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The European Commission Approves €94 Million Support for Cogeneration Plant in Bulgaria

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Bulgarian plans to support the construction and operation of a high-efficient cogeneration plant…

Australia: Making Every Building Count in Meeting Emission Targets

Buildings in Australia account for over 50% of electricity use and almost a quarter of our carbon emissions but the failures, frailties and fragmentation of the…

Wales Planning Proposals ‘Risk Renewables Target’

Developer Eco2 warns 70% by 2030 goal could be missed due to National Development Framework.

Scientists See Disaster Looming in World Production of Coal, Oil and Gas

If world governments don't limit the production of coal, oil and gas in the next decade, global warming will exceed the targets needed to ward off the worst eff…

Solar Power Panel

LONGi Supplied 128MW High-Efficiency Monocrystalline Panels Australia

The Numurkah Solar Farm, developed by French renewable energy producer Neoen and constructed by Australian EPC Downer, has begun sending power to the grid. LONG…

Solar Technology

Clear, Conductive Coating Could Protect Advanced Solar Cells

MIT researchers have improved on a transparent, conductive coating material, producing a tenfold gain in its electrical conductivity. When incorporated into a t…

Solar Technology

A New Type of Hybrid Colloidal Quantum Dot: Organic Solar Cells

Solution-processed semiconductors, including materials such as perovskites and quantum dots (i.e., small particles of matter in the quantum size regime), are su…

Market Analysis

Netherlands: Fifty New Hydrogen Buses for Public Transport

In an agreement between the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and Water Management (I&W) en three provinces funds have been allocated for the purschase of 50 ne…

Mitsubishi And Chubu Electric Power to Purchase Dutch Energy Supplier Eneco for €4.1bn

A consortium formed of Japanese companies Mitsubishi and Chubu Electric Power Company has agreed to acquire Dutch energy company Eneco for €4.1bn, beating bids…

China to Slash Renewables Subsidies by 30%

The government of China has decided to reduce renewable power subsidies by 30%, from $1.15b in 2019 to $807m in 2020.

Power Plant Contract Activity Shows Downward Trend in Asia- Pacific

There were 62 power plant contracts announced in the Asia-Pacific region in Q3 2019, marking a drop of 49 per cent over the last 12-month average of 122, accord…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

IEA Calls for 'Bold' Action to Achieve Emissions Savings Through Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but with efficiency improvements slowing, policy makers and investors need to take “bold” action, …

IRENA Reports that Geothermal Energy Production Costs are Decreasing – Marginally

Compared to other renewable energy power generation technologies, geothermal energy has only been able to decrease cost of electricity generation slightly, as r…

Wales Will Lose Marine Energy Investors After Subsidy Change

Marine energy projects in Wales have lost out on investment since the UK government cut financial support, according to a UK industry body. Ring-fenced UK gover…

Nuclear Fuel

Nuclear Waste Bill Gains Traction in the House

The full U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee amended the May 2019-introduced “Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019” by voice vote on Nov. 20.