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Merkel: No Way Back On German Plan To End Nuclear Power Use

July 23, 2021 Anand Gupta

BERLIN : Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday defended her decision to end Germany’s use of nuclear power next year, but acknowledged that it will make it harder to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the short term. The decision, taken in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster 10 years ago, is regarded as one of […]

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Britain Eyes New Body to Run Its Energy Systems And Meet Climate Targets

July 20, 2021 Anand Gupta

Britain’s government plans to create a new energy system operator to help the country meet its net zero emissions target, which could replace the role of National Grid, consultation documents published on Tuesday showed. Britain in 2019 became the first member of the G7 group of rich countries to set a net zero target for […]

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Germany, Ireland More Open Than U.S. to Renewable Energy Close to Homes

July 20, 2021 Anand Gupta

People in Germany and Ireland are more willing to accept renewable energy sites closer to their homes than their U.S. counterparts, but all three wanted carbon-based energy sites farther away and favored decarbonization overall, a new study found. The new study, published Monday in The Energy Journal, examined people’s preferences for various energy technologies across […]

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Wartsila Wins ESS Deal From Pivot Power For Two Projects in England

July 20, 2021 Anand Gupta

Wartsila said it will supply 100MW / 200MWh of energy storage systems to Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, for its next two projects in the West Midlands, England. Wartsila will install batteries at two sites in the city of Coventry and the borough of Sandwell, on the outskirts of Birmingham, to support the roll-out […]

Tangedco stops floating tenders for solar, wind farms

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Shell, Iberdrola Bid to Build World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm

July 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Iberdrola SA’s ScottishPower unit are teaming up to bid to build what could be the world’s largest wind farms that float in the sea. The companies submitted proposals for multiple floating projects off the coast of Britain as part of Scotland’s process to lease its seabed to renewable energy developers, […]

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EU Unveils Plan to Increase Renewables Share in Energy Mix to 40% by 2030

July 15, 2021 Anand Gupta

The European Union must increase the amount of renewable energy it uses and cut energy consumption by 2030 under proposals the bloc’s executive Commission published on Wednesdayto help meet a more ambitious goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As part of a package of climate policies, the Commission proposed an overhaul of EU renewable energy […]

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Czech Lawmakers Approve Aid to Renewables, Less Keen on Solar Projects

July 15, 2021 Anand Gupta

Czech lawmakers on Wednesday approved a law setting up support for renewable energy sources, but solar industry representatives said the level of help for their sector was insufficient to attract investments needed to meet EU environment targets. Czech lawmakers on Wednesday approved a law setting up support for renewable energy sources, but solar industry representatives […]

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Shell to Join Clean Hydrogen Project in Norway

July 12, 2021 Anand Gupta

OSLO : Shell (RDSa.L) will join a project in Norway to produce hydrogen from natural gas while capturing the emissions, Aker Clean Hydrogen (ACH) (ACH-ME.OL) said on Monday. Countries across Europe are looking at ways to produce emissions-free hydrogen to help reduce carbon emissions and avert global warming. Clean hydrogen can be produced from water […]

Poland’s PGE to Invest $19 Billion to Meet Zero-Emissions Goal

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EU to Urge 2035 Goal to End Combustion-Engine Era in Autos

July 10, 2021 Anand Gupta

The European Union is set to propose all new cars sold from 2035 should have zero emissions, as part of an unprecedented plan to align its economy with more ambitious climate targets. The European Commission, the bloc’s regulatory arm, plans to require emissions from new cars and vans to fall by 65% from 2030 and […]

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Vestas’ Giant Turbine Picked For Germany’s First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Farm

July 10, 2021 Anand Gupta

Colossal turbines, which will dwarf many skyscrapers, are key for the offshore wind industry to remain profitable after countries phase out subsidies that have defined the green industry since the 1990s. Vestas said on Friday that EnBW had picked its new turbine, which will be the world’s biggest, as the preferred option for the 900 […]