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ESB Networks reaches 1.5 million smart meter milestone

Smart Energy International

million smart meters nationwide as part of the National Smart Metering Programme. With this the company is on track to complete the full, over 2 million, smart meter rollout in early 2025. “We We are delighted with the progress to date on the National Smart Metering Programme and achieving the milestone of 1.5

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L’Oreal achieves carbon-neutrality across US operations

Renewable Energy World

French-headquartered beauty products company L’Oreal has reached carbon neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 emissions across its facilities in the US. Our customers can be proud their products are made in facilities that use 100% renewable energy.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules.

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Total and Marubeni to Build 800MW Solar Plant in Qatar Ahead of World Cup

GreenTechMedia

French oil major Total and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni have won the rights to build Qatar’s first utility-scale solar PV project, due online in time for the 2022 World Cup. Qatari national power firm Kahramaa has signed a 25-year power-purchase agreement for the output of the project. Lowest-ever solar PPA price.

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Renewable Power Topped Fossil Fuels in UK During Q3

GreenTechMedia

Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the U.K. for the whole of the third quarter, the first time that has happened, according to research by the Carbon Brief. The growth of renewable energy capacity in the U.K. is currently tracking to miss many of its own climate and energy targets.

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New Plans Reveal How China’s Grid Is Prepping for Net-Zero Carbon

GreenTechMedia

General Assembly that the country is aiming to be carbon-neutral by 2060. In December he set a 2030 wind and solar capacity goal of 1,200 gigawatts, up from around 450 GW today. The publication of China’s 14 th five-year plan, covering 2021-2025, is expected this month. Now it’s happening again.

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Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide: Renewable Energy Procurement

EDF + Business

Decreased Renewables Cost: Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) to project sponsors is expected to decrease by 40-60%, which will likely result in cost reductions for commercial electricity users. Notes: PTC stands for Production Tax Credit. ITC stands for investment tax credit. Sources: Deloitte Analysis, H.R.5376