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Personnel Appointment

GWEC India Announces New Policy Director

The Global Wind Energy Council India announced today that Martand Shardul, previously a Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute, has joined GWEC India as i…

Wind Farm

'Green Economic Recovery' Secured with Corlacky Hill Approval

Leading renewable energy company RES has today received consent for Corlacky Hill Wind Farm, near Swatragh.

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.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Bangladesh Scraps Nine Coal Power Plants As Overseas Finance Dries up

The rising costs of coal imports and Bangladesh’s role as chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum contributed to the decision to axe power projects, analysts say…

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

Hydrogen Project

Port of Rotterdam and Chile Lnk Green Hydrogen Agreement

The Port of Rotterdam and Chile have inked a brand-new green hydrogen agreement that will see the two locations work together to pair international supply and d…

Energy Transition

MAURITIUS: Strategy Paper 2021-2025 will Speed up Energy Transition

The African Development Bank (AfDB) publishes the Mauritius Strategy Paper 2021-2025.

Offshore Wind Power

Lithuania to Study Offshore Wind Sites

Local consultancy Ardynas to prepare a special plan and strategic environmental assessment for an area in the Baltic Sea

Wind Power in China

China Installs 52GW of Wind in 2020

China installed 52GW of new wind power capacity in 2020, double the country’s annual installations compared to the previous year, according to the Global Wind …

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.…

Solar Power Panel

Shortage In PV Module Material To Drive Up Prices In 2021

This is reflected in the actions of almost all industry giants like JinkoSolar, Longi, and JA that reversed their price cut policy and raised their bid quotatio…

Energy Investment

Apple Invests $2.8bn in 17 Renewable Energy Projects in 2020

The projects will cut 921,000 metric tonnes of carbon emissions annually and help the iPhone maker to become carbon-neutral by 2030

Hydrogen Production

BP Plans to Build Britain's Largest Hydrogen Plant by 2030

The Teesside plant in northern England will have capacity of up to 1 gigawatt of so-called blue hydrogen, about a fifth of Britain's target of 5 GW of hydrogen …

Electric Car

German Automaker BMW Ramps up Electric Vehicle Offerings

BMW declined, however, to follow General Motors and other automakers who have said their goal is to phase out internal combustion passenger vehicles by a specif…