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Record Growth in Renewables, but Progress Needs to be Equitable
Renewable Capacity Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that 2023 set a new record in renewables deployment in the power sector by reaching a total capacity of 3,870 Gigawatts (GW) globally. Renewables accounted for…
Slovenia passes a regulation to boost the use of wind energy in municipalities
Slovenia has passed a regulation that stipulates the development of wind energy. The regulation aims to promote wind energy production facilities through a system of one-time financial compensations intended for municipalities, considering that such projects received less support among local…
Launching the Wind Energy Initiative
The annual onshore and offshore wind event organized by WindEurope brought together over 10,000 participants and features dozens of conference sessions, hundreds of speakers and over 500 exhibitors from the field. Held in the Spanish city of Bilbao, the event…
GERMANY: A FUSION POWER PLANT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT?
Germany recognizes the need for renewable energy and has launched an ambitious plan called Fusion 2040 – Research on the Way to a Fusion Power Plant which goal is to finance and develop the technology for building the first national…
NEW SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN GREEN HYDROGEN
In order to develop green hydrogen and renewable technology, Egypt has signed seven Memoranda of Understanding with international developers regulating this field. In this way, Egypt has opened the door for investment worth 40 billion dollars, according to the World…
SOLAR ENERGY FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), located in Clayton, about 20 kilometres from Melbourne, has taken a significant step in the energy transition, and has become an example of green transformation in the scientific community. As one of…
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES REDUCED THE GROWTH OF GLOBAL CO2 EMISSIONS
Although there was an increase in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2023, due to the large droughts that damaged hydropower plants, it was still a smaller increase compared to 2022. Smaller growth of global CO2 emissions has been achieved thanks to…