In terms of green energy, the collapse of UK energy supplier, Bulb Energy, is a big blow for the government’s pledge to fully decarbonise its power grid by 2035.
By Kunal Sawhney, CEO, Kalkine Group
RWE has announced that it will double its renewable energy generation capacity to 50 GW by 2030; it said that it would invest €50 billion to achieve this expansion.
The Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has launched a tender process to offer grid access for 1202 MW of renewable energy projects in the region affected by the closure of a coal-fired power plant in Aragon.
Hydrogen is a versatile fuel that can be used for everything from transport to steelmaking, but if it is to deliver on its promise, the market needs to get very big and move quickly.
By Steve Scrimshaw, Vice President at Siemens Energy UK & Ireland
The UK has made huge strides in the renewables sector, particularly in offshore wind. Yet renewables remain inherently beholden to weather conditions. What’s needed is a holistic strategy, one that explores every viable renewable option available to create a strong and resilient mix.
By Stuart Murphy, Founder & Inventor, TPGen24
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has announced that Singapore will be issuing two requests for proposals for up to 4 GW of low carbon electricity imports.
Vietnam plans to invest $10-11.5 billion a year between 2021 and 2030 on electricity generation and transmission, according to the latest draft Power Development Master Plan VIII.
Ihsan Ismaael, Oil Minister of Iraq, said that the country has signed an agreement with UAE’s Masdar to develop 2 GW of renewable energy, as part of Iraq’s drive to develop 7.5 GW of renewable energy.
Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, has confirmed plans to eliminate fossil fuels from UK electricity generation by 2035, as part of Britain’s target to become a net zero emission economy by 2050.
The benefits of quantum computing in combatting climate change are clear and compelling. Quantum computing could solve many of the problems facing technologies such as batteries, electrolysers and carbon capture and storage.
By Steve Brierley, CEO of Riverlane