Following Willmott Dixon’s pledge to become a zero-carbon company by 2030, it will roll out the delivery of electric vehicle charge points across its sites and offices. Willmott Dixon is working with electric vehicle charging specialist Rolec to install charging points at more than 100 locations across its sites and offices in England and Wales […]
Equinor to Spend More on Renewables, Sets Medium-Term Climate Goals
Equinor will increase the share of investment it dedicates to renewable energy and so-called low-carbon solutions as it seeks to broaden its business, the Norwegian oil and gas producer said in a strategy update on Tuesday. The company will increase its dividends and introduced a new share buyback initiative, it said. Equinor will increase the […]
Japanese Coal And Oil Giants to Build Big Solar Farm in Queensland
Japanese coal miner Sojitz and its oil company partner Eneos are to build a 204MW solar farm in the Western Downs region of Queensland in a first step to pursue green hydrogen opportunities in Australia. The Queensland government announced the investment on Thursday, on the same day it revealed it would create a $2 billion […]
Can Solar Power Substitute Nuclear Energy in Japan’s Future?
The Japanese government announced in April the approval of plans to release over 1 million tonnes of nuclear waste into the ocean. It’s no surprise news the treated radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant—site of the 2011 disaster—would be dumped saw considerable criticism follow. But this event also drew attention once […]
Zomato Commits to 100% Adoption of Electric Vehicles by 2030
Zomato’s founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has said that his company is already working with a few EV players to facilitate a faster transition towards sustainable delivery solutions. Food delivery company Zomato has joined the likes of Flipkart and Amazon to support sustainable last-mile delivery. The company has committed to adopt electric vehicles (EVs) for […]
Fiat Plans to Become EV-Only Automaker by 2030
Automotive giant Fiat has announced that it plans to move entirely to electric vehicles by 2030 and plans to phase out combustion engine vehicles starting in 2025. Rome: Automotive giant Fiat has announced that it plans to move entirely to electric vehicles by 2030 and plans to phase out combustion engine vehicles starting in 2025. […]
Ministry of Energy Awards Tender for Construction of 457 MW Solar Energy Plant – New Plant is Part of Uzbekistan’s Ambitious 2030 Renewable Energy Strategy
Tashkent, Uzbekistan : The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan is pleased to announce the Winning Bidder of the tender for the construction of a 457 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya region, has been awarded to Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar). The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev […]
Companies Set to Submit Bids for 1 GW Saudi Renewables Schemes
Projects part of kingdom’s target to build 58.7GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. The category B projects comprise two solar photovoltaic independent power projects in Al-Rass and Saad. International and local utilities developers and investors are preparing to submit proposals by 3 June for the two Category B contracts under the third round of […]
Ford To Focus On Electric Vehicles And Reducing Battery Costs
The manufacturer estimates that EVs will account for 40 percent of its global volume by 2030. Ford shares its new Ford+ plan during the brand’s Capital Markets Day event.Future strategies focus on a new business face for commercial buyers, a growing EV lineup and connected services.New scalable EV architecture in the works to support upcoming […]
Swappable EV Batteries as a Solution to Faster Adoption of Electric Mobility
EVs are significantly costlier than conventional diesel/petrol and gas vehicles. This hike in prices is due to the batteries. As per estimates, batteries make up for 20% to 50% of their cost. Electric vehicles (EVs) are the clean-tech solution to environmental pollution. With the rise in global warming, the time has come for the mass […]