The country’s revised basic energy strategy leaves unchanged its target for nuclear power, even though the country has struggled to return the industry to its former central role after the Fukushima disaster of 2011. Japan will raise its target for renewable energy in the country’s electricity mix for 2030 as it pushes to cut emissions […]
Japanese Gov’t Wants Renewable Energy to Make Up Almost 40% of Energy Mix by 2030
A shortage of land limits opportunities to expand solar power generation in Japan. The Japanese government aims to increase the ratio of renewable sources in the energy mix to 36-38 per cent from the current 22-24 per cent in fiscal 2030, and maintain nuclear power at 20-22 per cent, according to a draft of the […]
Net-Zero Targets to Triple Asia Pacific’s Solar PV Capacity by 2030
Owing to governments and utility efforts to meet carbon-neutral targets, the solar PV capacity market could increase by three-fold in the Asia Pacific between now and 2030, according to a new study. The research by Wood Mackenzie forecasts the market to reach 1,500 GWh by 2030. Distributed solar PV projects are expected to account for […]
India Will Reduce More Than Targeted 33 PC Carbon Emission By 2030: Power Minister
Speaking at the inaugural session of the CII-organised Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Self-Reliance for Renewable Energy Manufacturing Conference, the Power, New and Renewable Energy Minister said that as per its commitment made in Paris, India has to reduce its carbon intensity to 33 per cent by 2030. However, the way energy transition is taking place in […]
Morocco Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target At 45% By 2030
Morocco raised its target to reduce greenhouse gas emission to 45% by 2030 as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in implementation of the Paris Agreement. The goal will be reached through carrying out 61 mitigation projects in the fields of energy, industry, housing, transport, waste, agriculture and forests, the energy ministry said. The […]
JSW Energy Plans to Spend $10 Billion on Clean Power by 2030
Company Plans to add 15.4 GW of renewables, hydropower Share of clean energy to rise to 84% in capacity mix by 2030 Power generator JSW Energy Ltd. has laid out a 750 billion rupee ($10 billion) plan to shift away from coal, joining other Indian thermal producers who are beginning to seek growth in renewable […]
National Grid Says UK Could Need 13 GW of Energy Storage By 2030 to Enable Net Zero Future
Energy storage will be a significant enabler of the renewable energy adoption required for the UK to meet net zero by 2050, National Grid ESO said. The electricity system operator (ESO) arm of National Grid in the UK has outlined four different pathways for the future of energy in the country in its Future Energy […]
Capgemini Aims For Fully Electric Fleet By 2030, Stops Orders of Diesel/Petrol Vehicles
Around 13% of the most polluting cars in Capgemini’s fleet will be removed this year and a further 24% in 2022. By the end of 2022, over 50% of the Group’s fleet will be hybrid or electric, and 100% by the of end 2025. Capgemini recently announced that it will now only order hybrid and […]
Spain Aims to Install 1-3 GW of Floating Wind Turbines by 2030
As part of a global shift away from carbon-emitting fossil fuels, governments and companies are seeking new ways to harness power generation from renewable energies like wind and solar. MADRID : Spain plans to install floating wind turbines on the deep waters off its coasts with capacity to generate between 1 and 3 gigawatts of […]
Net Zero Carbon Building Solution For Singapore
Envision Digital and ST Engineering are to co-develop a digital building suite which could support the move towards net zero carbon cities globally. The two Singapore headquartered solution providers intend to build an end-to-end net zero carbon urban infrastructure solution for the public and commercial sectors, drawing on their combined strengths in digitalisation, artificial intelligence-based […]