UN Decrees Ocean Plastic a ‘Planetary Crisis’
Nations from around the world have agreed a new UN resolution to halt the tide of ocean plastic that scientists warn is poisoning global waters. The agreement acknowledges the urgent need to curb the flow of ocean plastic pollution and…
EURELECTRIC: European Power Giants Vow to ‘Accelerate Clean Energy Transition’
The European electricity industry has publicly reiterated its “unwavering commitment” to accelerating investment in clean energy in order to deliver a “carbon-neutral electricity mix in the EU well before mid-century”. Trade body EURELECTRIC, which represents 3,500 companies across Europe with…
Ørsted’s 2 Gigawatt Changhua Offshore Wind Project In Taiwan Takes Another Step Forward
Danish offshore wind behemoth Ørsted has moved several steps closer to making its 2 gigawatt Taiwanese Greater Changhua offshore wind projects a reality, acquiring environmental approval and securing a subsea cable partner in Taiwanese Woen Jinn Harbour Engineering. Word of…
New York Governor Cuomo Signs Energy Storage Deployment Program
New York has now become the fourth US state to introduce energy storage targets and mandates through its state legislature after Governor Andrew Cuomo approved a bill to develop an Energy Storage Deployment Program and to implement an energy storage…
Hyundai Plans World’s Largest Grid Storage Battery In Korea
Elon Musk set the world on its ear in 2017 when he promised Tesla could build and install a 129 megawatt-hour grid storage battery in South Australia in 100 days or less. The kicker? If Tesla failed to meet the…
Capital Stage Acquires Two Solar Projects In The Netherlands
Germany’s largest independent renewable energy operator Capital Stage announced this week that it had acquired two solar parks in development in the Netherlands and which are expected to be connected to the grid in October of next year. Capital Stage,…
Falck Renewables Acquires 92 Megawatt North Carolina Solar Project From Canadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy
Italy-based Falck Renewables has this week closed a deal to acquire a 99% stake in a 92 megawatt solar PV project in North Carolina from Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy for $43 million. Announced on Monday, Falck Renewables announced that…