AFRICA: smart cities and electric mobility under discussion in Italy on 22 March 2023
Italy is inviting a host of energy companies from Africa and the Mediterranean to its traditional K.
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AFRICA: Oikocredit lends Yellow $5 million for solar kit roll-out
Dutch impact investor Oikocredit is providing a $5 million loan to Yellow.
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HYDROGEN: MTJ, a new solution to decarbonize air transport
At a time when the aviation industry is increasingly being questioned for its negative carbon footprint, four global energy giants are certifying a new method of producing sustainable aviation fuel.
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ETHIOPIA: Masdar will finally co-develop its 500 MWp solar project with EIH
UAE-based energy company Masdar has signed a joint development agreement with the Ethiopian authorities.
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LIBERIA: The World Bank pledges $96 million for a 60 MWp solar power plant
The World Bank is signing a financing agreement with the Liberian authorities.
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SOMALIA: MIGA Issues $5m Guarantee for Baidoa Hybrid Solar Power Plant
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is issuing a $5.67 million guarantee to cover the risks associated with Kube Energy's investments in Somalia.
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ALGERIA: the El Biar landfill site goes biogas
In Algeria, the technical landfill centre (CET) of El Biar, a southern suburb of the city of Batna, has just been equipped with facilities for the production of biogas.
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CAMEROON: Yaoundé to host the 1st National Recycling Exhibition in March 2023
The promotion of recycling will be at the centre of exchanges during the first National Recycling Exhibition (SANAR), which will be held on 17 and 18 March 2023 in the city of Yaoundé in Cameroon.
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SOUTH AFRICA: More than 100 cheetahs will go to India to reintroduce the species
South Africa is embarking on an ambitious project to reintroduce cheetahs to India. From February 2023, more than 100 South African cheetahs will be transferred to the country of Gandhi.
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EU nails down crucial rules over renewable 'additionality' for green hydrogen
New regulations to allow the monthly correlation of green power supply with H2 production until end of 2029, but hourly after that
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'No higher cost energy': nuclear has drained Germany of more than €1trn to date
Subsidies tot up to €287bn since 1955, refuting atomic energy's cheap power myth, says Forum for Ecological-Social Market Economy study
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Norwegian start-up's giant 117-turbine floating wind design adds $1m to warchest for launch
Wind Catching Systems' eponymous multi-rotor concept moves toward commercialisatioon with 'pre-project' finance from government-based Enova fund
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EU unveils massive package to 'level playing field' with US in green subsidies spat
Green Deal Industrial Plan launched in response to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aims at keeping key energy transition technology industries in Europe
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'World's largest onshore wind turbine': China's Envision to launch 10MW giant
Manufacturer unveils double-digit-rated machine for use in northern Chinese projects, say state outlets
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‘Chinese offshore wind technology is accelerating – I expect 25MW turbines soon’
OPINION There's no reason to expect a slowdown in the frenetic pace that has driven China's manufacturers to power ratings well beyond their western peers, writes Shashi Barla
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'If we fail to deliver on building a Scottish offshore wind supply chain, there's no ScotWind 2.0'
There is no doubting the potential for offshore wind to drive industrial regeneration the length of Scotland's coastline, but the opportunity is matched only by the myriad challenges of building tens of gigawatts in the North Sea, writes Ian Taylo
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COP27 | 'When our children ask: "What did you do during the climate crisis", what will we answer?'
Standing 'on the right side of history' is insufficient as a driver of change. We need to explore what it means to be a 'hero' to find solutions to the challenges posed by the climate emergency, writes Rana Adib
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Green grids lynchpin TenneT could sell German unit to government to speed energy transition
Netherlands-based group says sale would create strong national player as Germany races to link offshore wind and move renewable power
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Canada's biggest battery project charges up as Northland makes debut deals with Tesla and Aecon
Developer's first energy storage facility, the 250MW Oneida, will be built in Ontario, following agreement with grid operator and key development contract awards
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EU floating wind flagship feeds back record-setting proof of techology's 'high power' promise
FloatGen unit built of a 2MW Vestas turbine and BW Ideol 'damping pool' platform rides out winter storms to deliver at maximum output 60% of the time in French Atlantic
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