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Great Opportunity for India to Nurture Renewable Energy Industry to Become World Supplier Piyush Goyal

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State aid: Commission adopts Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework to further support transition towards net-zero economy – EQ Mag

March 11, 2023 Anand Gupta

The European Commission has adopted today a new Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework to foster support measures in sectors which are key for the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The new Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework amends and prolongs in part the Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted on […]

Thunberg, other protesters block Norway energy ministry over wind farms

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Poland votes on wind farms as global firms urge easing of rules – EQ Mag

March 10, 2023 Anand Gupta

Relaxation of zoning rules on wind farm investment is also a milestone Poland has to pass to unlock billions of European Union recovery funds The Polish parliament will decide on Thursday whether to adopt some of Europe’s strictest rules on developing wind farms amid expectations of backtracking on a proposal that had aimed to double […]

Inox Green to acquire majority stake in wind service provider

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Italian energy company Eni makes breakthrough in wave energy – EQ Mag

March 9, 2023 Anand Gupta

Italian energy company Eni said Tuesday it marked a milestone in wave energy, making what it said was the world’s first connection of an offshore device to the grid of an island. A prototype development called the Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter was connected to the grid on the Italian island of Pantelleria. The device […]

Energy giant BP speeds up renewable energy makeover plan

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Inside BP’s plan to reset renewables as oil and gas boom – EQ Mag

March 9, 2023 Anand Gupta

LONDON : BP hasn’t fallen out of love with renewables. It just wants to have more power. CEO Bernard Looney’s pursuit of green energy outstripped all rivals three years ago when he outlined a radical blueprint to move away from fossil fuels. Last month he applied the brakes, slowing BP’s planned cuts in oil and […]

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‘Europe’s biggest’ battery in East Yorkshire opens – EQ Mag

March 6, 2023 Anand Gupta

The project has the capacity to store enough energy to power around 300,000 homes in Yorkshire for two hours Investment company Harmony Energy Trade Income (HEIT) has announced ‘Europe’s biggest’ battery energy storage system has been officially opened. Located at Pillswood near Cottingham, East Yorkshire, the £75 million facility has been developed by HEIT employing […]

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Deutsche Bank tightens coal finance policy but not oil and gas

March 3, 2023 Anand Gupta

FRANKFURT : Deutsche Bank on Thursday tightened its coal financing policies but has yet to change its criteria for the oil and gas industries, drawing criticism from climate activists. Germany’s largest lender said it would not take as new clients corporations that generate more than 30% of revenue from coal and do not provide a […]

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Thunberg, other protesters block Norway energy ministry over wind farms

February 28, 2023 Anand Gupta

OSLO, Feb : Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other activists on Monday blocked entrances to Norway’s energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by Indigenous Sami reindeer herders. Thunberg, a vocal advocate for ending the world’s reliance on carbon-based power, said the transition to green energy could not come […]

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ScottishPower to pay tuition for energy students – EQ Mag

February 20, 2023 Anand Gupta

The move aims to help graduates enter the industry ScottishPower has launched a “paid to learn” scholarship with its parent company Iberdrola to attract new recruits into the energy sector. The programme will see the company pay a year’s tuition, accommodation and travel expenses for graduates and final-year students whilst they study at one of […]

Discom launches awareness camp on rooftop solar power

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Canadian companies to participate in Elecrama Trade Show – EQ Mag

February 18, 2023 Anand Gupta

New Delhi : Canada will be participating in the 15th Edition of Elecrama scheduled to take place in Greater Noida from February 18-22. Representatives of 17 Canadian companies and senior officials from the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi will be attending the conference and trade show. Canada’s Minister (Commercial), Jennifer Daubeny, will be […]

CIP Partners with Cbus in the Australian offshore wind project, Star of the South

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UK offshore wind pipeline ‘approaching 100GW’ – EQ Mag

February 16, 2023 Anand Gupta

RUK research finds 130 projects at all stages of development now at 99.8GW, up 14GW from last year New research published by RenewableUK’s (RUK) EnergyPulse data analysts shows that the UK’s pipeline of offshore wind projects at all stages of development now stands at almost 100GW. In total it found 99.8GW across 130 projects – […]