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Bhutan’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, His Excellency Lyonpo Gem Tshering, met with India’s Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, in New Delhi today. The discussion centered on strengthening the long-standing cooperation between the two countries in the hydropower sector. Key topics included:…

The settlement may also have had high-level political support, according to Tsegaye Laurendeau, a partner at Signature Litigation.  “Both companies have undoubtedly lost significant amounts of money… given the political background to the dispute between Fortum and Vestas, I expect the settlement deal was supported or facilitated at the top…

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Tender for the proposed biochar-pyrolysis facility in Ludlow, Shropshire has been extended from 18 to 25 October

Change of direction is “counter to the science-based scenarios for achieving a secure, affordable, and decarbonised power system”, according to a trade body by Luke Walsh Adblock test (Why?)

Under the national Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), €31.1mn of investment will be channelled for the construction of five biogas plants and two solar power plants by Nivedita Nayak Adblock test (Why?)

The UK Conservative Party is now opposing Drax’s plans to fit its Selby biomass station with Beccs (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technology, reported The Times.Although the Conservatives had previously approved the proposals, Claire Coutinho, shadow net zero secretary, said the case for the scheme ‘simply unravelled’ on closer…

Referring to anonymous sources with knowledge of the situation, the Reuters news agency reported on Friday (18 October) that the fossil-fuel firm was considering the minority stake sale to reduce its share of the large investments needed to develop offshore wind projects.  The news follows reporting earlier this year that…

The first turbines of the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland are now connected to the national grid and generating power, EDF Renewables has announced. The wind farm – which is owned by EDF Renewables UK and Ireland-based energy company ESB – is located 15.5km off…

Climate Hawai’i, an initiative of the Hawai’i Executive Collaborative, recently announced the winners of its first Climate Leadership Awards. The awards were presented to two individuals, one nonprofit, and one business during a dinner event at Washington Place last week. The final recipients were chosen from 21 nominees by a…

Furusato FIC Energy, a collaboration between Chubu Electric Power, Inabata & Co., and Furusato Mokuzai Logistics K.K., has commenced construction on the Yahaba Biomass Power Station. Located in Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, this wood-fired biomass plant will produce 1,990 kW of electricity primarily from forest timber offcuts and unused…