CleanTech Report December 5th 2019 |
AFRICAZim’s Migration To Clean Energy Gathers MomentumZimbabwe is stepping up efforts to create an environmentally friendly energy system by year 2030 producing at least 1.575 megawatts of power from solar alone – almost the equivalent of power it produces currently from a range of sources. Lumos Receives $75 Million Boost To Power Millions Of Nigerian Homes By 2025A Dutch company, Lumos Global BV, has been funded by the Nigerian government to power over a million Nigerian households with its off-grid solar power. The government of Africa’s most populous nation, in a bid to curb its energy deficit, has awarded a share of $75 million World Bank-funded grant to Lumos to strengthen its market in the country. Switch To Modern Renewable Energy In TanzaniaMinister of State in the Vice President’s Office, Mr George Simbachawene has urged the Tanzanians to quickly switch to modern renewable energy that conserves the environment and improve their livelihoods. |
ASIASabah Signs RM100 Million Deal With Japanese Renewable Energy FirmTokyo-based Blue Capital Management Ltd will invest RM100 million to start a biomass energy plant in Sabah’s Lahad Datu Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC). An agreement signed among POIC Lahad Datu, Sabah firm Blossom Bio Energy and Blue Capital includes a 20-year lease agreement in POIC Lahad Datu Estate. Indonesia Dangles Cheaper Energy To Lure Billions In InvestmentIndonesia is touting an abundance of low-cost renewable energy to lure billions of dollars in investment Southeast Asia’s largest economy needs to build processing plants for commodities such as nickel, copper and aluminum. Million Homes & Public Buildings To Be Solar Powered By 2022 In SeoulA renewable energy revolution currently underway in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. By 2022, every single public building and 1 million homes in the city will have solar panels. This move is a part of the country’s concerted shift towards green energy, particularly after public pressure began to mount against the country’s coal importing track record. |
AUSTRALIAAustralia’s Biggest Businesses Could Deliver “A Yallourn” Of New Wind And SolarAustralian companies that have committed to source 100 percent of their electricity from renewable energy now represent almost one quarter of the value of the Australia Stock Exchange, a new report has shown – but there is plenty of room for improvement. Pernod Ricard Achieves 100% Renewables Target In AustraliaTwo major solar projects and an agreement with and energy wholesaler has allowed Pernod Ricard Winemakers to become Australia’s first major wine company to source all its electricity from renewables. Tilt Lands $1 Billion Deal For Sale Of Snowtown 2 Wind FarmListed renewable energy company Tilt Renewables has secured the sale of the 270MW Snowtown 2 wind farm in South Australia for the surprisingly high price of $1.07 billion in the biggest single transaction of its type in the country. |
EUROPEScottish Power Plans To Build Solar Panels Beside WindfarmsScottish Power plans to squeeze more renewable electricity from its onshore windfarms by covering the ground beside the turbines with photovoltaic panels and batteries. The Netherlands Is Building ‘Solar Islands’ To Fight Rising Sea LevelsIn the Netherlands, the largest solar panel island project to date is currently being developed. Set to consist of 15 islands on the Andijk Reservoir in North Holland, 15 floating solar islands, containing 73,500 panels, will be the first sun-tracking islands of this size in the world. Amazon To Build 149 MW Solar Plant In SpainThe solar project, southeast of Seville, will power Amazon Web Services data centers and logistics locations, and is expected to start generating next year. The company has launched its Climate Pledge with the aim of complying with the Paris Agreement 10 years early by neutralizing carbon emissions by 2040, and of operating with 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030. |
LATIN AMERICABrazil’s AES Tiete Teams Up With Anglo American To Build A Wind Farm In BahiaBrazilian utility firm AES Tiete has agreed with mining company Anglo American to build a wind farm in the northeastern state of Bahia. Nordex Wins 138MW Wind Turbine Order In MexicoThe project in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas includes a two-year service contract and will start construction in the spring of next year. The turbines with a hub height of 120 meters will be installed on concrete towers manufactured locally by Nordex at its Mexican manufacturing plant in Marín, in the state of Nuevo León. EPM Signs Renewable Energy Deal With Chicago-Based Invenergy For 500MW By 2025Chicago based Invenergy, a privately held company that develops and operates sustainable energy solutions, Monday announced that it has executed a strategic partnership agreement with Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) to develop, build, and operate large-scale wind and solar energy projects in Colombia. |
MENAPotential Of Renewables In The MENA RegionThe potential of renewables in the MENA region is met with major challenges and opportunities. The region is home to more than half of the world’s crude oil and more than a third of its natural gas reserves thus being a global producer and exporter of energy. From The Desert ‘Green Electrons And Molecules’The new concept of the Desertec initiative, which was presented at the Energy Transition in the Arab World Conference in Berlin last week, is still based on the idea that large-scale solar and wind energy can be developed and used in the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa. Abu Dhabi-Based Masdar To Develop Solar Power Projects In ArmeniaMasdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has entered into an agreement with the Armenian National Interests Fund (Anif) to develop solar power projects with a total capacity of 400 megawatts (MW) in Armenia. |
NORTH AMERICAFirms With Science-Based Targets To Pump $18 Billion Into Climate SpendingCompanies with Science-Based Targets will drive $18bn of investment in climate change mitigation measures, boosting renewable electricity generation by up to 90TWh a year in the process, according to a new analysis of corporate climate action from the Science-Based Target initiative (SBTi). TED Launches Global Climate Initiative With Help From YouTubeTED announced a new climate change initiative called Countdown with the help of YouTube and a coalition of global leaders and nonprofit environmental organizations today at an event in New York City. The effort plans to gather new ideas to combat the climate crisis, and is focused on five broad topics: renewable energy, infrastructure, transportation, food, and restoring ecosystems. PUCN Approves 1,190 MW Of New Solar Energy, 590 MW Of Additional Energy StorageThe Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) today approved NV Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan, which will bring an additional 1,190 megawatts of new solar renewable energy projects to Nevada – enough to power 230,000 homes – and an additional 590 megawatts of energy storage capacity. |
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