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Australia’s biggest hydropower project faces delay to 2028 – EQ Mag

May 4, 2023 Anand Gupta

SYDNEY : Australia’s biggest hydropower project faces a delay of up to two years, likely pushing its start-up out to 2028, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest setback for the A$5 billion ($3.33 billion) renewable energy project. The Snowy 2.0 project is now expected to cost more due to the delay, which the […]

German CO2 cuts stall as coal, oil use cancel out renewable gains

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China takes Australian thermal coal that used to head to India – EQ Mag

April 28, 2023 Anand Gupta

China has usurped India as the premier importer of lower-grade Australian thermal coal, but there are questions as to whether the shift is structural or driven by temporary price factors. China’s imports from Australia of the fuel used to generate electricity are estimated by commodity analysts Kpler at 4.44 million tonnes in April, more than […]

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Japan is Not Resource-Poor, Ranks Third in Geothermal Energy Storage – EQ Mag

April 24, 2023 Anand Gupta

Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source that uses heat from deep within the earth’s crust to generate electricity. Japan has more than 100 active volcanoes, making it the third largest reservoir of geothermal energy in the world—an attractive option for energy-starved Japan. However, geothermal power generation in Japan has not progressed in decades, facing […]

European Investment Bankand Development Bank of SouthernAfricalaunch EUR 400 million South Africa renewable energy investment initiative

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Australian state leader wants more Chinese involvement in green energy – EQ Mag

April 19, 2023 Anand Gupta

SYDNEY : Western Australia wants to work with Chinese partners as it builds out its green energy industry, the state premier said in Beijing on Tuesday, even as the federal government has indicated a preference for other partners in the critical minerals sector. Western Australia accounts for roughly half of Australia’s goods trade with China, […]

Essar’s Vertex Hydrogen chosen by UK govt to build hydrogen economy

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How Japan’s big plans for a ‘hydrogen society’ fell flat – EQ Mag

April 14, 2023 Anand Gupta

It was once touted as a miracle solution to Japan’s energy problems: creating a “hydrogen society” by sharply ramping up use of the fuel for vehicles, industry and housing. But the country’s plan to expand its hydrogen market and slash greenhouse emissions has suffered delays and criticism over the fuel’s green credentials. As G7 climate […]

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Explainer-Why a clean energy transition is so important to G7 chair Japan – EQ Mag

April 13, 2023 Anand Gupta

TOKYO : Japan needs to import nearly everything from oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG), putting a clean energy transition at the core of domestic and foreign policy for this year’s chair of the Group of Seven (G7) developed nations. Energy-poor Japan, the world’s third-biggest economy, aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 using a […]

Brazil – TotalEnergies Partners With Casa dos Ventos to Jointly Develop a 12 GW Renewable Energy Portfolio

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Japan climate group urges more renewable energy, effective carbon pricing – EQ Mag

April 13, 2023 Anand Gupta

TOKYO : Japanese companies and climate groups called on the nation’s government on Wednesday to step up the introduction of renewable energy and quickly adopt carbon pricing to tackle global warming. The Japan Climate Initiative (JCI), an alliance of companies, local governments and NGOs, issued the message ahead of the meeting of climate ministers of […]

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Sumitomo Rubber to Construct World’s Largest Rooftop Solar Panel Array, Bigger than 10 Football Fields – EQ Mag

April 12, 2023 Anand Gupta

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Japanese tire company, Sumitomo Rubber, has begun construction of the world’s largest single facility solar panel array in Thailand. The massive solar installation will be built on the roof of the Falken Tire plant and consist of 40,000 panels, with a total output of 22 MW. Sumitomo Rubber is Japan’s first tire manufacturer and is […]

Intersect Power Reaches Commercial Operation of 310 MWp Athos III Solar + Storage Project in California

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Australia’s approval of renewable projects double in 10 months: Minister – EQ Mag

April 11, 2023 Anand Gupta

Plibersek said the increase was a result of Labor creating “an environment of certainty” for the private sector with its climate policy, reports Xinhua news agency. CAMBERRA : Australia has approved 11 renewable energy projects since the ruling Labor Party came to power in May 2022, more than double the five approved by the former […]

FC TecNrgy, SFC Energy ink pact for hydrogen, methanol fuel cell unit in Gurugram

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Sinopec to build ‘West-to-East’ hydrogen transmission pipeline in China – report – EQ Mag

April 11, 2023 Anand Gupta

The company is also planning to build a green hydrogen plant in Ordos, Inner Mongolia China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) will build a pipeline to transfer hydrogen from renewable energy projects in China’s north-western Inner Mongolia region to cities in its east, state-owned Xinhua reported. The pipeline will stretch 400 km from Ulanqab in […]