energy transition

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will commit US$475 million in funding for five clean energy projects at mine sites across the US.

Record renewables capacity additions and the progress in the energy transition last year are insufficient to meet the 1.5°C scenario.

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) reports that the US added 33.8GW of new utility-scale renewable projects in 2023.

UL Solutions has awarded its ‘Carbon Footprint of Products Verification’ to the Vertex series of modules, developed Trina Solar.

Research into perovskites, as well as new storage technology, will be supported by Japan’s US$11 billion Climate Transition Bond.

Equinor, Scatec and Hydro Rein have started commercial operations at their 531MW Mendubim solar project in Brazil.

The government of Alberta has implemented a new “agriculture-first” approach to approving projects, on land in the Canadian province.

Better Energy has signed a PPA with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies to sell electricity generated at its 107MW solar project in Vedde.

Singaporean officials have granted EDP Renewables a tender to build up to 200MWp of new rooftop solar capacity in Singapore.

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has reported that the US installed a record of 35.3GW of new solar capacity in 2023.