article thumbnail

BASF to add 90 MW total of wind and solar power contracts in Texas

Renewable Energy World

German chemical company, BASF, and EDF Energy North America signed a 35-MW wind power purchase agreement (PPA) that will bring 25 MW of wind power to BASF’s Verbund site in Freeport, Texas, and 10 MW of wind power to the Pasadena, Texas, site. The agreements underline BASF’s commitment to sustainability.

article thumbnail

China Surpasses Wind and Solar Energy Targets Five Years Early

Green Living Guy

Introduction China is setting an example in the world by doubling its wind and solar energy capacity and hitting its 2030 clean energy targets five years early.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

We really could triple renewables by 2030, but it won’t be a breeze

The Guardian: Energy

The prospect of halving demand for coal is a goal worth striving for, but governments must stay the course In the past week almost 120 global leaders have pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity before 2030 in a bold attempt to slash the global consumption of fossil fuels.

article thumbnail

World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds

The Guardian: Energy

Retire about 240 average-sized coal-fired power plants a year, every year between now and 2030. Increase the rate of growth of solar and wind power from its current high of 14% a year to 24% a year. Increase the rate of growth of solar and wind power from its current high of 14% a year to 24% a year.

Policy 111
article thumbnail

Global carbon emissions from electric power may peak this year, report says

The Guardian: Energy

Thinktank says rapid growth of wind and solar is near rate required if world is to hit 2030 target as part of 1.5C pathway Carbon emissions from the global electricity sector may peak this year, after plateauing in the first half of 2023, because of a surge in wind and solar power, according to a climate thinktank.

Carbon 108
article thumbnail

'Our seas hold immense potential': PM pledges to power all UK homes with offshore wind by 2030

Business Green

Boris Johnson is set to deliver a major vote of confidence in the UK's flourishing offshore wind sector tomorrow in a bid to help the country "build back greener", confirming a new goal to provide 40GW of capacity from the sector by 2030, backed by £160m of investment in state-of-the-art turbine manufacturing.

article thumbnail

Gulf Power Developers Take An Early Lead In Uzbekistan’s Renewable Energy Drive

Forbes Green Tech

Saudi and UAE companies have emerged as the early winners as the central Asian republic prepares to develop 5GW of solar power and 3GW of wind power by 2030