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Banking, finance and investment

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28/9/2022 Comment / Chinenye Ajayi

Accessing finance for the development of clean energy projects in emerging markets

It is critical for the clean energy transition that emerging markets do not become locked into relying on fossil fuels. But this requires significant capital investment and attractive policies and legal frameworks in these markets, as Chinenye Ajayi, Solicitor, Power and Infrastructure Practice at Olaniwun Ajayi LP, discusses.

Electricity

Pylons in Vietnam

15/1/2025 News

New electricity law sets framework to support clean energy development in Vietnam

Vietnam is to enact an updated Electricity Law on 1 February 2025 that will modernise the country’s energy policy framework, foster renewable energy growth and enhance market competitiveness. Meanwhile, BloombergNEF reports that the government’s net zero by 2050 ambitions could present a $2.4tn clean energy investment and spending opportunity.

Sustainability

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21/2/2024 Comment / Sam Fankhauser

10 recommended measures to roll out a just transition

Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, and a Co-Investigator of the FCDO-sponsored Climate Compatible Growth programme, will be speaking at International Energy Week. Here he discusses 10 measures recommended to triple renewables capacity by 2030 in accordance with the recent COP28 Agreement.

Solar

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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.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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18/9/2024 News

India’s window of opportunity to curb carbon emissions remains open, report finds

A faster scale-up of clean technologies could present India with a multi-trillion-dollar decarbonisation opportunity, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Wind

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11/10/2023 News

Floating offshore wind projects grow by one-third in a year

The total global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has grown significantly in the last 12 months in terms of capacity – from 185 GW a year ago to 244 GW now – according to a new report from RenewableUK.

Energy policy

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22/5/2024 News

EC expands REPowerEU Plan

The European Commission (EC) has unveiled new measures to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in the European Union (EU) and reduce Russian fossil fuel imports, building on the REPowerEU Plan launched two years ago.

Energy security

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25/3/2026 Comment / Melissa Stark

Coping with the era of instability

There is no need to start a costly war with the UK when repeated gas price shocks will bring us to our knees just as effectively, write the authors of a recently-released paper from RenewableUK. The paper sums up the risk of having an energy (and national) security strategy anchored on sourcing natural gas from the global markets during times of crises, writes Melissa Stark FEI, RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Energy and Security.

Renewables

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2/9/2025 Comment / Joe Kwiatkowski

UK suppliers’ renewable energy claims are built on a 20-year-old loophole

Consumers aren't getting what they think from renewable energy tariffs. Joe Kwiatkowski, founder of the transparency initiative Matched, explains why regulation is outdated and how new data sheds light on the gap between promise and reality.

Wind

Vessel installing monopiles and transition pieces on Dogger Bank wind farm

22/5/2024 News

New wind power milestones reached in UK, France and Egypt

The second phase of development of Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, has commenced 80 miles offshore from the Yorkshire coast. Meanwhile, France has awarded what is claimed to be the world’s first long-term contract for difference (CfD) to a commercial floating offshore wind farm. And in Egypt, a 10 MW project has taken the next step to becoming one of the world’s largest onshore wind farms. These stories and more are covered in this wind power news round-up.

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