| Biden Administration Advances California Offshore Wind  The Biden administration is opening up the northern and central coasts of California to the first commercial scale offshore wind farm projects in the region. The first location, called the Morro Bay 399 Area, is roughly 400 square miles off California’s central coast region, and the administration believes it will support as much as three gigawatts of offshore wind development. |  ORPC Plans to Advance Tidal Energy In Cook Inlet ORPC Inc., a developer of clean, renewable power systems that harness energy from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents, has submitted a preliminary permit application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ORPC proposes to initiate the process towards installing a tidal energy project at East Foreland, Cook Inlet, Alaska. |  Ofgem commits £300 million to EV charging infrastructure Ofgem has just announced a £300 million investment in EV charging infrastructure, boosting the government's net zero targets and hopefully encouraging more consumers to buy EVs, although the next step should be to improve quality of charging according to DevicePilot. | Biofuels | Neste Testing Renewable Gasoline in Sweden  Until now, there have been no commercial drop-in solutions for replacing fossil gasoline to reduce high amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from conventional cars, without investing in new vehicles or modifying the old ones. | Biogas | Wärtsilä to Supply World’s Largest bioLNG Production Plant  The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a biogas liquefaction plant to Norway-based Biokraft, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian Biogas Group and a major player in the global biogas market. The 25 tons per day capacity plant will extend an existing bioLNG production plant at Skogn in Norway, also supplied by Wärtsilä, to a combined total of 50 tons per day making it by far the largest facility of its kind in the world. This latest order was placed with Wärtsilä in April of this year. | Electric/Hybrid Vauxhall releases first details of its Movano-e electric van Estonia
Estonian EV fast-charging network Enefit Volt selects Driivz to optimise its network operations A micromobility reboot could create up to 1 million jobs and save over 30 millon tons of CO2 per year in Europe Automotive entrepreneurs launch UK’s first EV-only new and used car marketplace - JustGoEV Geothermal | BLM Issues Decision for Geothermal Project to Expand Renewable Energy on Public Lands  The Bureau of Land Management recently announced a Record of Decision for the North Valley Geothermal Development Project San Emidio Geothermal Field proposed by Ormat Technologies Inc., which will produce climate-friendly renewable energy for Nevada and California. This project supports the Biden-Harris administration’s Executive Order Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad by expanding renewable energy opportunities on public lands. | Hydrogen Ocean Energy Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre and Orbital Marine Power join forces to harness tidal power off the Isle of Wight Panorama PV | Hecate Advances Two Solar Projects as Repsol Acquires 40% Interest in Company  Hecate Energy announced today that construction has commenced on two solar projects totaling 600 megawatts. In Falls County, Texas, Hecate developed the solar and battery storage project, Roseland Solar, from inception and transferred it to the North American subsidiary of a European utility in March. In Highland County, Ohio, Hecate developed the New Market Solar project and transferred it to Canadian utility Algonquin Power & Utilities in May. Construction has started at both projects. The announcement follows last week’s announcement that global energy company Repsol acquired a 40% interest in Chicago-based Hecate Energy. | Sheffield researchers find solution to reduce waste in solar cell production Wind | Ørsted and POSCO Sign MoU to Collaborate on Wind and Hydrogen in Korea  Korea has set an ambitious target of installing 12 GW offshore wind capacity by 2030. In September 2020, Korean President Moon Jae-in further announced the Green New Deal which targets net zero emissions by 2050. With this MoU, Ørsted takes another significant step, in addition to the company's flagship Incheon projects, in pioneering renewable energy development in Korea and supporting Korea in the country's transition to clean energy. | Ambitious Renewable Energy Hub Plans Unveiled for the Port of Leith Agenda Genera 2021 |
