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Over 60GW of wind energy capacity installed in 2019, the second-biggest year in history

Envirotec Magazine

Industry group calls on governments to ensure regulation is fit for purpose and “look beyond LCOE”, in order to accelerate growth of wind energy and meet climate targets. According to the report, 2019 was the second biggest year for wind power historically, with installations of 60.4

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Smart Energy Finances: Enel sells 50% stake in Gridspertise

Smart Energy International

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances looks at Enel SpA ‘s sale of 50% holdings in Gridspertise to CVC for a joint ownership scheme. Also on the financial radar this week, two separate green bonds have been announced in different parts of Europe. Enel sells 50% stake in Gridspertise. Enel signed, through Enel Grids S.r.l.,

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Iberdrola Plans to Take Top Spot in US Offshore Wind (and Keep It)

GreenTechMedia

offshore wind market, but it will need to go through early market frontrunner Ørsted to get there. “We're in a very good position to be the leading player [in the U.S.]," Jonathan Cole, managing director of Iberdrola’s offshore wind business told GTM. "We're offshore wind employees as it scales up.

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Global Briefing: Coronavirus crisis will have 'negligible' impact on emissions without green recovery, study warns

Business Green

All the green business news from around the world this week. A new report published in the journal Scientific Reports has warned that extreme droughts are set to become much more frequent across central Europe in the coming decades as climate impacts escalate. Study: Global lockdowns likely to curb temperatures by just 0.01C by 2030.

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COP26: Fears grow over UN climate summit amid coronavirus fallout

Business Green

With travel bans in place across Europe, the US and Asia, airlines forced to cancel flights, and citizens in major economies including France, the US, and China either advised or forced to keep social contact to a minimum, huge swathes of the global economy are now heading into a state of lockdown.

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

AGreenLiving

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. This summer, a large U.S. This summer, a large U.S.