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Hydrogen

TES and EWE to build 500MW green hydrogen electrolyser in Wilhelmshaven

The electrolyser will come online in 2028, with plans for an additional unit to eventually bring the total capacity to 1GW.

Renewables

Renewable power growth to double over next five years – IEA

Hydrogen

New ABB software cuts green hydrogen production cost by 20%

Tech

EV manufacturers increasingly turning to solid-state batteries – Appleyard Lees

Corporate strategy

Google signs wind PPA to power its UK operations with 90% carbon-free energy by 2025

Hydrogen

Egypt and India to develop green hydrogen plant in the Suez Canal

Renewables

VELUX to decarbonise European operations with innovative solar PPA deal

Renewables

Stora Enso and Voodin to develop wind turbine blades from wood

Renewables

New joint venture to develop $3bn of clean energy across eastern US

Built environment

Building and construction emissions hit all-time high in 2021 – UNEP

Renewables

Wind turbine orders in Europe fall 36% year-on-year

Cleaner fuels

Researchers create low-emission biodiesel by growing microalgae on coffee grounds

Net Zero

1.5°C two months closer as listed companies exceed climate budgets – MSCI

Renewables

Global floating offshore wind pipeline doubles in 12 months

Carbon removal

Global CCS capacity grows 44% in a year

Power

Europe’s largest coal plant can become almost fully renewable

Corporate strategy

Enel tops world ranking for corporate emissions reductions

Hydrogen

Toshiba claims green hydrogen breakthrough with new production technology

Reporting and disclosure

A quarter of companies are “green hushing” their science-based net-zero targets

Reporting and disclosure

First public database of global fossil fuel supply emissions launched

Renewables

Solar powers India towards its 175GW renewables target for 2022

Carbon removal

Puro.earth launches ‘Pre-CORCs’ to validate future CO2 removals

Just transition

Solar PV employs twice as many women as wind – report

Banking

Banks need higher capital requirements for $1.35trn fossil fuels exposure – Finance Watch

Risk management

Asset managers with exposure to carmakers face a ‘ticking carbon bomb’ – report

Hydrogen

Australia deploys its first large-scale renewable hydrogen plant in Pilbara

Hydrogen

Fuel cell electric trucks unlikely to achieve cost parity in Europe before 2030 – ICCT

Corporate strategy

Big Oil PR misleading on climate action – report

Renewables

EU solar industry adds 100,000 jobs in 2021

Decarbonising gas

TES, E.ON and ENGIE to manage Germany’s new LNG floating storage unit

Renewables

Breakthrough in perovskite stability opens door to most efficient solar cells yet – NREL

Networks/grids

Australia’s electricity supply will fall short of demand without investment – AEMO

Renewables

China’s Mingyang to power global growth of offshore wind – IEEFA

Renewables

Space-based solar power could help Europe reach net zero – study

Corporate strategy

First Solar to invest $1.2bn in US solar factories

Renewables

The Philippines makes its first move towards offshore wind

Heating and cooling

Propane could be the key to sustainable air conditioning – study

Finance

Fossil fuel subsidies doubled in 2021 – OECD and IEA