewable energy project to date is the proposed Australia–ASEAN Power Link.

Wind Turbine

Australian Startup to Install Micro Wind Turbines for Telcos

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is supporting a project designed to ensure energy reliability for telecommunications companies.

Net Zero Emission

IRENA and GWEC Join Forces to Boost Global Renewables Adoption

The International Renewable Energy Agency and the Global Wind Energy Council have signed a cooperation agreement to join efforts to increase the adoption and de…

Virtual power plant

Joint Venture for Virtual Power Plant Delivery in Japan

Toshiba and Next Kraftwerke are establishing a joint venture to provide virtual power plant (PP) technology to renewable energy asset owners and aggregators.