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Fusion demonstration plant to be built in UK
Canadian company General Fusion is to build and operate a plant to demonstrate its nuclear fusion technology at UKAEA's Culham Campus near Oxford in the UK. The Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) will pave the way for a commercial pilot plant using Magnetised Target Fusion (MTF) technology and is expected to begin operations in 2025.
read more... 18/06/2021
Siemens Gamesa plans fossil-parity hydrogen from onshore wind by 2030
Renewable energy technology company Siemens Gamesa is targeting renewable hydrogen from onshore wind power at price parity with fossil fuel-derived hydrogen by 2030 in Europe and beyond, and sees production from offshore wind as cost-competitive by 2035, the company said June 9.
read more... 10/06/2021
German climate plan draft looks to raise 2030 solar, wind targets
Germany's government is considering lifting 2030 targets for solar and onshore wind by 50 GW and 24 GW respectively, according to a leaked document seen by S&P Global Platts June 4.
read more... 07/06/2021
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World's coal producers now planning more than 400 new mines
The world’s coal producers are currently planning as many as 432 new mine projects with 2.28 billion tonnes of annual output capacity, research published on Thursday showed, putting targets for slowing global climate change at risk.
read more... 03/06/2021
Negative emissions ‘needed for post-2050 targets’
Negative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions technologies will be needed not just to reach carbon neutrality by or around 2050, but also for setting targets beyond 2050, a German think-tank says.
read more... 28/05/2021