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Energy-Eficient Building

Three Ways to Decarbonise Europe’s Building Stock

The European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions have launched a new programme to improve energy efficiency in buildings across the bloc.

Wind Power Company

Ørsted Starts Construction of Its Taiwanese Wind Farms

Global offshore wind leader, Ørsted, has announced that with all the permits and EIA approvals in place, it is moving full speed ahead with full-scale offshore…

Offshore Wind Power

Iberdrola Commits to Second Japanaese Offshore Wind Project

Iberdrola will co-develop Seihoku-oki wind farm, which will enter the round 2 auction, together with Japanese developer Cosmo Eco Power and Hitz Engineering

Wind Farm

Six Measures for More Onshore Wind Energy in Germany

Germany’s new Renewable Energy Law fails to address the two biggest challenges facing onshore wind development in Germany: permitting and repowering.

Carbon Emissions

Japan, US Exposed as UN Chief Urges G7 to Commit to 2030 Coal Exit

At a summit on “powering past coal”, António Guterres called on rich countries to lead, putting pressure on Japan and the US to produce exit plans

Battery Recycling

Nigerian Solar Systems Provider Commits to Recycling Batteries

Nigerian solar systems provider, Lumos, has announced its environmental commitment to recycling the company’s batteries in partnership with Hinckley Recycling.…

Nuclear Power Plant

UK's Hinkley Point B Approved for Restart

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation has today provided EDF with permission for Reactors 3 and 4 at the Hinkley Point B power station in Somerset, England, to…

India

Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric Commission India’s First VSC HVDC

The joint venture of Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric has completed connecting India’s first high-voltage direct current link featuring voltage-sourced con…

Nuclear Power Plant

SNC-Lavalin Issues Blueprint to Achieve Net Zero by 2050

A new blueprint issued by Canada’s SNC-Lavalin on 11 March says achieving net-zero by 2050 for Canada is a "monumental but achievable" objective that will requ…

Oil & Gas Trade

Saudi Oil Exports Holding Strong Despite Production Cut Commitment

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell just slightly in February, in stark contrast to the bold voluntary production cuts that the Kingdom had offered to make.

Geothermal Power Plant

Permit Revoked for Geothermal Project Near Freiburg, Germany

The regional council of Freiburg has revoked the permit of Geysir Europe GmbH to explore for geothermal energy and brine in Neuried near the city of Freiburg in…

Video| Star Scientific - Wins World Hydrogen Awards for Industrial Application 2021

Andrew Horvath, Global Group Chairman, Star Scientific Limited accepting the inaugural World Hydrogen Awards for Industrial application – March 9, 2021

China

China's Top Political Advisory Body Wraps up Annual Session

The fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, concluded on W…

Carbon Emissions

Eskom’s Plans to Mitigate Carbon Emissions from Existing Plants

Today Eskom presented its Clean Coal Technology initiatives and briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy on its measures to com…

Energy Storage Project

Malawi to Receive First Commercial-Scale Solar+Storage Plant

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, and its project partner, JCM Power, have committed to financing the construction of the 20…