RWE and partners secure 684MW offshore wind project in Japan

The company has been selected in a consortium with Mitsui and Osaka Gas to deliver the commercial-scale project, which will consist of 38 turbines

Fresh $1.64m funding to support next-gen renewable energy start-ups

Non-profit EnergyLab will use the funding to address the gap in support available to early-stage clean energy start-ups operating in Australia

COP28: Nations agree landmark deal to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

Some reactions to the COP28 decision have been mixed since the final consensus does not include the ‘phase out’ of fossil fuels

Deal struck on reducing EU buildings emissions and energy use

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive aims to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the EU buildings sector by 2030 and make it climate-neutral by 2050

UK minister leads hydrogen and renewable energy firms in Chile

British businesses will be introduced to key developers and prospective customers in Chile at an event in Santiago

Yorkshire Water pays out record £1m after pollution offence

The water company has made the payments to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust

Unlimited fines introduced for polluting environment

The previous £250,000 cap on Variable Monetary Penalties has been scrapped and the range of offences covered has been expanded

Greenlight for €2.6bn German aid for RWE’s early closure of lignite power plants

The use of coal for the production of electricity will have to be phased out by 2038 under German law

French €4.12bn to support floating offshore wind granted EU approval

The state aid will support the construction of two floating offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Lion

EU updates rules to decarbonise gas markets and promote hydrogen

MEPs have secured the possibility for member states to restrict imports of gas from Russia and Belarus, both via pipelines or LNG