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March 07, 2022
UK’s new low carbon cements can cut carbon emissions by 4m tonnes per year
New low-carbon cements with up to 60% lower embodied CO2 emissions than Portland cement, the current market leader in the UK, have been created and tested thanks to Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator, a UK government-backed research program.
March 04, 2022Tunisia teams up with 3 foreign firms for 500 MW clean electricity project
Three international businesses have been granted licenses to produce 500 MW of renewable energy in Tunisia, a government official said on Wednesday.
March 04, 2022AWS launches carbon footprint tool as Big Techs race to green cloud computing
Amazon Web Service (AWS), a cloud computing platform provided by e-commerce giant Amazon, has launched a free tool for customers to track their cloud consumption’s carbon footprint and to compare it to the estimated footprint of an on-premise data center.
March 04, 2022Australian carbon prices crash below AU$50 amid global market uncertainty
As uncertainty grips global energy markets, Australian Carbon Credit Units have seen their first continuous drop in value in over a year, with the price ending on Thursday at AU$46.75 per tonne, down nearly 20% from the all-time highs achieved in January.
March 03, 2022Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas signs solar PPA with Canadian Solar
Brazil’s largest steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (Usiminas) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Canadian Solar for 50% of 381 MW Morada do Sol solar farm’s total energy production.
March 03, 2022Sanza Energy launches Spain’s first online platform for commercializing PPAs
Sanza Energy, Spain’s first digital platform for commercializing power purchase agreement (PPA), has come into operation in February. The platform is designed to simplify the process of acquiring and selling energy while stimulate the development of new r
March 03, 2022Cambridge researchers develop energy-efficient way to convert CO2 into clean fuel
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a method for converting carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels without producing any undesired by-products or waste.
March 02, 2022Panasonic inks PPA in Thailand for 1,169 kWp rooftop solar array
Shizen Energy, a Japanese renewable energy developer, and Constant Energy, a Thai power producer, have announced the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Panasonic Energy (Thailand) Co Ltd, featuring a 1,169 kWp rooftop solar array.
March 02, 2022European carbon permits suffer biggest one-day fall amid Russia-Ukraine conflicts
The benchmark European carbon price plummeted 16.25% on Tuesday, closing at 68.85 euros. The price is now down more than 28% since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the price decoupling from the energy markets it normally monitors due to profit-taking an
March 02, 2022Bitcoin mining’s carbon emission jumped 17% after moving out of China
Bitcoin mining’s carbon emissions have increased after moving from China to the United States and other countries, according to a team of academics from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.