Renewables and Efficiency

Chinese coal miner Baofeng Energy has announced the start of construction of what it claims will be the world’s largest solar-powered hydrogen plant, in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region of northwest China. The RMB1.4 billion ($199 million) electrolysis project is intended to produce 160 million cubic meters of hydrogen per …

The wind-turbine materials market is expected to double in value to nearly $20 billion in 2026 from today’s value, US-based Frost and Sullivan has forecast. The market analyst outfit expects the market for “structural and non-structural materials” to grow at a compound annual rate of 8.9% — from $10.76 billion …

DNV GL says the post-combustion technology will capture and liquefy 400,000 metric tonnes of the carbon dioxide produced each year at a cement plant.

Carbon dioxide absorbed by trees as they grow is stored in the wooden tower, which means that the wind turbines are climate-neutral.

On completion, the 714MW plant is expected to power the equivalent of around 630,000 UK homes with renewable power.

The project increases the firm’s total installed capacity in the country to approximately 380MW.

Projects are expected to fall short on timelines by at least a quarter, with a disrupted supply and pre-crisis policy changes exacerbating delays.

The new offshore project will become the ‘largest’ offshore wind farm in the Netherlands when completed.

The city, which declared a climate emergency in February 2019, has already reduced emissions by 47% between 2009-2019.

The Cricket Valley Energy Centre uses advanced technology to ensure it reduces carbon dioxide emissions.