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Cooling

Head and shoulders photo of Mirka della Cava

14/12/2022 Comment / Mirka della Cava

Cleaning up how we cool down

Globally, energy used for cooling is rising fast and is becoming a significant contributor to climate change. Yet some technical solutions already exist and need wider implementation, writes Mirka della Cava, Head of Policies, Standards and Programs at the Clean Cooling Collaborative.

Renewables

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14/12/2022 News

‘Unprecedented’ growth in renewable power

The global energy crisis has triggered unprecedented momentum behind renewables, with the world set to add as much renewable power in the next five years as it did in the past 20, according to the latest report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Power-to-x

Wind turbine and solar panel close up

14/12/2022 News

Large-scale power-to-x facility planned in western Denmark

Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy, a Danish renewable energy developer, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a power-to-x facility in Denmark that they claim will play a central role in the start-up of the Danish power-to-x industry as well as helping to establish large-scale exports of renewable hydrogen to Europe.

Batteries

Electric vehicle lithium battery

14/12/2022 News

Lithium-ion battery pack prices rise

Rising raw material and battery component prices and soaring inflation have led to an increase in lithium-ion battery pack prices, according to a recent survey from BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Solar

Rows of solar panels on site in Brazil

14/12/2022 News

Scaling solar in Brazil

Equinor has made a final investment decision on the 531 MW Mendubim solar project in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Power generation

Exterior shot of Hartha thermal power station in Iraq

14/12/2022 News

Refurbishment completes at Iraqi thermal power station

Mitsubishi Power has completed the refurbishment of Unit 1 at the Hartha thermal power station in southern Iraq, restoring its original 200 MW output rating.

Green hydrogen

Side view of hydrogen-powered truck

14/12/2022 News

Green hydrogen truck first for Europe

A new hydrogen-powered truck is claimed to be the first in Europe to transport PVC.

Solar

Solar panels at sunset in a field in the UK

14/12/2022 News

New large-scale solar farms to be built in UK

The construction of three large-scale solar farms by Low Carbon will be the first UK projects to be funded through a multi-bank financing facility.

Coal

Coal piled high in container

14/12/2022 News

Government approves first new UK deep coal mine in three decades

The UK government has given the green light for a proposed new mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria, which would extract coking coal both for steel production in the UK and for export to Europe and would become the UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years. Yet the move was lambasted by environmental campaigners and climate change experts as being a retrograde step.

Hydrogen

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14/12/2022 Feature / David Watson

Plans for the UK’s first hydrogen village

The UK government proposes a trial where an entire village will be converted from using natural gas to low-carbon hydrogen in 2025 to help establish the role this fuel could possibly play in decarbonising homes and businesses. David Watson, Head of Energy Transition at Cadent, the UK’s largest gas distribution network, explains the proposal.

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