Comment: While international public finance for coal, oil and gas has fallen by two-thirds, little of that money has gone to boost green energy in poorer countries Natalie Jones is a policy advisor on the energy programme at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). She holds a PhD in international law from the University
Home Green Marine Shipping industry urges EU to support green transition by investing in Africa August 26, 2024, by Naida Hakirevic Prevljak Trade and employer association Danish Shipping has urged Denmark and the EU to intensify investments in Africa, reflecting on the continent’s ‘enormous potential’ for both green energy and economic growth. Port of Mombasa, Kenya.
Solar power continues to break record after record. If solar continues its current 5-year compound growth rate of 23%, then by the end of 2046, it could be supplying all our global energy demand at 2023 levels. By 2050, we could more than double our energy consumption globally and solar will still be generating more
KGAL’s latest green energy fund is acquiring its first solar asset in Czechia. The investment and asset manager says the 50 MW plant is due to connect to the grid in 2025. August 21, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Sev.en Inntech German asset manager KGAL said its KGAL ESPF 5 impact fund has purchased a planned
Longi Green Energy says it obtained regulatory approval for a 1.05 GW wind-solar-hydrogen project in Inner Mongolia, while Jolywood Technology says it has delayed its 7.2 GW residential solar project due to adverse market conditions. August 20, 2024 Vincent Shaw Image: Longi Solar Longi Green Energy has secured regulatory approval for a wind-solar-hydrogen project in
Gliese 229B was the first known brown dwarf, discovered in 1995. In new research, astronomers observed Gliese 229 B with the GRAVITY interferometer and, separately, the CRIRES+ spectrograph at ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Both sets of observations independently resolved Gliese 229B into two components, Gliese 229 Ba and Bb. They orbit each other every 12.1 days with a semimajor axis of
Saudi Arabia has achieved a historic milestone by successfully testing the Middle East and North Africa's first hydrogen-powered train. Saudi Arabia has marked a historic milestone by successfully testing the Middle East and North Africa’s first hydrogen-powered train. Announced by Dr. Bashar Al-Malik, CEO of the Saudi Railway Company (SAR), during the inaugural Global Logistics
World’s first hydrogen-powered large wheel loader prototype being tested in pilot project Liebherr and STRABAG have partnered in the decarbonized construction test, aiming to save 100 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year By Heavy Equipment Guide Staff October 16, 2024 A prototype of Liebherr's large hydrogen-powered wheel loader, the first of its kind
Home Propulsion Coastal Liberty OSV debuts containerized hydrogen-electric energy system October 16, 2024, by Naida Hakirevic Prevljak Coastal Liberty, an offshore service supply vessel (OSV) owned and operated by the Dutch branch of the Jifmar Group, has undergone a refit and now sails emission-free on green hydrogen. Courtesy of eCap Marine The 43-meter-long vessel recently
2024 PT5, a new mini-moon of our planet, arrived in Earth’s orbit on September 29, 2024. 2024 PT5 will experience a temporarily captured flyby in 2024, from September 29 until November 25. Image credit: University of Colorado. 2024 PT5 was discovered on August 7, 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Sutherland, South Africa. This near-Earth
