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Landfill gas

Aerial overview of renewable natural gas plant facilities, with various vehicles clustered at front of buildings

8/5/2024 News

BP’s Archaea Energy brings new landfill gas plant online

BP’s Archaea Energy has announced the start-up of its largest Archaea Modular Design (AMD) renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Kansas, US.

Steel

Furnace with bright orange fire against dark background of industrial plant

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8/5/2024 Feature / Brian Davis

How an Italian steelmaker tackles waste heat recovery

Waste heat recovery can provide a useful energy efficiency resource across many ‘hard-to-abate’ industry sectors. Italian steelmaker ORI Martin has installed an innovative system using a large, utility-scale heat pump to provide district heating for a nearby town. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports from Brescia in northern Italy.

Grid management

Head and shoulders photos of Olivia Breese and Catherine Vandenborre, set side by side

8/5/2024 Comment / Olivia Breese,Catherine Vandenborre

Making hybrids happen: the case for shared offshore interconnectors in Europe

Catherine Vandenborre, interim CEO of Belgian system operator Elia Group, and Olivia Breese, Executive Vice President, Europe, of wind developer Ørsted, argue that 'hybrid' interconnectors to more than one country will help Europe to harness the full renewable potential of its seas while more effectively distributing the electricity produced.

Climate change

Group of pylons and solar panels at sunset

1/5/2024 News

EU countries nearly double 2030 solar goals, but grid planning falls behind

With 26 of 27 European Union (EU) member states having submitted their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), solar targets have increased by 87% compared to previous solar goals by weighted average, according to the latest analysis from SolarPower Europe. However, grid and flexibility planning trail far behind these renewable goals, putting the energy transition at risk.

Air pollution

Coal plant chimney stacks

1/5/2024 News

US finalises rules to cut fossil fuel-fired power plant pollution

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalised a suite of rules to significantly reduce climate, air, water and land pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants.

Wind

Close up of turbine at the Greater Changhua wind farm

1/5/2024 News

Ørsted inaugurates two new offshore wind farms in Taiwan

With a total installed capacity of 900 MW, the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms are now in operation and fully connected to the grid, Ørsted has announced.

Renewables

An engineer installing solar PVs

1/5/2024 News

India sets new record for monthly renewables installation

Renewable energy installations in India surged to a record 7.1 GW in March this year, more than doubling the previous record of 3.5 GW set in March 2022, according to new data from Rystad Energy.

Solar

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1/5/2024 Feature / Sarah Townes

Project Tiošpáye: on- and off-grid solar for Indigenous community development

Sarah Townes, CFO and Zero Emissions Network Director of the American Solar Energy Society, introduces a unique project to support innovative housing for the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe in South Dakota.

Shipping

Two red hulled tankers in grey calm sea, heading in opposite directions, land and sky in background

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1/5/2024 Feature / Eirik Nyhus

Is the maritime industry’s approach to GHG emissions fuzzy for future regulations?

As shipping strives to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a raft of regulatory changes are on the horizon. But do they fudge the complex issue of maritime emissions reduction, asks Eirik Nyhus, Vice President, Director Environment, DNV, who outlines what lies ahead.

Offshore wind

Floating wind turbine at sea

1/5/2024 News

Green light for Europe’s first commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm

The Scottish government has given consent for the first project to be developed under Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. Expected to provide up to 560 MW of renewable energy, Green Volt is said to be Europe’s first commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm.

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