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Energy Security

Increased Rate of Water Leakage at Fukushima Reactors

A drop in the water levels in the reactor containment vessels of units 1 and 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan has been detected, Tokyo Electric Power C…

Digitalization

BayWa RE Acquires German Digital Service Outfit

BayWa RE has acquired German company Kaiserwetter’s IoT, asset intelligence, and data science capabilities, bolstering its digital asset operations.

Solar Power Plant

100 MW Springdale Solar Farm Project Springs to Life with IPC Approval

Negotiation, community consultation, and ultimately an IPC approval that clearly addresses local concerns, gives the green light to this RES Australia developme…

India

India May Have Already Passed Peak Coal

Coal in India may be past its days of growth as the share of solar and wind energy projects continues to rise.

Offshore Wind Power

Borssele III & IV: Giant Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Fully Commissioned

Borssele III & IV, one of the largest offshore wind farms in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, has reached full commissioning, Van Oord a partner in the Blauww…

Wind Power Tower

Vestas Invests in Swedish Firm that Builds Wooden Towers for Wind Turbines

Vestas announced Thursday that it had invested in a Swedish firm which develops and manufactures wind turbine towers.

Carbon Neutral

Maersk Says it will Launch a Carbon Neutral Vessel by 2023, Seven Years Ahead of Schedule

Shipping giant Maersk said Wednesday it would launch a carbon-neutral vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule, as it attempts to reduce its environmental …

Offshore Wind Power

California State Bill Eyes 10GW Offshore by 2040

Proposal by assembly member David Chiu would set an interim goal of 3GW by 2030

Carbon Neutral

Siemens Gamesa Recognized as Supplier Engagement Leader by the Carbon Disclosure Project

While Siemens Gamesa has had some decisive decarbonization successes, such as becoming carbon neutral or switching to 100% electricity from renewable sources in…

Energy Investment

CSIRO Receives $1 Million in Funding for Hydrogen Refueling Station As Part of VH2

The $10-million VH2 project is designed to bring researchers, industry partners and businesses together to test, trial and demonstrate new and emerging hydrogen…

Oman

Oman’s Duqm Refinery ' Ore than 75pc' Complete

Construction work on Oman's 230,000 b/d Duqm refinery project has crossed the 75pc mark, operator OQ8 said.

Distributed Solar

SirajPower Achieves 100 MWp Distributed Solar Portfolio

SirajPower, a leading distributed solar energy provider in the UAE, has reported significant growth as it doubled its solar assets in 2020 to achieve 100 MWp di…

Thermal Coal

Exxaro no Longer Investing in Thermal Coal as it Strives for 2050 Carbon Neutral Goal

Diversified miner Exxaro Resources will no longer invest in thermal coal assets, as this forms part of the company’s transition to becoming carbon neutral by 2…

Australia

Wood Mackenzie Assesses Australia’s Renewable Energy Policy

Australia needs an ambitious long-term Renewable Energy Target policy to unlock future investments.

Thermal Coal

S Africa's Exxaro to Halt Further Coal Investments

South Africa's largest coal mining firm Exxaro Resources will no longer invest in thermal coal assets, its chief executive Mxolisi Mgojo said this week.