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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…

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

Offshore Wind Power

Orsted Kicks off Greater Changhua 1&2a Construction

Orsted is moving into the construction phase of the 900MW Greater Changhua 1&2a offshore wind farm off Taiwan.

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 …

Energy Security

South African Municipalities to Launch R69m Energy Security Project

In South Africa, the Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier through a media statement announced the six municipalities that …

Oil & Gas Trade

India to Cut Saudi Arabian Oil Imports After OPEC Ignores India Demand

Weaker demand due to increasing Covid-19 cases or regular maintenance shutdowns may also contribute to lower purchase from Saudi Arabia in May, they said.

Microgrid

Microgrids with Hydrogen Fuel Cells Installed in Rural India

Methanol and hydrogen fuel cells provider SFC Energy has completed the delivery and installation of 48 EFOY Pro 12000 Duo fuel cells (500W) for remote sites acr…

Energy Transition

IRENA Highlights Top Five Green Tech to Deliver Decarbonisation

The International Renewable Energy Agency has released its World Energy Transitions Outlook, presenting the key green technologies that will help the globe to m…

Nuclear Power Plant

UK's Hinkley Point B Approved for Restart

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation has today provided EDF with permission for Reactors 3 and 4 at the Hinkley Point B power station in Somerset, England, to…

Qatar

Qatar To Build A Luxury Floating Hotel That Generates Electricity

Qatar, one of the richest countries in the Middle East thanks to its massive LNG exports and oil reserves, plans to build a floating eco-hotel that would spin v…

Solar Power Plant

Poland to Add Another 11 GW of PV Over the Next Five Years

The Eastern European country is expected to add around 2 GW per year over the next five years, according to Polish research institute Instytut Energetyki Odnawi…

India

Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric Commission India’s First VSC HVDC

The joint venture of Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric has completed connecting India’s first high-voltage direct current link featuring voltage-sourced con…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Plant Closures Loom Large As NSW Backs Hydrogen for the Hunter

The future of NSW’s coal-fired power plants is under increasing threat from cheap renewable energy, which this week forced Victoria’s Yallourn coal plant to b…

China

Vice Premier Stresses Good Start of 14th Five-Year Plan Period

Vice Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday stressed an accurate understanding of the new development stage and full application of the new development philosophy to ensu…