MADRID, 14 JUNE 2021 – Macquarie Asset Management has today announced a €90 million debt investment in a portfolio of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in southern Spain. The 120 MW capacity portfolio is comprised of the 20 MW Gemasolar tower plant, the world’s first solar plant to achieve 24-hour…

Limits on the amount of bioethanol and biodiesel that can be blended with conventional fossil fuels mean growth in the consumption of certain biofuels has slowed considerably, or plateaued, over the past 5 years. However, with CO2 targets becoming increasingly stringent, and some sectors being difficult to electrify, alternative fuels…...

Almost three quarters of people are interested in low carbon hybrid heating – but comfort and reliability are ‘must haves’, new research shows. The results are from more than 1,000 survey responses gathered by electricity network operator UK Power Networks and gas network Wales & West Utilities as part of…...

The City Climate Finance Gap Fund (Gap Fund) announced today the second round of cities that will receive free technical assistance to prepare bankable urban climate projects. The cities are located in Montenegro, Ecuador, South Africa, Vanuatu, Mexico and Ukraine. The projects include greening urban spaces, energy efficiency, renewable energy,…

While EU governments are still debating whether they need new pipelines or can get off the natural gas tap, Lithuania has been transforming its heat supply at record speed to be able to use domestic biomass and leave the era of its energy dependence on Russia behind. Now, the country…

Fast growing Chinese wind turbine manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co.,Ltd has now joined Global Wind Organisation, becoming part of a global network of stakeholders driving standards for safety. CRRC is one of the world’s top wind turbine manufacturers, with 3.84 Gigawatts of new installations in 2020 and a total of…

The proprietary map from Pillsbury law – the first major law firm to launch a dedicated hydrogen practice – is available at www.thehydrogenmap.com and already tracks over 200 blue and green hydrogen projects worldwide. Notable findings include: While57 hydrogen projects (26% of those tracked) are currently operational, 58 others will be in…

The European Commission, together with the European Investment Bank (EIB), is once again allocating funds for European Local Energy Assistance (ELENA). This time, it is for the Primavera project: €2.48 million in financing for Nasuvinsa (Navarra de Suelo y Vivienda, S.A.) to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy in existing residential…

The government has been warned that it faces a major public backlash if it attempts to use an increase in domestic gas prices as a way of forcing homeowners to buy expensive low carbon heating appliances in own homes. A consultation is due to launch shortly which is believed will…

New Report from IDTechEx Reveals Shift to Electric Vehicles and Autonomy to Drive Printed Electronics Automotive Market to $12.7 bn by 2031   IDTechEx has released a new technical market research report, “Printed and Flexible Electronics for Automotive Applications 2021-2031: Technologies and Markets”, on the current status of printed/flexible electronics…