Climate
2021, December, 23, 16:05:00
UAE CARBON INVESTMENT $3.6 BLN
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have decided to invest US$3.6bn to decarbonise ADNOC's offshore production operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
2021, December, 23, 16:00:00
U.S. WIND PROJECT 2.6 GW
The CVOW project is expected to help Virginia meet the targets of the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which requires the State to have 100% clean energy by 2045. The United States aims to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and to permit at least 25 GW of onshore renewable energy by 2025.
2021, December, 22, 12:05:00
GERMANY'S CO2 EMISSIONS UP
CO2 emissions from power generation thus rose by 13% in 2021, though remaining within the path of the Climate Protection Act.
2021, December, 22, 12:00:00
RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FOR INDIA
Kudankulam is a long-term strategic project between India and Russia that began with an intergovernmental agreement in 1988.
2021, December, 22, 11:55:00
INDIA'S NUCLEAR WILL UP TO 22.5 GW
India's present nuclear power capacity of 6780 MWe is planned to be increased to 22,480 MWe by 2031.
2021, December, 22, 11:45:00
VIETNAM RENEWABLES 40 GW
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is finalizing the draft power plan VIII, with a target to develop 5,000 MW of offshore wind power by 2030 and about 40,000 MW by 2045.
2021, December, 21, 13:10:00
GERMANY'S RENEWABLE ENERGY 11 GW
The volume for solar capacity will be raised by 4,100 MW to around 6,050 MW in 2022 and the volume for onshore wind will be raised by 2,100 MW to around 5,000 MW.
2021, December, 21, 13:00:00
SWITZERLAND'S CLIMATE PLAN €2.8 BLN
Switzerland will made funding available for the development of charging infrastructure for electric cars, for the conversion of bus fleets to electric propulsion systems as well as for the coverage of risks related to the extension of thermal networks.
2021, December, 21, 12:55:00
INDIA'S SOLAR POWER 2.3 GW
In December 2019, the SECI selected Azure Power to develop 2 GW of solar power projects of 500 MW each across India between 2022 and 2025.
2021, December, 21, 12:50:00
FINLAND WIND POWER 1.3 GW
Metsähallitus will act as a project developer and the project will remain owned by the Finnish state.
2021, December, 20, 12:20:00
GLOBAL CLIMATE POINTS: 50,000 YEARS
The important message is that the earth has experienced a major tipping point approximately every 50,000 years.
2021, December, 20, 12:10:00
KAZAKHSTAN'S NUCLEAR SMR
Kazakhstan has set the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. To solve this difficult task, carbon-free sources such as nuclear power along with renewable energy are to be considered.
2021, December, 17, 12:40:00
GLOBAL COAL DEMAND UP
Demand for coal was particularly strong in the first half of 2021, cutting into stock levels and pushing up prices
2021, December, 17, 12:30:00
NUCLEAR CLIMATE PROTECTION
Egypt is the second largest economy in Africa and its electricity production is heavily reliant on oil and gas. Mr El-Sisi thanked Mr Grossi for the support the IAEA has given Egypt in its nuclear programme.
2021, December, 17, 12:25:00
SMR NUCLEAR FOR POLAND
SGE, together with its partners, plans to deploy at least 10 BWRX-300 SMRs in Poland by the early 2030s.