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US Investigating Potential Risks to Other Bridges Following Baltimore Collapse.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 16, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard is currently conducting an evaluation to determine if other bridges across the country are also at risk following the tragic incident involving a cargo ship colliding with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The collision…

US Secures Aid Pier on Gaza Beach. Aid Delivery Encounters Challenges Ahead.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 16, 2024

The United States took a significant step forward on Thursday by anchoring a temporary floating pier to a beach in Gaza to facilitate aid deliveries. However, similar challenges persist for Washington, the United Nations, and relief groups when…

Portugal's EDPR cuts investment intend on tougher market backdrop

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 16, 2024

lower power rates and high funding costs. Upgrading its technique, the renewables arm of Portugal's. biggest utility EDP said it would now invest 12 billion. euros ($ 13 billion) over the 3 years, down from an initial. plan of 15 billion euros.

Colombia's Ecopetrol talking to 'very large' players in overseas wind -CEO.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 15, 2024

Wednesday. the back of lower sales and a reevaluation of the country's. peso. Earlier this week the business informed Reuters it was conducting. technical, legal and financial analyses of potentially. participating in an overseas wind auction procedure to award areas.

Portuguese court states levy on renewable energies unconstitutional

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 15, 2024

for years. highest ratios in Europe. energy sector, the exact same quantity as in 2015. deficit after a debt crisis and worldwide bailout. the levy in force. clients that were lower than production expenses. concept of equality. its reduction. earnings tax that energies currently pay.

Siemens Energy shocks distressed wind system after strong outcomes

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 15, 2024

emerges from its greatest crisis to date. GMT. group to seek billions of euros in state-backed assurances. The turnaround of our wind company is still our focus. Executive Christian Bruch said. group said, including it was time for a generational change. functions at Siemens AG.

Canada's Alberta set to ban renewables jobs on prime land -report.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 10, 2024

paper on Wednesday. renewable energy tasks, the paper stated. challenging the federal government's tidy energy ambitions. and produces more than 82% of the nation's petroleum. Canada's power grid emissions-free on a net basis by 2035, a. objective that Alberta's Smith says is impractical.

Norway ends conflict with reindeer herders over wind farm

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 7, 2024

agreement with Sami reindeer herders that enables the country's. largest wind farm to stay in operation, ending a disagreement over. Indigenous rights, the energy ministry said on Wednesday. Norway's supreme court ruled in 2021 that the Storheia and.

Britain announces 1 billion pound auction for eco-friendly power tasks

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 7, 2024

revealed on Wednesday. fulfill environment targets. electrical power. investment into the UK's renewables sector ... pounds, the spending plan document said. Department for Energy Security and Net Absolutely no stated. million pounds. around 14 GW now. earmarked for offshore wind projects.

Poland keeps ambitious climate strategy, isn't breaking election promise, authorities says

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 7, 2024

Commission with a green energy target disappointing a. preelection promise. Civic Union, the biggest grouping in the ruling camp,. ran in the Oct. 15 election vowing it would look for to achieve. in between 65% and 70% of power production from renewable resource. sources by 2030.

New Eskom boss under pressure to turn South Africa's lights back on

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 5, 2024

back on. technical and monetary crises. He will be dealing with a government shareholder that has actually a. conflicted vision for the nation's future energy mix and is. having a hard time to move on a significant overhaul of its. electrical energy supply market.

United States utility-scale solar setup struck all-time high in 2023, research study group states

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 4, 2024

projects in the United States added a record 15 gigawatts (GW). of capacity in 2023, up 60% from the year prior and marking an. alltime high, according to information from ecological research study. group Kayrros. The velocity remained in part due to a rebound impact from.

Alberta to ban some renewable energy tasks, greens say move is 'uncertainty bomb'

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 4, 2024

said on Wednesday. would follow, prompting one green group to grumble that an. unpredictability bomb had been dropped on an once booming sector. Last year, Alberta temporarily stopped approvals of major. new projects in the middle of concerns over renewables' reliability and land.

Engie raises $1 billion in tax equity funding for US renewables

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 4, 2024

projects in U.S. markets, the business stated on Tuesday. of wind. funding contracts for Engie North America, the company's. Houston-based unit. It did not instantly respond to a request for remark. Engie said on Thursday it took a 714 million euro ($ 774.

EU 2030 wind target within reach thanks to financial investment, enhanced allowing, industry body says

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 4, 2024

association report showed on Tuesday. capability each year, increasing installed capacity to 393 GW. set up. the decade. capacity, 79% of which was onshore. brand-new EU rules targeted at simplifying and speeding up the procedure. greater allowing volumes. to strengthen and support the industry.

Record year for wind farms raises wish for EU green energy objectives

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 4, 2024

industry group WindEurope stated on Wednesday. rates and unpredictable energy markets after Russia invaded Ukraine. invested in 2022. which was onshore wind farms, the group stated. federal government renewable resource auctions. 2023, compared with the year before. in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Utility Iberdrola sees earnings growing by as much as 7% in 2024

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 4, 2024

to invest 12 billion euros ($ 13 billion) throughout the year, a. new record for the company. It added it anticipated its 2024 dividend to rise in line with. net earnings. Executive Chairman Ignacio Sanchez Galan stated Iberdrola. would continue to invest substantially in the energy.

France's Engie takes $774 mln charge for US wind turbines, cost drop

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 4, 2024

turbines in the United States and a fall in some U.S. energy rates. while the cost drop remained in the U.S. Southwest Power Swimming Pool (SPP),. which ranges from Montana in the north to New Mexico in the south. It's a very local concern, it's company-related, the bulk of.

Colombia's Celsia weighs taking out of wind jobs amidst neighborhood resistance

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 4, 2024

communities. manufacturer off its reliance on fossil fuels. delays, with lots of promised jobs still not in operation. project in Peru. Due to the fact that of, technical impossibilities to get in into operation ... delays in transmission lines, Celsia added. megawatts. in 2023 to about $89 million.

Tape United States renewable energy financial investment insufficient to meet environment goals -report.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 4, 2024

U.S. released on Wednesday. non-profit Energy Development examined U.S. Reduction Act (INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT). The findings were blended. electric automobiles are satisfying researchers' projections. energy innovations like wind and solar farms. 9.4%, according to the report.

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