Emissions & Environment
Mining giants join forces to drive decarbonisation
Forming the Electric Mine Consortium, CEOs from the mining and resource industry have joined forces to decarbonise mine sites in response to climate change.
Renewables
REA unveils UK ‘Strategy for Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies’
The UK Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies (REA) has unveiled a strategy to accelerate the country’s transition to net-zero.
Decentralized Energy
Blockchain meets renewables for South African microgrid project
UK headquartered blockchain platform developer Cenfura is partnering with renewable solution provider DNA Global Energy on microgrid development.
Renewables
EDP Brasil expands its solar portfolio with $31m deal
EDP Brasil has signed an agreement to acquire AES Brazil’s distributed generation investment platform AES Inova.
Solar
ENGIE acquires 100MW concentrated solar power plant in South Africa
ENGIE has reached an agreement to acquire from Abengoa a 40% equity stake in Xina Solar One.
Marine
EDF and Eco Wave Power start preparation work for Israeli project
Eco Wave Power, in partnership with EDF Renewables, has started the preparation works for a wave energy project to be deployed at the Port of Jaffa, Israel.
Hydrogen
Mitsubishi’s H-25 gas turbines to burn ammonia commercially by 2025
Mitsubishi Power is developing a 40MW gas turbine that would be fueled 100% by ammonia.
Europe
European initiative launched to scale solar PV value chain
SolarPower Europe and EIT InnoEnergy have launched the European Solar Initiative to capture the anticipated solar PV boom over the next decade.
Renewables
Total sells 50% stake in French renewable energy projects
Global energy company Total has, through its French subsidiary Total Quadran, sold 50% stakes in some two renewable energy projects.
Renewables
Pacific Island nations reinforce energy transition goals ahead of COP26
Pacific Island governments have reinforced their commitment to energy transition action within updated nationally determined contributions.
