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Carbon Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Created by Electronic Waste Increased by 53% Between 2014 and 2020

Greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere from electronic devices and their associated electronic waste increased by 53 percent between 2014 and 2020, includ…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Sees Decline in Coal-Fired Generation After 2021 Surge – Report

US coal-fired generation will be down 6% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook from the US Energy Information Administrati…

Offshore Wind Power

New Record Set as Wind Power Generates Half of UK’s Electricity

The UK’s National Grid ESO announced that onshore and offshore wind farms generated a record high of 19,936MW of electricity on Wednesday 26 October 2022.

Net Zero Emission

‘Greenhouse Gases Reached Record Levels in 2021’

Methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide all hit peak levels after the pandemic.

EU

EIB Group Supports REPowerEU Plan With €30BN Financing

Package of new, targeted financing is expected to mobilise up to €115bn of new investment by 2027, contributing to ending energy dependency on Russia.

Crude Oil

World Bank: Energy Prices Set to Decline in 2023 After Sharp Rise in 2022

The World Bank has predicted that energy prices will decline by 11% in 2023 after having surged 60% in the current year following the war in Ukraine.

Guyana

Exxon Makes More Oil and Gas Discoveries Offshore Guyana

U.S. oil and gas major Exxon Mobil has announced on Wednesday that it has made two more discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block of…

Net Zero Emission

Saudi Aramco Unveils $1.5BN Sustainability Fund

It will initially focus on sectors such as carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency.

Hydrogen Project

ACWA Power and Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) Set to Explore Green Hydrogen Projects in South Africa

Agreement intends to accelerate the green hydrogen economy in South Africa and paves the way to project(s) potentially valued at $10 billion.

Energy Transition

TotalEnergies Buys Stake in Brazilian Renewables JV

TotalEnergies and Brazillian developer Casa dos Ventos (CDV) have created JV to jointly develop, build and operate the latter's 12GW renewables portfolio.

Iberdrola Renewables Investment Rises

Iberdrola invested almost €8bn globally in the first nine months of 2022, an increase of 14%, with 90% of funding allocated to renewables and smart grids.

United States

Electrical Generation by US Renewables Grew by 17%

Electrical generation by wind increased by 22%, according to a report.

Energy Transition

Malaysia’s TNB to Develop 2,100MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

This is scheduled to be in operation in 2031.

Solar Cell

Nanotech Breakthrough Sets World Record for Solar Cell Efficiency

In a new Nature Nanotechnology paper, scientists say they’ve cleared 31% efficiency in solar cells.

Wind Turbine

Chinese Wind Turbines Fuel Thailand’s Green Transition

In Thailand’s northeastern Chaiyaphum province, several 120-meter-high wind turbines tower over picturesque hills while delivering clean energy into the local …