In the summer of 2020, the German plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER will start building a biogas plant in Veria, northern Greece. The main investor and operator of the project is one of the largest abattoirs for cattle and pigs in Greece. The 500-kW plant – which WELTEC has planned in collaboration with its Greek partner Tetoros Machinery in Megara – is set to go live as early as mid-November 2020. For many years, a lot of animal waste has accumulated in the north of Greece. According to the Greek research institute CRES, the waste from animal husbandry and slaughtering throughout…
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Edinburgh: 11 May 2020 Green Investment Group and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group announce partnership to bid in the Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind leasing round, due to launch imminently. From their Edinburgh base, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Scottish offshore wind developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) have announced their partnership to compete in ScotWind, the next round of seabed leasing for offshore wind development off the Scottish coast, which is due to be launched by Crown Estate Scotland shortly. GIG is a leading global investor and developer of green infrastructure assets with a mission to accelerate the green transition.…
LONDON, UK – 11th May 2020 – Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with Sustainable Ventures, the UK’s leading cleantech hub, in a bid to help create the carbon neutral home. According to the Climate Change Commission (CCC), the UK will not meet its zero carbon goals without almost entirely eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from Britain’s 29 million homes[1]. Schneider Electric has created the Net Zero Home Programme in partnership with Sustainable Ventures to boost innovation and help accelerate time to market for sustainable smart home and ‘plant to plug’ solutions. From 11th May 2020 start-ups and SMEs in the…
May 7, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the market trends, drivers, and barriers of electric vehicle batteries (EVBs), providing global forecasts for light duty (LD) passenger EVs, medium duty (MD) and heavy duty (HD) trucks, and MD and HD buses, through 2030. Advances in battery technology to increase energy density, widespread commercialization of HD EVs such as trucks and buses, and sustainable and efficient methods for sourcing and handling raw materials all contribute to a growing EVB market. Challenges to the market include cost and technology limitations, which remain priority concerns for consumers…
Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, has acquired 100% of the Dutch Count Companies BV’s Count Terminal Rotterdam BV and its supporting entities, part of the First Dutch Group of Peter Goedvolk. The transaction was signed and closed on 7 May 2020. “This is another important step for Neste in the execution of our growth strategy. This acquisition supports our efforts to build a global renewable waste and residue raw material platform that can keep pace with the world’s growing demand for renewable products. Count Terminal Rotterdam…
All-Energy and Dcarbonise 2020 is launching a series of free webinars – appropriately on the dates on which the 20th All-Energy would have been staged at SEC (13 and 14 May 2020). “We launch with four webinars, two on each day, and thereafter will be staging a ‘mini-webinar festival’ every month,” explains Event Director, Peter Bloor of Reed Exhibitions. “Registration is at https://bit.ly/3cZhGWk “In true All-Energy/Dcarbonise style, we start on 13 May with a superb plenary session ‘The Path to Net Zero’, before we move sector by sector through offshore wind (also on 13 May); and both low carbon heat…
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 04 May 2020. The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan announces the publication of a ‘Concept Note’, outlining its strategy (“the Strategy”) for the provision of electricity in the Republic of Uzbekistan between 2020-2030. The context to the Strategy is the high priority given by the Government of Uzbekistan – under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev – to a radical programme of reforms to meet increasing energy demand from a growing population and a fast-developing economy. Mr Alisher Sultanov, Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan said: “Our new Concept Note outlines a comprehensive strategy to satisfy the increasing demand for…
Following double digital growth year-on-year, every indicator is signalling Offshore Wind will be a dominant force in hitting net zero by 2050. However, crisis points are the ultimate test. Join ‘Adapting and Overcoming Disruption: Offshore Wind Amid Covid-19’ (15th May, 10am BST), New Energy Update’s webinar providing the market update on how the European Offshore Wind industry has dealt with the Covid-19 impact thus far and how it can adapt going forwarded. Deep dive into the business-critical questions: Have projects across Europe been severely disrupted? How has the supply chain adapted and are the equipment suppliers exiting the market? Has…
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has announced financial close on Tysvaer Wind Farm, its second onshore wind farm to reach financial close this month. Located in the Tysvaer municipality, within Rogaland Fylke, southern Norway, the 47 MW onshore wind development will use 11 Siemens Gamesa turbines producing 150 GWh of green energy annually. Tysvaer Wind Farm will be the third GIG project using Siemens Gamesa technology currently under construction in the Nordics, totalling more than 325 MW.The Tysvaer project will form part of a portfolio of three Nordic wind projects – alongside the Buheii windfarm in Norway and the Hornamossen…
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc (LSE: GRID) (the “Fund” or “GRID”), GB’s largest utility-scale energy storage fund, is pleased to announce its first annual results since the IPO in November 2018. This covers the period ending 31 December 2019. Performance highlights during the period Net Asset Value of £205.9m, or 100.79 pence per share, up 6.48% on a total return basis Driven by portfolio cash generation, improved revenue forecasts and project-level value enhancements Total dividends for the year of 4.5p per share, as targeted, and target of 7.0p per share reaffirmed for 2020 Strong share price total return since…
