Europe & UK

Europe & UK

Macron presents France’s goals for achieving carbon-free energy by 2050 – EQ Mag Pro

February 12, 2022 Anand Gupta

Paris : French President Emmanuel Macron has presented his country’s goal of achieving carbon-free energy by 2050, starting with using more renewable and nuclear energy. Speaking in Belfort, north-eastern France, Macron outlined measures including the construction of solar parks, underwater wind farms, and six European pressurized nuclear reactors (EPR2s), reports Xinhua news agency. An additional […]

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Equinor to adjust Norway offshore wind plans after policy change – EQ Mag Pro

February 12, 2022 Anand Gupta

Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL) said on Thursday it must rework its offshore wind plans at home after the government decided that the first such plants can only supply domestic power users and not link up with other countries. Equinor has teamed up with Germany’s RWE (RWEG.DE) and Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro to bid for ocean […]

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Germany Opens Farmland to Solar Power to Quadruple Capacity

February 11, 2022 Anand Gupta

Germany is encouraging farmers to install solar panels alongside crops in a bid to accelerate the expansion of renewable power. The government will support farmers in setting aside as much as 15% of their fields for solar power. The initiative could create some 200 gigawatts of additional solar capacity, compared with almost 60-GW now, the […]

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Facing the future: Net zero and the UK electricity sector – EQ Mag Pro

February 11, 2022 Anand Gupta

The policy shift toward a net-zero United Kingdom continues to emerge, given strong momentum by the recent 26th United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow. With a bold target of a 78 percent reduction in economy-wide greenhouse-gas emissions by 2035, now enshrined in law, and the UK government putting the Green Industrial Revolution at the […]

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EXPLAINER: What happens to Europe’s energy if Russia acts? – EQ Mag Pro

February 7, 2022 Anand Gupta

Russian officials have not signaled they would consider cutting supplies in the case of new sanctions. Moscow relies on energy exports, and although it just signed a gas deal with China, Europe is a key source of revenue. Europe is likewise dependent on Russia, so any Western sanctions would likely avoid directly targeting Russian energy supplies. […]

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Siemens Gamesa’s CEO Resigns After Run of Profit Warnings – EQ Mag Pro

February 4, 2022 Anand Gupta

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy replaced its chief executive officer after project delays and cost overruns led to profit warnings at the wind-turbine subsidiary of Siemens Energy AG. Jochen Eickholt, a Siemens Energy executive board member, will succeed Andreas Nauen as CEO on March 1. Eickholt, 60, has a track record of restructuring struggling businesses and […]

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Shell’s renewables boss steps down after less than two years – EQ Mag Pro

January 31, 2022 Anand Gupta

LONDON : Shell’s head of renewable energies Elisabeth Brinton has stepped down less than two years after taking the reins of the business which the company seeks to rapidly grow as part of its strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Brinton, who joined Shell in 2018, said in a LinkedIn post that she was leaving […]

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Bundesnetzagentur Issues Call For 1.1 GW Large Scale Solar With €0.0557/KWh Tariff Cap – EQ Mag Pro

January 29, 2022 Anand Gupta

Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur has launched a ground mounted solar tender for 1.107 GW This capacity will need to be commission on arable land and grassland in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Saxony Upper project size is 230 MW Tariffs for this round have been capped at €0.0557 per kWh March […]

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Essar sets up Vertex Hydrogen to help drive energy transition in the UK – EQ Mag Pro

January 27, 2022 Anand Gupta

Major step in supporting the sustainability of Essar Oil (UK) Limited Stanlow: Essar today announced that it has formed Vertex Hydrogen Limited, a transformative new joint venture, with Progressive Energy, to build the UK’s largest hydrogen hub at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex. Led by Essar as the majority shareholder, Vertex Hydrogen has been formed to […]

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Sharp Energy Solutions Europe Adds 410W & 400W Half-Cut Cell Modules To Portfolio – EQ Mag Pro

January 27, 2022 Anand Gupta

Sharp Energy Solutions Europe has expanded its half-cut cell portfolio with the addition of 2 new products Both 410W and 400W panels are based on 182mm, use 108 half-cells and offer efficiency of 20.5% and 21% respectively The company targets residential, small-scale commercial and industrial rooftop solar segments with these modules Targeting residential, small-scale commercial […]