Oil and gas companies are working hard on their messaging in the climate change era. If it’s “code red for humanity” as the UN’s IPCC said last Monday in its latest dire climate report, it’s some sort of “code red” for the fossil fuels industry too, in terms of figuring …
Read More »China to Encourage Renewable Power Plants to Add Storage
China will encourage renewable power generators to add energy storage or peak-shaving facilities, aiming to boost renewable power consumption and to ensure stable operation of the grid system, the country’s state planner said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. “China’s renewable energy has been developing rapidly in recent years, but shortcomings such …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s First Wind Farm Starts Power Generation
Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm, with capacity of 400 MW, has started power generation as the world’s biggest oil exporter boosts its renewable projects amid plans to diversify its energy mix and free up crude used in the electricity sector for export. Dumat al-Jandal, which is being developed by UAE …
Read More »Masdar Contributes to Launch of Saudi Arabia’s First Wind Farm
Dumat Al Jandal, the Middle East’s largest wind farm and the first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is now connected to the grid and has produced its first carbon-free megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy. The 400-megawatt (MW) utility-scale wind power project is being developed by a consortium led by EDF …
Read More »World’s Largest Solar Company Taps Hydrogen Sector
The world’s biggest solar company is tapping the hydrogen sector to reduce its global carbon footprint further. China’s Longi Green Energy Technology Co. has set up a stand-alone unit for hydrogen-related equipment and aims to make this clean energy more affordable. “There is no doubt that renewable energy will help …
Read More »Achieving Climate Target Will Create Millions of Energy Jobs
Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement would create 8 million jobs by 2050, a new analysis published in the journal One Earth found. Currently, 18 million people globally work in the energy sector, which the study defines as only those within the energy system, not adjacent sectors like energy …
Read More »How Accelerating the Pivot to Solar Energy can Help Mena Countries
Between 2018 and 2020, the solar power capacity of Vietnam leapt to 16.5 gigawatts from 0.1 gigawatts. In the same period, the sunny Mena region added only 3.1 gigawatts in its entirety. The region has made some important strides in solar power but it needs to find the way to …
Read More »Bitcoin Rises as Elon Musk Supports Trend for more Renewables in Mining
Bitcoin traded above $32,000 on Thursday after Elon Musk said Tesla would likely start accepting it as payment again as more renewable energy was used to mine the cryptocurrency. Tesla had said in May that it would not accept Bitcoin as payment because of the vast amounts of electricity needed …
Read More »France’s First Offshore Wind Turbine Undergoes Survey
Forssea Robotics has completed an underwater survey of the Floatgen offshore wind turbine installed at the SEM-REV site in France. The main goal of the survey, completed in June, was to visually confirm the integrity of the mooring lines and dynamic umbilical system, besides characterizing marine growth on the various …
Read More »UAE’s Masdar to Develop 440 MW Solar Projects in Uzbekistan
The UAE’s clean energy firm Masdar, owned by sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co., plans to develop 440 MW of photovoltaic solar projects in Uzbekistan as it expands its international footprint. Abu Dhabi-based Masdar will develop two power plants on a public-private partnership basis, building on its presence in Uzbekistan, …
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