TIM subsidiary Telenergia has signed a 10-year agreement for 3.4 Terawatt-hours (TWh) of green energy to power operations from 2022 to 2031. Meanwhile, Orange has set out its plan to deploy solar power for its operations across the MEA region. TIM’s power requirements will be met by ERG’s wind farms and will account for more […]
Amazon Com : Seeks Renewable Power for Japan Data Centres – Nikkei
TOKYO : Amazon.com Inc is in talks with Japanese power utilities and trading houses to build a renewable power plant in Japan to procure clean energy for its local data centres, the Nikkei reported late on Thursday. The U.S. online retail and tech giant is seeking ways to procure electricity over the long term from […]
Perak ventures into renewable power with solar farm project in Bidor
Perak will enter the renewable energy sector through a collaboration between the Perak State Development Corporation (PKNP) and Gading Kencana Sdn Bhd to build a solar farm in Bidor. Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said the green energy development agenda was a step by PKNP to form a strong economic chain with high potential and […]
BlackRock Real Assets Achieves a US$4.8 Billion Final Close for Global Renewable Power Fund III
Third vintage of flagship renewable power fund is largest yet, significantly exceeding the initial target. Global Renewable Power Fund III becomes largest independent climate infrastructure fund globally1. NEW YORK : BlackRock Real Assets has successfully achieved a US$4.8 billion final close of Global Renewable Power Fund III (“GRP III” or the “Fund”) with commitments from […]
Biden proposal: $174 bn for EVs, new funds for renewable power
US President Joe Biden’s vast infrastructure plan includes $174 billion to boost the markets for electric vehicles and billions more for renewable power – both provisions aimed at weaning the U.S. off of fossil fuels and combating climate change, Reuters reported. The $2 trillion plan, which also seeks to invest in traditional projects like roads […]
Biden proposal: $174 billion for EVs, new funds for renewable power
President Joe Biden’s vast infrastructure plan includes $174 billion to boost the markets for electric vehicles and billions more for renewable power – both provisions aimed at weaning the U.S. off of fossil fuels and combating climate change. The $2 trillion plan, which also seeks to invest in traditional projects like roads and bridges, is […]
Biden’s solar dreams collide with outrage over China’s ‘genocide’
President Joe Biden’s White House is trying to reconcile his desire to ratchet up U.S. renewable power generation with his outrage over alleged Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang, a major supplier of a key component in solar panels…Read More…
Qair brings live Nestle-contracted solar plant in Morocco
French renewable power producer Qair on Monday announced the commissioning of a ground-based photovoltaic (PV) plant in Morocco that will be supplying Swiss food and drinks giant Nestle SA (VTX:NESN). Located at the site of Nestle Morocco’s factory in El Jadida, the solar park is equipped with 2,600 PV panels that cover a total area […]
Hydrogen project pipeline tops $300 billion—report
Most of the world’s planned hydrogen projects and the biggest chunk of related investments this decade are expected to be in Europe, an industry report said on Wednesday, as the continent races to scale up the low-carbon fuel to meet climate goals. The European Union has made hydrogen a key plank in its aim to […]
Floating solar panels on 1% of reservoirs ‘could double’ Africa’s hydropower capacity
Floating solar could be a valuable tool to help African nations expand their power infrastructure sustainably, according to a new study and an energy expert. If panels covered 1% of reservoirs, this alone could double African hydropower capacity and increase electricity generation from dams by 50%. But unknowns remain, such as the impacts on water […]
