Renewables and Efficiency

Chevron plans to spend $10 billion through 2028 to expand its lower carbon businesses, including increasing output of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel first in markets with strong policy support for renewable fuels, CEO Mike Wirth said Sept. 14. Chevron will leverage its existing infrastructure, assets and markets to …

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said this week the country will roll out a pilot scheme for green power trading between corporate consumers and renewable energy generators. The program is being carried out by the Beijing Power Exchange Center and the Guangzhou Power Exchange Center. Under the pilot …

ETIP Ocean has released results from the Gross Value Added (GVA) study stating that there is a significant benefit to be generated by supply chain activity servicing global (European and non-European) deployments of ocean energy to 2050. The GVA study, authored by the University of Edinburgh, presents results, analysis, and …

Amazon and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) jointly announced they have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 22 MW solar project in Japan. Operated by MC’s retail subsidiary, MC Retail Energy, the unique solar project is aggregated, which means that it is made up of numerous ground-mounted solar installations currently …

Global energy major Royal Dutch Shell plans to add new clean energy projects in Oman and boost its renewables portfolio as the sultanate aims to generate 30 per cent of its electricity from green sources by 2030. The company launched the 25-megawatt Qabas solar plant in Sohar in January, which …

India is on track to install an additional 4,580MW of solar capacity in the second half of 2021 after seeing deployment marginally increase in Q2, according to Bridge to India. Despite fears of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the research and consultancy firm estimates that India will add …

Hamburg’s Senator for Economic Affairs sees great potential for the creation of a hydrogen corridor from Hamburg via Copenhagen to Oslo. Branding the region as a green hub and jointly promoting green initiatives and investments would unlock numerous opportunities, according to Senator Michael Westhagemann. “We want to intensify the exchange. …

Researchers from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague conducted research dealing with the photocatalytic activity of twist-angle stacked 2D TaS2. With increasing demands in modern society, the energy crisis and environmental problems are currently in the spotlight. Hydrogen is the primary sustainable source of renewable energy and is …

IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, is branching out into selling renewable energy to households, starting with home market Sweden in September, Trend reports citing Reuters. Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores worldwide, said households would be able to buy affordable renewable electricity from solar and wind parks, …

The global market for floating solar panels is set to more than quadruple by 2025, a recent report has revealed. The report published by Korea Energy Economics Institute on Sunday estimates that the total power generation capacity of floating solar farms around the globe had surpassed 3 gigawatts as of …