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Net Zero Emission

Ørsted Extends Its 100% Renewable Electricity Target to All Suppliers

Ørsted has set a clear expectation towards all suppliers to use 100 % renewable electricity by 2025, becoming the first energy company in the world to do so.

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Installs World’s First Offshore Wind Turbine With Recyclable Blades

German energy giant RWE started to test a wind turbine with fully recyclable blades at its offshore project Kaskasi. It is the first deployment of the technolog…

Wind Power Project

Colombia Announces the First Offshore Wind Energy Tender

The Colombian Ministry of Mining and Energy has launched the country’s first offshore wind lease round and expects to grant permits for the use of marine areas…

Natural Gas

First Gas at Athena RNG Project

Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC and Brightmark Fund Holdings LLC delivered first gas at its At its Athena Project in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, US.

Energy Storage Project

Australia Projects Drive Trebling of Energy Storage Revenues for Neoen

Neoen saw its energy storage revenues triple in the first half of this year, driven by its Victorian Big Battery in Australia, where the company has established…

Energy Investment

Investment in Renewables Hits Record $226BN Despite Supply Chain Woes

Global investment in renewable energy rose to $226 billion in the first half of 2022, setting a new record for the first six months of a year.

Carbon Emissions

Tata Power Unit Commissions 225MW Hybrid Power Project in Rajasthan

This is Tata Power’s first hybrid project.

United Kingdom

Enel X UK Takes to the Streets With Scalable E-bus Project

Enel X UK has completed its first e-bus project for British transport operator Abellio London Bus.

SMR

US Nuclear Regulator Greenlights Its First Small Modular Reactor

The first small modular reactor (SMR) design has been approved for certification by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Electric Vehicle Battery

Chinese Companies Leading Global EV Battery Market

Market research firm SNE Research announced on Aug. 1 that CATL’s share in the global EV battery market rose from 28 percent to 34 percent in the first half of…

Solar Power Panel

Introducing Adeje Verde – Spain’s Largest Solar Community

E.ON has announced the Adeje Verde, the first energy community of its kind and the biggest solar circle in Spain to date.

Wind Farm

First Turbine Commissioned at RWE’s Kaskasi Wind Farm in the German North Sea

35 km north of the island of Heligoland, the first turbine of RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm was recently commissioned, and is now supplying green electricit…

Offshore Wind Power

First Firm Offshore Wind Power Order for Siemens Gamesa in Japan

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded the firm order for the 112 MW Ishikari offshore wind power project from Green Power Investment.

Oil Field

First Oil Flows From North Sea Field

German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has started production from its operated Nova oil field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

Nuclear waste

First Marine Geophysical Surveys for Nuclear Waste Disposal Begins in Cumbria

The surveys will gather data to provide a better understanding of the rock structure and help find a suitable site for radioactive waste in the UK