Total buys 20% stake in Indian solar developer from Adani
Total has bought 20% of solar developer Adani Green Energy (AGEL) from Adani Group, India’s leading infrastructure platform.
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Without technology there is no net zero
It is a fact of life that if you want to achieve net zero you need the technology that can make it happen. You can play around with what you think are smart economic wheezes such as contracts for difference and carbon tax but if you don’t have the technology to enable you to stop burning hydrocarbons then ultimately, they’re of no benefit whatsoever.
ACWA Power signs major Red Sea renewable deal
The Red Sea Development Co. (TRSDC) has contracted ACWA Power to provide renewable energy to the tourist site.
Zero hour: Four ways governments can unlock green businesses at COP26
In the “business-as-usual” version of 2020, global leaders should have been gathering this week in Glasgow for the most important meeting on climate since the Paris Agreement five years ago.
Total consolidates position as France’s second largest solar developer
Total has picked up 67 megawatt-peak of solar projects as part of the French Energy Regulatory Commission’s (CRE) eighth call for tenders.
Four big takeaways from the IEA World Energy Outlook report
Once a year, the International Energy Agency attempts to impose some order on the chaotic world of oil, gas, power and carbon by publishing detailed scenarios on how the next few decades might unfold.
Total and Google create tool to ‘map’ solar potential of European homes
Total has teamed up with Google Cloud on a new tool that will ‘map’ the potential to use solar power on household roofs.
North Sea net zero transition will cost £430billion, says OGTC – Wood Mackenzie report
Positioning the UK North Sea for a net zero future will cost more than £430billion, according to a new report from the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) and consultancy Wood Mackenzie.
Latin America’s renewable energy capacity set to skyrocket to 123 GW by 2025
Latin America is emerging as a green powerhouse, with some of the strongest renewable capacity growth expected globally in the coming years.
Buhari goes to bat for fuel, power pricing
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has defended the government’s decision to halt support for fuel products and increase electricity prices.
World added more solar, wind than anything else last year
For the first time ever, solar and wind made up the majority of the world’s new power generation -- marking a seismic shift in how nations get their electricity.
FMO backs Lumos expansion in Cote d’Ivoire
The Netherlands’ FMO development bank has set out new funding for solar power company Lumos for expansion in Cote d’Ivoire.
Chevron is installing solar panels — To produce oil more cheaply
In California’s sun-drenched Kern Valley, Chevron Corp. has found a way to use one of the state’s clean-energy programs to cut the cost of pumping oil, to the chagrin of some environmentalists.
Polysilicon makers’ shares soar after blast at rival’s Chinese plant
One of the world’s biggest producers of polysilicon -- a key ingredient for solar power systems -- shut a major plant in China after it suffered a series of explosions, according to a person familiar with the incident.
Westminster to relax planning rules for the construction of ‘bigger’ renewable energy batteries
The UK Government has said it will relax planning legislation to make it easier for companies to construct "bigger" batteries for the storage of renewable energy from solar and wind farms across the UK.
Huge £27bn offshore wind spending surge in 2020 despite Covid-19 pandemic
The global offshore wind sector saw a huge financing surge of around £27 billion in the first half of 2020, despite the threat posed to the energy sector by the coronavirus pandemic.
Power in a time of pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on the world, with lives lost and economies shrinking.
UK Government can create 12,000 renewables jobs by ‘lifting capacity caps’, trade body claims
A clean energy trade body has urged the UK Government to “lift capacity caps” to entice £20 billion of investment and create 12,000 renewables jobs.
Climate scientist clashes with OGTC boss on ‘no scope’ for oil and gas
A leading climate scientist has clashed with the head of the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) on his view there is “no scope” for fossil fuels if the world is to meet climate goals.
Thousands to ‘virtually’ lobby UK Government over green-focused recovery to pandemic
More than 11,000 people have signed up to take part in a virtual lobbying of MPs to call for a green-focused recovery to the coronavirus pandemic that tackles the climate and nature crises.
China increases renewable subsidies 7.5% to $13 Billion
China boosted its budget for renewable power subsidies to 92.36 billion yuan ($13 billion), 7.5% more than it spent last year.
Wood announces brace of US solar deals worth almost £160m
An Aberdeen-headquartered global engineering firm has announced two multi-million pound solar energy deals in the US.
Nigeria plans solar household boost
The Nigerian government has set out plans for a major expansion for domestic solar power capacity.
Gaming industry provides Covid-19 solution for wind farm operations firm
A firm responsible for the site operations of several Highland and Grampian wind farms has revealed it used technology from the gaming industry to keep turbines spinning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Total scoops 20% share of awards in French solar tender process
French oil and gas giant Total has scooped 20% of solar power awards during the most recent tender process.