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January 25, 2022
Meta signs PPA with Apex for 225 MW wind project in Iowa
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has sealed a deal to acquire wind energy from Apex Clean Energy under a power purchase agreement (PPA). The company will purchase the entire 225 MW capacity of the Great Pathfinder Wind project in Boone and Hamilton Count
January 25, 2022China’s carbon price may surge to 65 yuan per ton if government tighten benchmarks
The Chinese government is reportedly to consider a steeper cut in carbon quotas, which would result in a higher cost for small and inefficient coal power plants.
January 24, 2022Better Energy inks solar PPA with 12 firms in Denmark
Better Energy, a Danish developer, has signed a power purchase agreement with a group of 12 companies who have formed a partnership with Energi Danmark. The deal will allow Better Energy to build a solar park in Denmark.
January 24, 2022Australia’s carbon credits price soar 20% as business bets on Labor
As Australia’s federal election approaches, companies are locking in supply of offset agreements several years in advance to prepare for the possibility of a Labor government requiring emission reductions, pushing the forward price of carbon credits to a
January 21, 2022Verizon signs seven virtual PPA for 910 MW of new renewables
On January 20, US telecom provider Verizon announced seven new renewable energy purchase agreements for an aggregate of approximately 910 MW of renewable energy capacity. The deals are expected to finance the powering of seven solar and wind facilities un
January 21, 2022ADGM becomes world’s first ‘carbon neutral’ international financial center
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced on Wednesday that it had achieved carbon-neutrality status by offsetting its 2021 carbon emissions. It is reportedly the world's first carbon-neutral international financial center.
January 21, 2022Singapore plans to increase carbon tax in 2022 budget
Singapore's Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has said in parliamentary interpellation that the government plans to raise the carbon tax in its 2022 Budget.
January 20, 2022India approves 200 million infusions in IREDA to boost renewable energy financing
On January 19, India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and the Union Cabinet decided in a meeting to approve a Rs 1,500 crore equity infusion in the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Limited.
January 20, 2022Axpo signs 300MWp solar power supply contract with R.power Group
Axpo, Switzerland's largest producer of renewable energy, has inked a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Polish solar developer R.Power Group for the distribution of electricity produced by a 300 MWp array of solar power plants in Poland.
January 20, 2022New CO2 conversion technology offers new route for carbon storage
As climate crisis worsens, reducing carbon dioxide emissions becomes the world’s primary task. Researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, have developed a new method to instantly convert carbon dioxide into solid carbon that can be