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November 2022
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“The swift reduction of global coal emissions is the central challenge” – IEA
2000 MW solar and battery storage for the UK
AMEA Power to create West Africa’s largest solar plant
John Cockerill designs the world’s largest HRSG
Renewable Power Capital enters Europe’s storage market
Gravity energy storage could help decarbonise India
Irish power grid will connect to continental Europe
Four Ukrainian NPPs reconnected to grid
A mitigation deal is struck at COP27
Infrastructure strikes - Ukraine government prepares to evacuate Kherson
$1.1 billion grant to keep open Diablo Canyon NPP
Proposal for 990 MW floating offshore wind farm in Andalusia
Collaboration to develop green hydrogen offshore
A continental first – power using H2 blended fuel
California will build no new gas-fired generation
Zaporizhzhya survives bombardment
Germany is ‘not hydrogen ready’
Floating wind ‘will miss 2030 targets’
Geothermal to be re-launched in Germany
Carbon emissions from fossil fuels will hit record high in 2022
Contract awarded for largest floating solar power project
Business generated power could replace UK imported gas
RWE to build Hollandse Kust West VII
23% of the US coal firing fleet to retire by 2029
Release of IEA Energy RD&D budgets data
GE and Shell sign LNG development agreement
MHI and Indonesia Power to investigate H2 Co-firing
First utility-scale PP with near-zero emissions to be built in Texas
Victoria-NSW interconnector upgrade completed
Waveswing trials exceed expectations
Exergy unveils corporate rebrand
IEA sees reasons for hope in the current energy crisis
UN Panel on Climate Change issues stark warning
ACWA Power in sustainable infrastructure financing MOU with EBRD
Skimming solar PV profits could ‘poison investment climate’
US gas fired generation down for the first time in four years
GE suffers renewables turndown, but sees growth in gas generation
October 2022
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Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure to develop 5.2 GW of offshore wind in Denmark
ACWA Power and IDC to explore green H2 projects in South Africa
Consortium to pursue green projects on the US Gulf Coast
Siemens contracts for 105 MW of wind power to Finland
Scholven C coal PP returns to the market
Ukraine’s energy sector – an update from the war zone
50 metres of Nord Stream pipeline destroyed
New space-efficient battery storage from Saft
Gas markets to remain tight into 2023
OECD electricity production up 2.6%
Cameco and Brookfield to acquire Westinghouse
‘Nuclear milestone’ at Vogtle 3 NPP
Zaporizhzhya 750 kV connection broken again
German government confirms short life extension of three nukes
GE receives H-Class GT order from Eneva
Zaporizhzhya reconnected, but situation ‘still fragile’ – IAEA
Germany will continue to push for 1.5°C
GE awarded $6.6 m to develop 100% H2 combustion in F-Class GTs
Mitsubishi completes 2650 MW GTCC PP in Thailand
Vestas selected for 1.5 GW Atlantic Shores offshore wind project
Foresight Energy invests in combine PSH/wind power project
Site for UK’s first fusion energy plant named
RWE to acquire Con Edison Clean Energy
56% of world’s energy “will be generated in APAC region by 2030” – GlobalData report
Nord Stream pipelines ‘have stopped leaking’
EDF revises its UK nuclear plant strategy
September 2022
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Norway has ambitions as a battery powerhouse
Federal government acquires 99% stake in Uniper
China increased generation annually from 2000 to 2020
IberBlue Wind launches in Spain and Portugal
‘2030 coal exit unachievable’ in Germany
€194 m grant for Nextchem to develop waste-to-H2 plant
Tripartite subsea energy MoU signed
Clean energy ‘now employs more people than fossil fuels’ – IEA
ACWA Power announces investment in Silk Road Fund
Carbon intensity of US power generation continues to fall
Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear plant to produce hydrogen
RWE and Latvenergo team up on offshore wind in the Baltic
Siemens and Shell sign low-carbon energy solutions MoU
1350 tonne green H2 plant commissioned in Germany
Zaporizhzhya NPP still in a ‘precarious situation’
Saipem and Siemens to develop a floating electrical substation concept
1.4 GW Bang Pakong PS starts commercial operations
ScottishPower Renewables exploring offshore 5G with JET
Uniper and Vesta to develop green ammonia terminal
DNV launches online battery ‘scorecard’
NREL-led breakthrough – a more efficient perovskite cell
Germany likely to miss its 2030 zero-C target
Siemens Gamesa sells renewables assets to SSE
JERA and Uniper to collaborate on ammonia and LNG
Sizewell C gets extra government funding
California to delay retirement of Diablo Canyon NPP
Carlton Power to build the first green hydrogen hub in the UK’s southwest
August 2022
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UN mission heads to stricken Ukrainian NPP
EBRD supports Ukraine electricity company with €97.3 m
UK to extend life of coal plants as ‘last resort’ facility
Rolls-Royce and ULC-Energy to collaborate on SMR for The Netherlands
RWE acquires 3 GW solar pipeline in Poland
Uniper draws down entire €9 bn credit facility
Hitachi launches world’s first eco-efficient 420 kV CB
Reduced Russian gas flow heavily impacts Uniper’s H1 2022 results
Uniper re-opens Heyden 4 coal-fired plant, and advances Canada’s first green H2 hub
ACWA signs energy agreements worth $12 bn with Uzbekistan
IAEA update 92 – the situation in Ukraine
RWE starts construction of solar farm in Badajoz
Upgrade for iconic Cameroon power plant
US gas fired generation hit a daily record in July
Warning note sounded on UK biomass
Whitetail CCS project shortlisted
Renewables investment is reducing UK power prices
Baker Hughes acquires Brush power generation division
Utility scale solar projects report delays
Global electricity production up 3.6%
EDF cuts output from nuclear generation
Wind energy to power offshore oil & gas platform
Extending life of German NPPs ‘might make sense’
US power grid added 15GW of generation in H1 2022
Ørsted inaugurates Taiwan offshore hub
Russia’s gas exports to Europe decline to 40 year low
Drax reports increased profits and renewables progress
Small scale solar is changing hourly utility demand
GE awarded funding to develop decarb technologies
First offshore wind power order for Siemens in Japan
Next-gen heat pump ‘could cut energy bills and CO2 emissions’
NGK to install battery and PV combination
July 2022
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USA is now world’s largest LNG exporter
ACWA and POSCO to explore green H2 and NH4 production
ABB to spin off its Accelleron business
8 GW boost for UK offshore wind
UK-Germany energy link reaches financial close
IAEA Ukraine Update 86 – vital equipment arrives
Two RWE projects selected for EU grants
Battery storage to be 24% of Ireland's installed energy by 2030
Renewables share of electricity production still rising
Mitsubishi selects software for world’s largest storage/hydrogen hub
Mocean starts new wave energy test programme
GE energy businesses to be re-branded GE Vernova
UK renewables auction promotes move away from fossil fuels
Germany to reactivate hard coal plants in gas crisis
Offshore wind pipeline has ‘nearly doubled’
Energy storage systems for huge solar-plus-storage project
Indeck Niles 1.1 GW energy centre comes online
Uniper applies for stabilisation measures
GE to acquire Nexus Controls from Baker Hughes
€475m EIB innovation loan for Vestas
EUROfusion starts design of demonstration fusion power plant
Fossil fuel was 79% of US primary energy in 2021
Iberdrola’s first commercial-scale battery system
Supreme Court limits EPA's authority to regulate GHG emissions
Compact CO2 capture system goes into operation at Hiroshima
RWE and Hellenic Petroleum join forces for offshore wind
Vestas sells Delta wind project
‘Sweeping measures’ needed if Canada is to attain 2030 targets
June 2022
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Germany triggers gas emergency plan
Global energy investment is rising, but too slowly - IEA
ACWA Power-led consortium signs project agreement for 1.1 GW wind project in Egypt
Hybrid wind plus solar project for Turkey
Announcement of 1.2GW Southern Winds offshore wind project
Siemens and Air Liquide form JV to produce H2 electrolysers
RWE expands its offshore wind ambitions
Fund to stimulate German offshore wind
Renewables share increases globally
Zaporizhzhia data link restored
First offshore wind farm in a Spanish port
Wärtsilä agreement to guarantee African gold mine operations
Global offshore wind project pipeline doubles in 12 months
Mercury Renewables’ ‘first-of-a-kind’ green hydrogen plant
RWE halts personnel early retirements as coal firing is ramped up
Fugro to develop digital twin of Denmark’s transmission network
Vestas and EnBW sign agreement for the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore array
Sweden’s Nysäter wind farm connects to the grid
Europe importing record amounts of LNG in 2022
EIA expects high energy prices through 2023
GE to triple its manufacturing capacity for energy storage electronics
German government increased coal reserves
European geothermal sector ‘emerges stronger’ from pandemic
Potential reliability concern for central USA
RWE acquires 1.4 GW power plant from Vattenfall
Ørsted + ATP and GlobalConnect to work on North Sea Energy Island digital hub
Exergy and GDI in geothermal development
Magnesium to be researched as a sustainable lithium alternative
Westinghouse and Bloom Energy to accelerate zero-carbon H2 production in the nuclear industry
Illinois coal plants awarded funding for development as storage
May 2022
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EU leaders reach compromise deal on Russian oil ban
G7 to play crucial role in reducing emissions from heavy industry
BlueFloat to enter round 3 market auction in Taiwan
Jacobs builds robot to clean up Fukushima
Siemens to build huge shore-side power connection
UK trial of ‘renewables only’ network restart
Cyber attacks worrying German wind industry
Wärtsilä to test hydrogen blended fuel in the USA
Future WTGs ‘will achieve 27% greater LCOE’
EU €300 bn plan for recovery and resilience
Floating wind farm proposed for Sardinia
Wärtsilä in green H2 blending trials
EIA forecasts increasing share of renewables in the USA during 2022
RWE issues €2 billion green bond
Hinkley Point C delayed and will overrun by £3bn
Carbon sequestration project for Louisiana
Drax to trial pioneering new carbon capture technology
RWE’s grand scheme for Hollandse Kust West
Vestas introduces its V163-4.5 MW WTG
Russian oil supply could fall by 3 million barrels a day
GE secures first 9HA CCPP order in Vietnam
Energy storage for Côte d'Ivoire’s first solar plant
Chornobyl safeguards resumed – IAEA Update
Hydrogen retrofit for Rotterdam Capelle
EU stumbles over plans to ban Russian oil
Hydrogen fuel network trial gets underway
El Algodon Alto wind farm has started operations
Advanced storage project receives $500 m commitment from US DoE
German government charters four FSRUs via Uniper and RWE
Planning permission secured for Hams Hall storage project
Strabag and Exergy in geothermal alliance
US renewables generation has overtaken nuclear
Gazprom refuses payments in Euros from German firm
Renewables funding via power bills cancelled in Germany
Largest green hydrogen hub selects EPC provider
April 2022
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First demo of advanced H2 firing PP using GE HA turbine
First WTG installed at Hollandse Kust Zuid
‘Power consumption to triple by 2050’ – McKinsey report
Government ‘sharpens toolbox’ for energy supply security
First Ampelmann W2W for US offshore industry
Siemens Gamesa to sell south European renewables assets to SSE
Twenty20 Energy to build gas fired PP in Papua New Guinea’s highland region
US DoE seeks bids for $6 bn nuclear credit programme
World’s largest flywheel starts its journey to Ireland
RWE aims at €1.5 billion in Ireland investments
OECD electricity production rises 6.6%
Largest-ever IEA emergency oil stock release
European renewables prices rise 27.5%
Vestas launches its V172-7.2 MW variant for low to medium wind
Four Canadian provinces publish strategic plan for SMR
Shell and Uniper to work on blue H2 production in the UK
Four weeks to apply for UK update funding
First phase of Tampa coal-to-gas upgrade completed
Third M701JAC unit started up at 5.3 GW GTCC in Thailand
RWE signs Thor connection agreement with Energinet
IAEA statement on the Ukraine situation
Major acceleration of home-grown power in the UK
Malaysia's largest CC plant starts up
Aggreko commits to greener fuels switch
Siemens Gamesa steps up WTG manufacturing
‘We can halve emissions by 2030’ – guarded optimism from the IPCC
Russian gas supply cuts would cause severe damage
March 2022
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UK government to take 20% stake in Sizewell C NPP
Siemens Energy to power China’s Greater Bay Area
Plan to develop GW scale ‘green H2’ floating wind sites in the Celtic Sea
Joint statement of the EC and the USA on energy security
USA exported record amounts of LNG in 2021
Ørsted sells 50% stake in Hornsea 2 wind farm
Assessment of H2 plant readiness at Grain
'Renewables will supply 44% of US electricity by 2050’ – EIA
European grid synchronised with Ukraine and Moldova
Completion of the largest wind project in North America
UK’s Greenlink construction under way
Germany agrees LNG supply deal with Qatar
Thermal power plants to become energy storage facilities
Hysata’s electrolyser breaks efficiency records
Kärnfull and GE Hitachi SMR collaboration
CO2 emissions at ‘highest level in history’ - IEA
US natural gas production to rise, fuelled by export demand
Nexans wins US offshore wind export cables contract
ScottishPower and Shell confirm offshore wind funding
Joint European action via REPowerEU
Russia attacks nuclear facilities in Ukraine
Ukraine war adds impetus to Asia’s energy transition
Gas prices rise to astronomic levels
US energy consumption ‘will grow for next 30 years’ – EIA
Voith completes the acquisition of Voith Hydro
GE awarded 2 GW order for Guangdong
IAEA statement on the situation in Ukraine
Germany to spend $220 bn on industrial transformation by 2026
Strategy rethink in fossil–dependent Germany
Rolls-Royce SMR entering regulatory assessment process
Ukraine update – Chornobyl radiation ‘not a danger to the public’
Anyang CHP starts commercial operation
Mocean lands £730k wave energy funding
Floating wave power units installed off Jaffa
“Time is fast running out for climate change solutions” – new IPCC report
US$1.59 billion Red Sea Project achieves financial close
Siemens 14 MW WTG selected for Poland’s first offshore wind array
February 2022
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Global electricity production continues to rise - IEA
INNIO and Concord Group to develop four biogas plants in Malaysia
World’s first centre for H2 system validation
German chancellor suspends Nord Stream 2
RWE and Tata Power collaborate to explore offshore potential in India
Nordex to investigate WTG collapse in Wales
US DoE awards $5.7 m for GE-led CCUS project
RWE and Neptune Energy join forces in H2 initiative
COWI contracted for Empire Wind project
Macron sets out plan for French nuclear renaissance
Using offshore wind transmission for grid support
GE to sell part of Steam Power nuclear business to EDF
Generators in Texas fill the cold snap gap
Market volatility is impacting renewables PPAs – report
‘Black blades on wind turbines may reduce bird kill’ – new research
RWE signs agreement to build Thor offshore wind farm
First micro-nuclear PP for Alaska
Biden administration proposes restoration of toxicity rules
‘Carbon reduction goals will have little impact on US CO2 emissions’ – EIA
AG Energy licensed to build Libya’s first solar power plant
Government awards £100m to proposed Sizewell C NPP
‘Time to act’ as momentum builds for CCUS and H2
470 MWh storage project gets under way in the Philippines
A second Siemens HL class turbine for South Korea
January 2022
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Vestas and Ørsted named as world’s most sustainable companies
The Texas grid is ‘ready for winter weather’
Independent certification for Celtic Sea floating wind project
Industrial–scale electrolysis goes into series production
K2 to monitor Dogger Bank third phase
UK government auctions £285m in funding for renewables
Italy’s increasing focus on system balance
Azerbaijan’s largest renewables project gets under way
Energy Island cable route survey contract awarded
First supply contract in Spain for Siemens’ 5.X WTG
Power cuts as USA and Canada are hit by winter storms
Huge New Mexico wind project comes online
Contracts awarded for proposed Aldbrough hydrogen storage
Renewable power plants are reducing US gas demand
Coal’s sharp rebound ‘is threatening net zero goals’ – IEA
Large fuel cell order for SFC Energy
Solar power – ‘half of new US capacity in 2022’
Germany retires more reactors and lignite plants
Ammonia co-firing project is funded
$100m fund for grid-scale battery storage in Australia
Texas generation fleet ‘ready for winter’ – ERCOT
EDF consortium wins major UAE transmission project
VINCI completes the acquisition of ACS energy business
Energy prices rose by 59% in 2021
Fortum and Uniper JV launches its first project
Langley completes acquisition of Bergen from R-R
December 2021
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FEED competition contracts awarded for UK’s East Coast Cluster
Prysmian secures two US wind farm projects
28% US coal fired plants to retire by 2035
World’s first offshore hydrogen storage concept
100 MW Uzbekistan wind power project agreed
Chimney of Europe’s largest coal-fired PP is demolished
Mitsubishi ships 2.4 GW gas-fired CC plant to the UAE
First replacement of SF6 in existing HV equipment
Decarbonisation roadmap for heavy industry in the UAE
Project Greensand to receive DKK 197 m funding
RE growth is accelerating worldwide – IEA report
Major UK offshore wind farm project consented
US LNG export capacity ‘will be world’s largest by end–2022’
UK chooses HTGR for AMR development
Nuclear research leads to storage breakthrough
DNV to lead study on potential of European H2 networks
Refinancing of four biomethane units secured
£158 million redress agreed for delays to major power cable
Compact CO2 capture for Hiroshima biomass plant
150 MWh battery to be built at Hazelwood
Atos and Siemens to support Morocco‘s ‘smart grid’
Vestas cyber attack ‘was ransomware’
New partnership to develop offshore wind farms in New Zealand
November 2021
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TSOs partner on interconnectors to energy islands at sea
Upgraded V-162 launched by Vestas
Carbon Gap calls for meaningful support for carbon removal
Prysmian awarded framework contract for the Tyrrhenian link
Vestas recovering from cyber attack
World’s first 66 kV fault ride through test system
Shell and Blue Group sign Western Star agreement
New plant for production of SF6-free switchgear
NET Power claims zero-carbon gas generation breakthrough
FERC Notice of Inquiry on reactive power capability compensation
First 100% hydrogen engine PP in Asia Pacific
COP26 keeps 1.5C alive – but on life support
France’s first floating offshore wind at scale
Macron says France will construct new NPPs
Rolls-Royce to deliver mtu engines to China
EIA expects volatile US gas prices this winter
First certification of ‘H2-Ready’power plant concept
GenCell and E.V. Motors to facilitate off-grid EV charging
COP26: World leaders make pledges to kick start accelerated climate action
Degradation ‘is a material issue for batteries competing in the CM’
US Congress passes signature infrastructure package
Long duration energy storage companies form a council
National Grid ESO launches world-first digital grid replica
Rolls-Royce develops energy saving new bearing
R-R confident of SMR delivery by 2030s
Historic alliance to unlock $100 billion for climate solutions
COP26: a promise to end deforestation by 2030
COP26: a pledge to cut global methane emissions
Updated climate commitments fall short – UNEP report
Climate goals threatened by coal-to-gas switch in Asia
October 2021
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Siemens Energy transfers joint venture stake to Voith
Iberdrola to invest £6bn in the East Anglia hub
US-Japan joint fusion research
Big fossil fuel producers' plans exceed climate targets – UN report
Energy price hikes – an IEA perspective
World’s first T-pylon is installed
World’s largest floating windfarm is operational
ENEOS to acquire Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8bn
Successful final testing of KS-21 solvent for CO2 capture
Electricity production rising, but RE dipping – IEA
IFA ‘will take two more years’ to get back to full service
US coal fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014
Five sites listed for UK fusion energy plant
Green hydrogen production plan for Pakistan
Hitachi ABB to lead Egypt-Saudi interconnector consortium
Prysmian Group to invest $100M in US production
Hai Long Offshore Wind selects consortium to deliver two offshore substations in Taiwan
‘Global energy consumption and emissions will double by 2050’ – EIA
Large-scale green hydrogen facility for Orkney
‘Revolutionary’ battery management system launched
Major step for Vineyard offshore wind farm
Vestas expands footprint in Canada with two major contracts
Uniper hands over Schkopau power plant to Saale Energie
Siemens supplying HL-class technology for Greek power plant
Global offshore wind pipeline exceeds 400 GW
Prysmian awarded €221m submarine cable project in the Middle East
September 2021
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Masdar, ADNOC and bp to form strategic partnership
NuScale Power signs MoU with Getka and UNIMOT
Financing agreements for $12 bn ASU/gasification/power joint venture
Aggreko illuminates the Ryder Cup
US hydropower generation to decline 14% in 2021
Siemens and Sumitomo awarded Ireland-UK interconnector
Inaugural meeting of the Vienna Group
China pledges to end funding for coal fired power stations abroad
EVs predicted to increase UK demand by 71.6 TWh
Hitachi ABB to boost efficiency of EETC Delta Zone network
Virtual power plant reaches 1000 MW in Poland
Converter station fire shuts down France-UK interconnector
Vestas partners with Vitol Wind for US repowering project
Hurricane Ida: the slow recovery continues
Slow recovery in RE production after low-wind dip
First motion compensated gangway for Chinese RE market
Ørsted and T&T sign offshore wind MoU
MAN wins 120 MW contract for McIntosh PP
Prysmian connector for Gruissan offshore array
Mitsubishi and Shell to co-operate on H2 development
Chevron, Magnum and Mitsubishi in framework agreement
Specialist firms to support construction of North Sea energy island
Hydropower made up 66% of Brazil’s generation in 2020
Hurricane Ida: widespread power outages persist
EU Oyster consortium chooses site for innovative H2 project
AI is 'critical enabler of the energy transition’ – new study
Siemens to supply first HL-class gas turbine to Taiwan
ACWA Power marks inauguration of 300 MW first stage of Shuaa Energy 3 PSC
Construction of Hollandse Kust Zuid underway
SP Energy Networks starts £40m network refurbishment project
August 2021
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I million people in New Orleans without power
Exelon to build hydrogen electrolyser at NY NPP
USA has retired over 60 GW of coal fired fleet
Vestas wins 181 MW deal for Dulacca wind farm
US lab closes in on a key goal of nuclear fusion
Financial close for 1500 MW Sudair solar
Record rise in US electricity demand
Eco 1 MW wave power pilot permitted
Renewables investment bounce back in India
Power automation solution for NTDC
Siemens awarded SuedLink HVDC contract
UK government launches hydrogen economy plan
Ørsted signs power purchase agreement with the Microsoft Corporation
Plans for Manchester’s hydrogen fuel hub submitted
EIA expects 7% increase in energy-sector CO2 emissions
Explosion at Medupi power station
Chia Hui power plant starts operations
US battery storage capacity increased 35% in 2020
Siemens Energy suffers headwinds from SGRE
Electricity demand is growing faster than renewables – IEA
Uniper accelerates UK coal phase-out
The most powerful tidal turbine starts exporting
Mitsubishi AI based hubs to include storage
Medupi unit 6 achieves commercial operation
Ørsted completes its largest onshore wind project
The Chernobyl NPP fills and seals first module at ISF-2 storage
MAN and Andritz seal hydrogen co-operation agreement
Siemens Gamesa secures major wind deal in India
Biden takes aim at cyber-attacks on infrastructure
RE in the USA overtakes nuclear and coal – EIA
GE’s HA fleet passes the million hours mark
July 2021
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Duke to invest $1 bn in Florida solar
Revolutionary combination of solar energy and strip cultivation
Success for first GT26 HE upgrade
Aggreko’s new fleet of battery storage systems
Rolls-Royce sets out net-zero road map
Funded SMR project may be cut back
First automated battery storage system
Siemens to build one of Europe’s largest battery storage facilities
Cormetech to demonstrate improved DAC technology
Green Investment Group awards ODE Ltd Korean contract
Large-scale floating wind farms may come to UK waters
ERCOT unveils grid reliability Roadmap
Wärtsilä launches major test programme on H2 and NH4 as fuels
Construction costs for US solar generation still falling
GE signs agreement for green H2-fuelled power plant
Wudongde 10.2 GW hydro comes fully online
Celtic Sea Power to drive floating offshore wind
Masdar signs for two solar plants in Uzbekistan
New York to explore green hydrogen potential
Wood hires hydrogen expert to lead global H2 effort
Shell and Uniper to drive development of H2 economy
Agreement to bring hydrogen supply to UK rail
£25 million backing for HydrogenOne
Caterpillar launches 12 new standby models
EirGrid and Smart Wires partner on grid optimisation
Hitachi ABB Power Grids to become Hitachi Energy
World bank to support Uzbekistan’s transition
June 2021
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GE and IHI sign ammonia agreement
Plans for a zero carbon power plant
Aggreko trials hydrogen generator and fuel cell hybrid
48.9 GW of renewables projects in the UK pipeline
Valmet automation order for Newhurst EfW
New data shows impact of energy transition on distribution networks
Offshore industry training “is a money-making racket”
The USA consumed a record amount of RE in 2020
New submarine link to connect Europe and Asia
Fortum to divest 500 MW of solar power in India
Nuclear startup raises millions in seed funding
Orca DAC has achieved DNV validation
MAN Energy takes over H-TEC Systems
Major wind research centre starts operations
Sudan’s first wind turbine arrives
Drax and MHI to create world’s largest negative emissions project
G7 agrees to end new government support for coal power
ABB and Axpo partner on green hydrogen project
Tight conditions expected in Texas grid
TerraPower and PacifiCorp to advance nuclear technology in Wyoming
Vattenfall to become minority shareholder in Estonian nuke start-up
Siemens and Mitsubishi sign SF6-free MoU for HV
Fortum to increase its wind capacity in Russia
Kriegers Flak WTG installation completed
Warning of public health threat from heat pumps
Fifth Chinese company joins Global Wind Organisation
bp boosts its renewables business in the USA
Ørsted and HOFOR agreement on hydrogen power
Hamburg H2 project in government shortlist
Uniper’s Heyden 4 coal plant ‘still needed’
E.ON to support 28 ‘innovative’ island projects
UK path to integrating more renewable energy
May 2021
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‘Pathway to net-zero emissions by 2050 is narrow’ – IEA special report
Gas–based generation in the USA in decline
First hydro pumped power project in the Gulf region
Air-captured-CO2 project in Oman
Mitsubishi establishes CCGT business unit in Europe
Potential solution to one of fusion energy's hottest problems
Qatalum signs agreement with GE
India to build six nuclear reactors
Commissioning of giant capacitor bank in Minnesota
US coal deliveries for power sector declined by 22% in 2020
‘Groundbreaking’ analysis reveals potential net zero cost reductions
Hexicon to acquire Wave Hub test site
Martha’s Vineyard wind farm is consented
Fusion research company installs UK’s biggest gas gun
New international partner joins STEP demo project
ERCOT anticipates record electricity demand this summer
Vattenfall may sell its Magnum power plant
UK carbon price likely to rise
Glenmuckloch pumped storage project goes on sale
Siemens Gamesa is preferred supplier for entire Hai Long project
Vestas EnVentus WTGs for 404 MW Mutkalampi project
Report casts doubt on RWE and Uniper compensation demands
Black & Veatch enlisted in Drax ‘net zero’ effort
Senate reinstates Obama-era Controls on methane
Indian Point NPP retired after 59 years
Ørsted completes Permian Energy Center
April 2021
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New study suggests Texas ice storm led to $4 bn loss for wind farms
Mocean Energy unveils wave energy prototype
UKAEA completes project to accelerate
fusion development
GE to equip Verbund’s new pump storage power plant
Hitachi ABB and GE sign agreement on SF6-free products
Jacobs supports UK AMR research funding
MAN Energy solutions to partner on world’s largest LAES project
IRENA and SGCC to partner on grid transformation
Uniper seeks judgement over Maasvlakte shutdown
Mitsubishi Power wins GT order in Uzbekistan
Ørsted acquires Ireland and UK onshore wind power platform
Rolls-Royce to supply mtu Kinetic PowerPacks to Saudi Arabian university
A turbine to utilise residual heat in a chemical plant
Sweetch Energy secures €5.2m investment in osmotic energy
Planning begins for Bornholm underwater cable routes
GE and Sembcorp seal Sofia transmission deal
Giant stator by Voith Hydro is on the road
80 MWh energy storage project for Georgia
UK pipeline for RE and storage projects grows to 86 GW
GE wins its largest-ever onshore wind contract
MHI strengthens footprint in EMEA region
ACWA Power signs financing for $1 billion gas project in Uzbekistan
Ørsted to develop huge renewable hydrogen plant
Phanes Group signs PPA for 200 MW solar plant in Uzbekistan
March 2021
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Prysmian finalises Sofia offshore cable contract
US government plans for 30GW offshore wind
Turkey’s first grid-stabilising battery commissioned
Exide goes live with solar-plus-battery installation
GE wins order for 1.2 GW of power components in Malaysia
Ørsted FID for its largest onshore project to date
New 11 MW WTG for Hollandse Kust Zuid
‘Future-ready’ grid control centre system
Ørsted starts Greater Changhua installations
Masterplan for UK’s first hydrogen transport hub
CO2 emissions prices in the NE USA reach record level
National Grid shifts emphasis away from gas
UK industry wide plan to cut emissions
GE to take part in UK’s major offshore wind initiative
Three major firms commit to exploring carbon capture
Electric cars global count rises to 10.9 million
£1 million gravity energy storage demonstrator is taking shape
Largest-ever last-stage blade for Hinkley Point C
Gas engines complement CHP in Saarbrücken
Wärtsilä to supply energy storage systems for Texas grid
New legislation in the aftermath of the ERCOT crisis
Simply Blue Energy launches the Western Star floating offshore wind farm
USA broke its installed wind turbine capacity record in 2020
Sale of Hornsea 1 transmission assets
Fortum and RDIF to build Russia’s largest solar array
10 MW of generation fuelled by landfill gas to be delivered by Aggreko
Demonstration of subsea wave power
ACER and ENTSO-E to investigate the 8 January system separation
First commercial operation of GE’s 9HA.02 technology
Industrial plant trial of hydrogen as a GT fuel
Rolls-Royce and Fermi Energia sign SMR MOU
Europe’s largest ‘Power-to-X’ facility to go ahead
February 2021
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Extreme weather causes rolling blackouts in Texas
Hitachi ABB launches new smart digital substation
TDK Corp and GenCell to develop new green ammonia production process
C-Capture completes £8m funding round
Voith wins major orders for pumped storage
Nexans to supply 1 million Windlink cable kits to Vestas
Vestas launches 15 MW offshore WTG
National Grid storage trials ‘highly successful’
Rolls-Royce on track for 2030 delivery of UK SMR
Batteries and pumped storage are 80% efficient
IXcellerate expands into growing Russian data centre market
GE aeroderivatives to help retire Martin Drake coal plant
Is this a revolution in hydro-power storage?
Plans confirmed for Britain’s first ‘hydrogen town’
Energy storage system to boost Mexico’s wind power
Planned hydrogen projects outnumber current projects
Singapore’s first virtual power plant
Direct air capture ‘is an efficient solution’ – new study
Boost for Finnish e-fuel technology
DNV GL combines its oil & gas with its power & RE businesses
GE and BLP Industry.AI to join forces in AI technology
Shell partners with Simply Blue to develop Emerald
Construction starts at Kriegers Flak offshore array
Voith in small hydropower collaboration
Centrica enters into battery storage agreement
January 2021
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System separation in Europe – update
Germany’s offshore future ‘challenging’
Nordic utilities call for swift revision of EU 2030 legislation
Shell, MHI, Vattenfall and Wärme Hamburg in 100 MW H2 project
£12 million UK-Japan robotics deal for fusion energy
Ørsted takes final investment decision on first H2 project
Ansaldo wins tender to supply GT to Arvedi
System split in continental Europe – now resolved
Siemens to focus on offshore green H2 production
Ørsted signs long-term PPAs for US wind farms
Gas power projects and LNG import facilities at risk in Asia
Waga and Ferrovial to deliver huge landfill gas-to-biomethane project in Spain
UK’s first low carbon H2 production hub
GE deal to add 1 GWe in South Korea
India should plan for post-2030 green hydrogen market
Most of US capacity retirement in 2021 will be nuclear and coal
Costain to partner with U-Battery Developments on modular nuke design
Commercial operation begins at Hitachinaka ultra-supercritical plant
UK coal phase-out will require gas deployment
Consortium to investigate offshore H2 production
Funding for world’s first net zero industrial cluster
First Light Fusion raises $25 million
ACWA Power signs agreements for wind power projects in Azerbaijan
Wärtsilä and Lihir Gold sign 10-year service agreement
Canada’s hydrogen strategy revealed
December 2020
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New energy storage project will be one of world’s largest
Contract for the 174 MW Asahan 3 hydro plant is awarded
Hitachi ABB launches first HV hybrid switchgear for offshore
Greencoat to acquire Cloghan and Taghart windfarms
LevelTen Energy announces new RE-Store energy agreement
GenCell Energy to supply long-duration backup power to CFE Mexico
Ansaldo wins €50 m turbine contract in Poland
UK government to end support for overseas fossil fuel projects
Hitachi ABB Power Grids energises NordLink
Accenture makes strategic investment in Reactive Technologies
Permits granted for Vesterhav Syd and Nord
California needs up to 55 GW of long term storage
Vestas and MHI close partnership agreement
Climate Ambition Summit – hugely encouraging signs for COP26
Roll-Royce to sell its nuclear I&C business
Siemens developing ‘wind to hydrogen’ project
Vestas wins 534 MW order in Brazil
Ørsted takes FID on 430 MW solar PV project
Gas-fired generation has increased in most US regions
Denmark cancels new oil and gas permits
Investment in green hydrogen production ‘set to exceed $1billion USD by 2023’
Fusion power plant seeks home in the UK
Uniper Heyden 4 to close at end 2020
Andritz to supply FGD plant to Tata Power in India
EDF invites interest in DAC and H2 pilots
CCS capacity sees 33% increase in 2020 – think tank report
German State to fund energy storage solution
November 2020
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Ultra safe micro-nuclear ‘one step closer’
Ansaldo unveils its first home grown GT36
UK government seeks leadership in CCS
UK’s ‘ambitious’ ten point Green Plan
A European strategy for offshore renewables
ORE Catapult to advance next-G blade manufacture
GE HA order for Naepo CHP plant
The Biden plan to build a clean energy future
Record success in China for Rolls-Royce
The Red Sea Project – aiming at 100 % renewables
Siemens Energy to develop energy hub in Afghanistan
Power firms to deliver underwater super-highway
R&D in hydrogen delivery – converting a natural gas pipeline
2020 could be a record year for US WTG build
Rolls-Royce signs MoU with Exelon for compact NPPs
Meghalaya state to modernise grid with ADB loan
GE and Harbin Electric contracted to boost China’s Greater Bay Area transition
UK’s largest battery goes on line
Renewables are ‘defying the Covid crisis’ – IEA report
Saft launches new energy storage hub
US power sector coal consumption falls dramatically
Global security of supply – more effort needed
UK’s onshore wind pipeline ‘could supply 30 GW by 2030’
Germany’s climate targets ‘depend on investment in grids’
Ireland needs to double its RE capacity
ABB’s medium voltage converters gain UL certification
October 2020
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50Hertz and Energinet inaugurate world’s first hybrid interconnector
Record minimum demand levels across Australia
GE’s Haliade-X WTG prototype reaches 13 MW
Launch of Power System Transformation Consortium
Highview Power to develop giga-scale cryogenic energy storage projects
US utility-scale battery storage costs have fallen 70% in three years
Vattenfall offers to sell Berlin grid
GE and SB Energy embark on 327 MW wind power project in India
New US record for RE consumption
10th birthday present for Nova Innovation
Energy PPA Price Index reveals Italy’s RE advance
Voith awarded Mohmand dam project
American Hydro to modernise Keokuk plant
Hitachi ABB system for IFA2 interconnector
Aggreko adds a solar rental option
Can the Covid-19 crisis reshape energy futures?
Record European demand for RE – despite COVID-19
GB could be net exporter of power by 2040s
Statkraft to double its Brazilian renewables presence
Power plant transition to zero-carbon hydrogen
Baker Botts adds CCUS to its hydrogen practice
Vestas secures ninth intertidal wind project in Vietnam
Greece sets ambitious targets to phase out coal by 2028
GIG launches distributed energy venture
Mitsubishi to build 1400 MW GTCC PP in Thailand
Green ammonia project to be developed
Scottish project patents ‘flat pack hydro’
Hornsea Two offshore construction starts
September 2020
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House passes Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
Siemens to build CO₂-free hydrogen production plant
Hitachi ABB to acquire Pioneer Solutions
Vattenfall opens first floating solar farm
Norwegian government launches ‘Longship’ CCS project
MAN delivers molten-salt circuit for solar research at DLR
R-R to supply Bergen gas engines for Australian magnetite mine
bp enters offshore wind market
GE to exit new build coal power market
A new power supply for Bangladesh
National Grid and TenneT to develop offshore wind links
Hornsea Two SOV launched in Turkey
Ground-breaking carbon capture project
Giant contract for a giant WTG
Hitachi abandons Anglesey NPP project
SP Energy Networks launches its biggest call for flexibility services
Hitachi ABB wins offshore transformer contract
High pressure to ramp up electrification
Hot testing starts at Chernobyl spent-fuel storage
Deep decarbonisation ‘still 15 years away’ – DNV GL forecast
GE secures HA GT order for Zainskaya PP
First hydro-solar microgrid in Patagonia
Natrium fast reactor claimed to offer cost savings
Accelerated build rate required to meet UK Net Zero 2050 target
World-first disaster recovery solution
$3.40 trillion to be invested in Renewables by 2030 – F&S report
Siemens and Kineticor advance Canada’s gas policy
GE wins equipment contract for Hsinta and Taichung projects
$60 million loan from ADB for Uzbekistan hydro
New AEM process for hydrogen production
Gas engine achieves highest efficiency in its class
Siemens’ big onshore win in Texas
Emerson to buy Open Systems International Inc.
JERA goes for Ishikari public review
August 2020
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Rolls-Royce launches Power Lab to drive future technologies
Asnæs wood waste power station inaugurated
Wärtsilä to convert Brazilian power plant to gas
MPS to build full scale demonstrator device in Wales
First solar plant to deliver grid services
World’s first smart fossil-free island
Siemens first MW green hydrogen project in China
Wind and solar power double their global market share
London buses to become world’s largest vehicle-to-grid site
Vestas secures final order for its largest V150-4.2 MW project in Germany
Siemens delivers technology for seventh offshore wind farm connection
Electricity demand slump hits Orsted’s earnings
GE agreement with Walcha Energy to accelerate 500 MW pumped hydro storage project
Fortum initiates an EIA for Loviisa NPP
Hornsea Two steelwork sets sail from Batam
Coal-plant retirements in Europe outpace new capacity
Renewables provided a third of UK electricity in 2019
EPRI and GTI launch low-carbon initiative
The future of renewables in Northern Ireland
Vestas first to reach 100 GW of WTGs under service
46 GW increase in renewables required by 2030
Elcogen to commercialise SOFC system for Korean market
NYPA and Siemens cybersecurity collaboration
MAN outlines restructuring programme
Shetland link supplier announced
Emerson and MHPS digital collaboration
Modernisation of Kadyrinskaya hydro completed
Construction of megabattery gets under way
July 2020
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30% growth in global offshore wind projects
Siemens secures final order to complete Cabo Leones cluster
Engie, EDPR launch Ocean Winds
TAQA closes on 2.4 GW plant financing
Ingeteam selected for Whitelee battery
Green light for Scottish island link
Vestas secures 101 MW order B&T Wind Farm
Hybrid LPG/LFO fuelled plant for US Virgin Islands
EU sets out its plans for the energy system of the future
German government passes coal exit law
Polish government revises offshore wind plans
E.On sells Innogy’s Czech retail business
200 MW Wärtsilä plant heads for Andes
Endesa aims for island decarbonisation
Longest subsea link reaches construction milestone
Doosan wins contracts for Gimpo CHP plant
Magnora and Kustvind to accelerate Sydkustens project
First turbine spins at SeaMade
Enso and GIG seal 1 GW storage, solar deal
Black & Veatch to assist Orbital
Iberdrola buys into French onshore wind
Hitachi ABB Power Grids commences operations
Unique free-to-all tidal assessment
Community partnership to build Netherland’s largest onshore wind project
June 2020
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Drax partners with Mitsubishi to scale up CCS
Gore Street bolsters UK portfolio
Growing cyber threat to renewable energy assets
Iberdrola moves in on Swedish offshore wind sector
World’s first commercial-scale liquid air energy storage
Industry backs ORE Catapult’s floating offshore wind centre
Ideol teams up for international floating venture
Denmark approves 4 GW energy island
Enlight signs up for 312 MW Spanish finance
Lithuania identifies offshore zone
‘Power bridge’ to connect Crete to mainland Greece
Ocean Energy wins SELKIE tender
Irsching 4 and 5 gas power plants restarted
Norway opens offshore wind areas
Portugal gears up for solar auction
Neoen to build largest battery in Nordics
Pandemic – a ‘historic shock’ to the global gas market
Vestas wins two major orders in China
Ørsted marks offshore milestone
Adani clinches ‘record’ 8 GW solar deal
Minesto reports Faroe project progress
Enercon secures financing for business turnaround
‘Revolutionary’ Nova turbine is market ready
‘One share for two’ Siemens Energy shares
Hinkley Point C second reactor base completed
WindFloat Atlantic approaches the finishing line
May 2020
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New report highlights crucial role of renewable hydrogen in UK
German government may take a share in TenneT
Nexans wins Crete connector contract
Tauron delays Jaworzno start up
EDL commissions 56 MW Australian hybrid
Court rejects appeal over Drax plans
Commission green lights biomass scheme
Siemens launches a new offshore giant
Historic decision for CO2 storage
Vattenfall launches 1.225 MWh battery pack
ADB finances Thai wind and battery project
EPH to build new gas capacity at Kilroot
German government reaches agreement on distance rule
Wärtsilä and Uniper plan Bremen CHP
Vestas breaks WTG installation record
BP explores Oz hydrogen investment
Floating wind players join new committee
Germany expands its offshore wind ambitions
690 MW Nevada solar-storage project approved
Gravitricity to build its first gravity storage demonstrator
Bombora and ORE Catapult to develop co-located floating renewables
MAN steam turbines for CHP plant in Leipzig
Eneco joins the PosHYdon project
Sengwa project is making progress
Valmet wins Polish biomass conversion
Wärtsilä to deliver 70 MW California storage
Dutch assess subsidy-free offshore tender
Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen
April 2020
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TGP signs up WPD for 600 MW wind array
Greencoat UK buys 240 MW wind farm
IRENA calls for “resilient’ renewable recovery
Ofgem approves 600 MW Shetland link
Japanese power segment's first dual-fuel engines
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ABB partners with China’s state grid
Renewables’ share rises to all-time high in Germany
Shell outlines its net zero ambitions
Sweden closes its last coal plant
Uzbekistan makes 100 MW wind call
Vattenfall inks HKZ grid connection agreement
Virginia accelerates energy transition
Siemens Gamesa restarts production in Spain
ITM and Ørsted investigate H2 technology options
Developers boost Morlais tidal ambitions
MHPS syncs T-Point 2 to the grid
GE to supply HA combined cycle units to Dolna Odra
First fire achieved for first SGT6-9000HL
Vestas to supply Japan’s first major offshore project
GWEC sets up Covid-19 response hub
Renewables outpaced fossil fuels in 2019
French auction schedule is revised
Greek auction boosts Quantum’s momentum
Market turbulence delays Portuguese auction
Covid-19: power demand is recovering in China
Vestas secures fourth intertidal wind project in Vietnam
Siemens’ first order for 170-metre rotor onshore turbine
Acciona to build giant wind farm in Queensland
Covid-19 – UK Energy sector seeks coronavirus support
Eni commissions its first wind project
March 2020
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Growth in energy storage slowing – new report
Support for USA’s largest offshore wind project
IEA calls for clean energy response in wake of COVID-19 crisis
Coronavirus drives wind market downgrade
European tidal generation jumps 50 %
Foresight and Belltown join forces
Offshore wind sees record 2019
TEPCO and Ørsted form offshore wind JV
Fortum’s majority investment in Uniper cleared
Hywind clears state aid hurdle
Pandemic 'is delaying wind supply chains'
MHPS set for IPA hydrogen build
RTE announces capacity market results
'Net Zero by 2050 is possible’ – Energy Systems Catapult
Uzbekistan shortlists 54 solar bidders
Iberdrola ramps up Saint Brieuc control
Elecnor wins Ghent biomass contract
EIB backs Pomeranian wind farm
Green hydrogen refinery to be built in Rotterdam
Breakthrough in ceramic fuel cell technology
Iren signs €180 m Turbigo CCGT extension contract
E.On plans Malmö deep heat plant
NortH2 green hydrogen project takes shape
February 2020
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Terna initiates power system upgrade
Uniper sells stake in Schkopau lignite-fired PP
Uzbekistan seeks solar investment EoI
IEA reviews German energy policies
Global carbon dioxide emissions flatlined in 2019 – IEA
First Cummins gas gen in a greenhouse setting
EFW project reaches financial close
MHI Vestas wins 300 MW Taiwan contract
Construction of Karakurt dam completed
Europe 'falling short on wind' – Wind Europe
Alberta green-lights 900 MW at Cascade
ABB pioneers new Statcom technology
Assystem awarded ITER contract
EU project to develop improved turbine design
Neoen preps for Culcairn build
Equinor launches climate roadmap
Cambodia green lights new coal capacity
Record decline in EU power plant emissions in 2019
Americas wind installations have risen 12%
Total offloads French renewables
New partner joins Estonian offshore venture
January 2020
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Fortum to close its last CHP coal boiler in Stockholm
Voith Hydro to carry out Bridge River generator replacement
MHI Vestas installs flagship WTG prototype
Wessex Archaeology launches offshore venture
Wärtsilä wins SE Asian storage contract
Planners approve Greengate solar farm
Galp takes the lead in Iberian solar
Cost is ‘biggest barrier’ for vehicle-to-grid electrification
Germany sets 2038 deadline for end of coal