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COP27 to Formally Discuss Climate Compensation for Poorer Nations

COP27 delegates agreed on Sunday to discuss whether rich countries should compensate poorer nations most vulnerable to climate change at the United Nations clim…

United States

U.S. EPA Allowed Two-Week Extension to Issue Biofuel Blending Proposal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a biofuels trade groups have agreed to extend by two weeks a deadline the agency has to issue a proposal on 2…

Carbon Emissions

South Africa Says It Needs $84 Billion for Energy Transition in Next Five Years

South Africa needs about 1.5 trillion rand ($84 billion) over the next five years for its plans to cut carbon emissions, harness economic opportunities from the…

Australia

Australia, Pacific Nations to Bid to Co-Host 2026 U.N. Climate Summit

Australia will launch a bid with Pacific nations to host the United Nations climate summit in 2026.

Net Zero Emission

Cincinnati Zoo Makes Net Zero Gains With 28MW Solar Project

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, based in Ohio, US has announced that a 28MW solar project is being developed on part of their farmland.

Electric Car

First Fit for 55 Deal to Bolster EV Uptake

The first Fit for 55 deal has been signed between the European Council and the European Parliament on a 100% CO2 emission reduction target for all EU vehicles b…

EU

EU Commission Offers €3bn for Innovative Cleantech Projects

It has launched the third call for projects under the EU Innovation Fund, covering topics including decarbonisation, innovative electrification in industry and …

Sunrun Is Building Puerto Rico’s First Virtual Power Plant

Sunrun has been selected to build Puerto Rico’s first Virtual Power Plant (VPP) by the island’s electric utility provider.Images from the installati…

Chariot and Partners Tapping into Green Hydrogen Market in Morocco

Africa-focused energy company Chariot has entered into an agreement with the UK-based manufacturer of green hydrogen systems Oort Energy and Mohammed VI Polytec…

Net Zero Emission

TotalEnergies Bent on Taking Legal Action Following Allegations of ‘Dramatically Underreporting’ Emissions

After Greenpeace published a report claiming that TotalEnergies’ emissions are four times higher than reported, the French energy giant has made up its made to…

United States

U.S. Construction Costs Drop for Solar, Rise for Wind and Natural Gas Generators

Construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems continued to decrease in the United States in 2020

Hydrogen Production

Centrica and Equinor Partner on East Yorkshire Green Hydrogen Hub

Centrica and Equinor have agreed to explore developing a low-carbon hydrogen production hub at Easington in East Yorkshire, UK, to further decarbonise the carbo…

Natural Gas

Enbridge Greenlights C$3.6 Billion Gas Pipeline Expansion in Canada

Canadian energy infrastructure firm Enbridge Inc on Friday announced a C$3.6 billion expansion of the southern segment of its British Columbia (B.C.) gas pipeli…

Rolls-Royce Provides Power Supply for Supercomputer in the Middle East

Rolls-Royce has commissioned the first six mtu Kinetic PowerPacks for the Shaheen supercomputer located at King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (…

Smart Grid

E.ON Launches Digital Business to Manage Grid Complexity

Germany-based electric utility company E.ON has launched a subsidiary, E.ON One, in a digitalisation push.