EC gives nod to renewable hydrogen production

The European Commission has approved a €450m Italian scheme to support renewable hydrogen production. The European Commission is supporting renewable hydrogen production through the approval of a €450m Italian scheme. This will foster the transition to green energy, as part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary

AgriVijay startup helps farmers cut down dependency on fossil fuels

To boost farm income and mitigate CO2 emissions, AgriVijay, India’s first marketplace of renewable energy products, brings solar energy-based agricultural solutions for farmers and rural households. AgriVijay was co-founded by Pune’s Vimal Panjwani with a vision to boost farm income by cutting down dependency on expensive fossil fuel products and mitigating climate change. The startup

Cepsa to build a plant for renewable fuels development

Cepsa will build a new second-generation biofuels plant in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) with an investment of up to €1 billion. This new plant will produce both renewable diesel and SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) and will create up to 1600 jobs during its construction phase. The biofuels will be made from organic waste, such

Support for fossil fuels higher than renewable energy

Fossil fuel-related items – transport and household energy – contributed about 20% to India’s annual rate of inflation between April and May 2022, according to a report published by Cambridge Econometrics ‘Fossil Fuel Prices and Inflation in India’. India’s annual inflation rate was 7-8% during the period. According to the report, between January 2021 and

Clean-energy investment hits a record $1 trillion

Investment in cleaner energy is on the verge of overtaking spending on fossil fuels for the first time ever after topping a record $1 trillion last year, according to a recent report from energy and renewables research group BloombergNEF. Investment in sectors such as renewables, nuclear, zero-emission vehicles or recycling projects totaled $1.1 trillion last

Airbus introduces renewable fuel for marine transportation

Airbus is introducing renewable fuel on one of the vessels it uses for transportation by sea. A test campaign has been launched on the route Saint-Nazaire-Tunis-Naples at the end of December 2022, which will run for 18 months. Airbus is introducing alternative energy solutions across the different transportation methods it uses: air, road and maritime.

Renewables to beat coal as top energy source: IEA

Renewable sources of energy are forecasted to overtake coal as the largest source of electricity generation worldwide by early 2025, Paris-headquartered International Energy Agency said. The forecast holds remarkable significance to keep alive the global goal of limiting Earth’s warming temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The agency also said that the world is set to

France, India adopt joint roadmap on renewable energy

India and France have adopted the “Indo-French Roadmap on the Development of Green Hydrogen” to work in a number of areas, including industrial partnerships on energy and for greater knowledge sharing and skill development. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships of France, and R.K. Singh, Minister of Power, New and

Wärtsilä to support integration of renewables into Japan’s power mix

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the gas fuelled engines for a new 100 MW Japanese power plant. The fast-starting engines will provide the grid balancing and peaking capabilities needed as Japan increases its share of energy from renewable sources. This is one of the pioneering cases in Japan where a major power producer and

World’s largest wind-solar power plant commissioned by AGEL

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has commissioned the world’s largest wind-solar power plant of 600 MV capacity in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The project consists of 600 MW solar and 150 MV wind plants. The plant has a power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) at Rs 2.69/kWh for 25 years. The project consists