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Floating offshore wind

Aerial view of the DemoSATH floating offshore turbine

4/10/2023 News

Spain’s first floating offshore wind turbine connects to grid

The DemoSATH platform, located two miles off the Basque coast, has become Spain’s first floating offshore wind turbine to connect to the electrical grid.

Solar

4/10/2023 News

Big rise in solar jobs across the globe

The number of people employed in the solar power sector has grown substantially in Europe in the past year, according to SolarPower Europe. Meanwhile, two thirds of India’s power generation growth in the next 10 years looks set to come from solar and wind, plus the UK has had a record-breaking year in solar rooftop installations. There are also new solar projects in Kazakhstan, the US and Indonesia.

Nuclear

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4/10/2023 Feature / Andrew McDougall KC, Dipen Sabharwal KC and Counsel Ximena Vásquez-Maignan

The evolution of India’s nuclear sector: learning from global trends

India plans to use a new programme of nuclear power plant building to help satisfy its fast-growing electricity needs. But developing nuclear plants can be fraught with difficulties to overcome, write White & Case Partners Andrew McDougall KC, Dipen Sabharwal KC and Counsel Ximena Vásquez-Maignan.*

Carbon capture, usage and storage

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4/10/2023 Feature / Sara Siddeeq

CCUS: a silver bullet for a clean energy future?

Some claim carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is a promising bridge between fossil fuel dependence and a clean energy future, particularly in hard-to-abate industrial sectors. Nevertheless, Sara Siddeeq contends there are still numerous economic, technological, political and social issues to address.

Hydrogen

Head and shoulders photo of Professor Emmanouil Kakaras

4/10/2023 Comment / Emmanouil Kakaras

Hydrogen: a changing landscape but a promising future

Hydrogen produced with low or no carbon emissions has great potential for decarbonising certain industrial and energy sectors, but it remains a complicated picture. Here, Professor Emmanouil Kakaras, Executive Vice President of the NEXT Energy Business at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA, presents his views on the global development of this fuel.

Energy efficiency

20/9/2023 News

UK government launches new home insulation scheme

UK homeowners now have the opportunity to upgrade home insulation and cut their heating bills through the UK government’s new Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS).

Solar

20/9/2023 News

China’s solar capacity expected to top 1 TW by 2026

Installed solar capacity in China will cross the 500 GW mark by the end of 2023, with this total set to double to 1 TW in just three additional years, according to new research from Rystad Energy.

Wind

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20/9/2023 Feature / Masum Billah

Bangladesh explores wind power

Bangladesh is exploring offshore wind power as a key solution for a country seeking energy diversification, but whose dense population restricts the land availability for renewable power. Masum Billah in Dhaka reports.

Energy and carbon management

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20/9/2023 Feature / Marc Height,Pauline Blanc

Untapped opportunities – the countries flying under the radar for climate investment

How countries interact with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement will have a large bearing on their climate investment performance in the coming years. Here, Abatable’s Pauline Blanc and Marc Height* explain the opportunities for investment in voluntary carbon market projects across a range of countries – as summarised in the company’s VCM Investment Attractiveness Index.

Energy policy

Graphic of solar panel, wind turbine and pylon

20/9/2023 News

European Parliament backs plans to boost renewable energy and SAF uptake

The European Parliament voted last week to boost the deployment of renewable energy and encourage the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), in line with the bloc’s Green Deal, REPowerEU, and Fit for 55 policy plans. Meanwhile, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new ‘wind power package’ aimed at tackling challenges faced by the European wind supply chain.

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Spain’s first floating offshore wind turbine connects to grid

Big rise in solar jobs across the globe

The evolution of India’s nuclear sector: learning from global trends

CCUS: a silver bullet for a clean energy future?

Hydrogen: a changing landscape but a promising future

UK government launches new home insulation scheme

China’s solar capacity expected to top 1 TW by 2026

Bangladesh explores wind power

Untapped opportunities – the countries flying under the radar for climate investment

European Parliament backs plans to boost renewable energy and SAF uptake