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Energy Transition

‘Energy Transition’ Investment Hits $501bn

A new, broad measure of “energy transition investment” shows that the world committed a record $501bn to decarbonisation in 2020.

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan's Carbon Neutrality Dilemma: More Nuclear Power or More Renewables?

With Japan committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration is grappling with key questions over which near-term me…

Carbon Emissions

EU Price on Pollution Hits Record High in Early 2021

The price of permits on the European Union carbon market has soared to record levels in the first trading days of the year, hiking costs for polluters as the EU…

Hydrogen Technology

Hydrogen Sensor is Inspired by Butterfly Wings

Photonic nanostructures found on the wings of some butterflies have inspired researchers in Australia to create a new and highly accurate sensor for measuring h…

Nuclear Power Plant

EU Inspection of Belarus Nuclear Plant This Week Canceled

A visit by European experts to review safety measures at a new nuclear power plant in Belarus this week has been canceled after local officials didn’t particip…

Oil&Gas Drilling

EU to Approve Sanctions Over Turkish Gas Drilling

Shying away from a threat made in October to consider wider economic measures, EU leaders will agree to punish individuals accused of planning or taking part in…

Solar Cell

A 26.5% Efficient Perovskite- Silicon Tandem Cell

The Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology this week reports progress on both of these fronts, claiming 26.5% efficiency for a tandem device measuring…

Hydropower Plant

Montenegro’s New Cabinet to Ban Small Hydropower, Revise Concessions

Zdravko Krivokapić vowed in his speech before Parliament that his government would implement environmental protection measures that would truly make Montenegro…

Energy Storage Project

Asunim & I-KWh Join Elsewedy on Utility Scale PV + Storage Project in South Sudan

Both Asunim and I-kWh have extensive experience on their field, implementing well-performing PV systems and utility scale electricity storage systems.

Tidal Energy

Milestone for Minesto as it Delivers First Tidal Energy to the Faroese Grid

Marine energy developer Minesto has delivered electricity to the grid in the Faroe Islands, marking a major milestone for a project involving its DG100 tidal ki…

Coal Mine

VGK Carries Out Land Reclamation at the Solntsevsky Coal Mine

As part of environmental protection measures, the Vostochnaya Mining Co. implemented a project to restore land at the Solntsevsky coal mine with a total area of…

Biobattery

Swedish Biofuels Tax Exemption Approved by EU

The European Commission has granted the continuation of tax exemption measures for biofuels in Sweden.

Carbon Neutral

Biden Could Take Quick First Steps on Long Climate Policy Road

Joe Biden has promised sweeping measures to make the U.S. economy carbon neutral by 2050 to put the United States on a path to cut emissions as deeply as scient…

Market Analysis

Six Key Ways Sub-Saharan Africa can Address COVID-19 and Climate Change

Rocky Mountain Institute has released a new report highlighting six key measures governments in Sub-Saharan Africa can address the impacts of COVID-19 and clima…

Tidal Energy

Minesto Picks up Speed on Faroe Islands Tidal Project

Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has made progress on the commissioning of the DG100 tidal kite system in Vestmannasund in Faroe Islands.