Renewables and Efficiency

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Nations (UN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the use of host-country generated renewable energy in peacekeeping missions. Under the agreement, IRENA and the UN will seek opportunities to work with countries that host UN peacekeeping operations to identify …

UK supermajor BP has agreed to join forces with Norway’s Statkraft and Aker Offshore Wind in a consortium bidding to develop offshore wind in the Sørlige Nordsjø II licence area off Norway. Sørlige Nordsjø II will be developed without government support. Norway plans to announce the auction in Q1 2022 …

The US plans to auction eight lease areas for offshore wind power in the shallow stretch of the Atlantic between New York’s Long Island and New Jersey. The proposed sites offer the potential for as much as 7 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 2.6 million homes, the …

When it comes to the global shift to low-carbon energy sources, Europe has traditionally been viewed as the world leader. Meanwhile, the United States has frequently been regarded as an important—albeit grudging—participant. Over the past half-decade, China has also improved its stock in the fast-growing market through a plethora of …

Yazd Province in the middle of the Iranian plateau enjoys the opportunity of generating solar power in nine months of a year, so for an eight-year period, President Hassan Rouhani’s administration has attached importance to developing solar power plants with the capacity 71.5 megawatt of energy. Utilizing renewable energies has …

Developing new ultrathin metal electrodes has allowed researchers to create semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly efficient and can be coupled with traditional silicon cells to greatly boost the performance of both devices, said an international team of scientists. The research represents a step toward developing completely transparent solar …

The European Commission is preparing to unveil 12 climate change policies in July, all designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster. A revamp of the EU’s renewable energy regulations is among them. EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson said the revamp will promote power purchase agreements for renewable energy and target …

The Biden administration will seek to approve more than a dozen offshore wind projects in the next four years and open the coast off California to development as it seeks to supercharge the nascent U.S. industry, officials said May 25. The effort is part of the administration’s broader plan to …

The Middle East saw a 5% increase in its renewable energy capacity last year, which stood at 24,224 megawatts (MW). Despite the growth, there was a slowdown in the results compared to previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting ongoing projects, according to information published in the Saudi Arabian …

The South Korean Government has announced plans to build a 6GW floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Ulsan by 2030. President Moon Jae-in said that the project would require a KRW36tn ($32.8bn) investment and would create 210,000 jobs in the region. The wind facility is planned for the …