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A new report by Apparel Impact Institute and Development Finance International Inc. says India needs $6.5 billion in financing to reduce its textile and apparel industry’s emissions by 45% by 2030 through renewable energy and energy efficiency interventions. While around $2.5 billion is available, there is still a $4 billion financing gap in India.

Rooftop solar now accounts for 11.2% of Australia’s electricity supply, with households and businesses playing a leading role in Australia’s renewable energy transition, according to the Clean Energy Council’s new Rooftop Solar and Storage Report.

The U.S. Department of Energy found increasing levels of savings under a high-renewables grid across three transmission frameworks: first, accelerated transmission expansion, then point-to-point high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission, then HVDC using more flexibly sized multiterminal converters.

To limit global warming to 1.5°C, we need to cut emissions by about 7% annually. Right now, emissions are rising by 1.5% each year. Energy-related emissions contribute to more than 80% of this global total. And although renewable energy production has more than doubled in the last decade, it still makes up only slightly over 13% of total energy use, up from 9% in 2011.

The evaluation focuses on the achievements of the Rural Development Programme with regard to energy consumption efficiency and renewable energy production in the agriculture and food processing industry.

Thermoelectric generators that can convert waste heat to clean energy could soon be as efficient as other renewable energy sources, like solar, according to a team led by Penn State scientists.

On Sept. 24, during the United Nations General Assembly and the New York Climate Week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a new report indicating that the goals supported by countries at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) — such as tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by the end of 2030 — could be achievable with the right enabling conditions.

Legislation approved by Senate will apply to existing and new car parks with space for at least 80 vehicles

A call for collective action could help UK pivot away from dependence on Russian fossil fuels

Despite concerns about a recession, economists said merger and acquisition(M&A) activities in the renewable energy industry still have much potential.

The Indonesian government has formalised a collaboration with Australian renewable energy company Sun Cable in a bid to create an energy distribution network in the archipelago.

A working delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the EU Delegation to Vietnam had a meeting with the authorities in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on electricity supply for rural areas and renewable energy development.

Trong khuôn khổ Hội nghị nghị lần thứ 26 các Bên tham gia Công ước khung của Liên Hiệp quốc về Biến đổi khí hậu COP26 diễn ra tại Vương quốc Anh, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (thuộc Tập đoàn Siemens của Đức) đã ký Biên bản ghi nhớ với BCG Energy (thuộc Tập đoàn Bamboo Capital) về việc cung cấp thiết bị và giải pháp kỹ thuật để phát triển điện gió tại Việt Nam.

At the virtual conference with the Minister for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Greg Hands on the afternoon of October 21, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said that Vietnam prioritizes to develop renewable energy, reduce coal-fired power, strive to achieve carbon neutrality soon.

The US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City said that it has just sponsored AMI AC Renewables Renewable Energy Company to implement a pilot project to develop an energy storage battery system using leading US technology.

Over the years, Vietnam has shown a strong determination in exploiting and using renewable energy with a long-term vision of a sustainable energy transition.

The US President's special envoy, Mr. John Kerry, affirmed that the US is ready to support Vietnam to become a leading country in the region in clean and renewable energy technology with specific cooperation projects.

Vietnam needs to carry out fiscal policies and regulations to promote and improve capacity in renewable energy and energy efficiency, heard the virtual Just Transition Forum in Asia 2021 (JTFA 2021) on September 8.

The enterprise has just signed a cooperation agreement with two Belgian and Danish partners to develop renewable energy projects in Vietnam.