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Renewables jobs 'to grow fivefold globally by 2050' as fossil-fuel industry shrinks - study
Employment boom in wind and solar sectors will far outweigh job losses in oil, gas and coal industries, say researchers
Transitioning utility Repsol flicks switch on its biggest-ever solar project in Spain
Developer accelerates shift to renewables from fossils with first power from 264MW Valdesolar PV farm in west of southern European country
Eni boosts Spanish wind and solar profile with 'strategic' gigascale buy-up
Italian oil major to acquire 1.2GW portfolio of projects that are operational or in advanced development in the southern European country
Lift clean-energy auction cap to 15GW to boost 'speed and scale' of UK build-out - RUK
Industry body RenewableUK urges British government to raise renewables aspirations to 'maximise deployment' of new plant to meet fast-approaching climate targets
'America's leading investors and developers understand the urgency of the moment'
From bold climate plans coming out of the White House to increasingly ambitious clean energy targets from Fortune 500 companies, there is a fast-growing appetite for renewable power here in the US. Now we must capitalise on it, writes Gregory Wetstone
Biggest-ever floating solar plant with storage unveiled for Indonesian island reservoir
Sunseap and government of Batam ink memorandum of understanding to build $2bn gigascale array on giant water reservoir on coast of Asian island
Russia eyes large-scale export of blue hydrogen in partnership with local oil & gas majors
New working group created by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin aims to co-ordinate hydrogen projects with state authorities
World's first offshore green hydrogen project on an oil platform gets go-ahead
Consortium says 1MW PosHYdon pilot on electrified rig off Netherlands to be powered by offshore wind — but it is unclear if this will be simulated
World's cheapest energy storage will be an iron-air battery, says Jeff Bezos-backed start-up
Secretive US start-up Form Energy finally reveals the chemistry of its revolutionary long-duration battery — which it says will store energy at one tenth the cost of lithium-ion
US renewable energy lobby groups merge to spur on 'powerful new chapter' for industry
American Clean Power Association and US Energy Storage Association join forces to form 800 member company-strong advocacy body, from 2022
The $173trn energy transition spend, Japan's offshore cross-drafts, and hydrogen on a high
Our curation of the must-read news and analysis from the-week-that-was in the global renewables industry
EU’s new green H2 targets are great, but where are the support mechanisms needed to hit them?
The goal of producing 50% of heavy industry's hydrogen from renewables sources by 2030 is a game-changer, but will require multiple support instruments to make it economically feasible, writes François Paquet
Japan faces challenges to hit higher clean power targets, warn analysts
Nation lays out draft plans to boost renewables' share of generation as approval times and role of nuclear highlighted as potential pitfalls
Sardinia will become a net-zero island as soon as 2030 and this is how - Enel boss
Making the Mediterranean's second-largest island the greenest territory in Europe will require 4-5GW of new renewables and 700MW-1GW of batteries, Francesco Starace tells Recharge
Global capital spend of $173trn to 2050 in 'inherently uncertain' transition to net zero - BNEF
Annual investment in renewables will need to double to over $3trn a year if world is to get on track for Paris climate action targets, analyst's latest New Energy Outlook finds
Every third power plant installed globally in 2020 was PV - SolarPower Europe
Worldwide additions rose by 18% to 138GW last year and will surge further, industry group says in latest Global Market Outlook
'Green hydrogen from excess wind and solar will be vital to keep future electricity prices low' - Bill Gates-funded study
Large-scale use of H2 for energy storage will reduce average electricity costs by 10% in power networks dominated by renewables, say academics
'We're looking in detail' - Iberdrola may spin-off offshore wind business, says CEO Galán
Global renewables giant analysing options for wind at sea operation that aims to deploy 12GW by 2030
Green hydrogen to star at Tokyo Olympics, but not at the scale originally envisaged
Initial plans to fuel the Olympic village with H2 and shuttle athletes to venues on 100 fuel-cell buses have been quietly dropped
Iberdrola swoops into Vietnam as global green power giant grows Asia footprint
Spain-based group acquires Sowitec pipeline as renewables unit shows 63% profits growth
Massachusetts eyes Biden-funds spree to put ports on offshore wind pole
Governor unveils plans to channel $100m of American Rescue Plan cash to key hubs
World’s first large-scale zero-carbon steel plant will require €500m of public money
ArcelorMittal confirms the scale of taxpayer funding needed to convert its Sestao facility in Spain to run on green hydrogen and renewable energy
‘Our unique AEM electrolysers will produce cheaper green hydrogen than any rival tech’
Start-up Enapter says its anion-exchange membrane machines will have lower capex and opex than alkaline and PEM competitors, while being more energy efficient
Siemens Gamesa's Indian tonic after tough week as new turbine bags another big deal
OEM books 322MW contract with ReNew Power in boost after announcement that online turnaround would be delayed