The Colonial Pipeline company, which operates a fuel pipeline in the United States, had temporarily suspended its operations on May 7, 2021, declaring that it was targeted by ransomware. Cyber ​​security company ESET drew attention to such attacks, stating that the attack on the Colonial fuel pipeline reminds us of the increasing cyber threats to critical infrastructures.

The Colonial pipeline system, which is about 9 thousand kilometers long, was affected by the cyber attack in the first week of May, and millions of barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel could not be transported from the Gulf of Mexico to the East Coast.

Cyber Attacks Against Critical Infrastructures Increase | Devamı>>>

The world’s largest synchronous electricity network has allowed many European countries to make power trading a part of everyday grid balancing. Until now, France has usually acted as the grid’s largest exporter, thanks to its location and nuclear fleet. But in the second half of 2020, Norway rose above France to become Europe’s powerhouse. What changed in the two countries, and is this an anomaly or a trend?

Renewables threaten to revolutionise the geopolitics of power generation, but until then, location is everything.

How Norway Became Europe’s Biggest Power Exporter | Devamı>>>

Global Spending on Renewable Energy to Hit $243 Billion in 2021, 22% Lower than Oil and Gas Spending.

Capital spending on renewable energy is in a period of robust growth and is on track to catch up with oil and gas spending.

According to the research data analyzed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, spending on renewable energy will rise by 8.5% in 2021 to $243 billion.

Global Spending on Renewable Energy to Hit $243 Billion in 2021 | Devamı>>>

In this special edition of GWEC’s 16th annual flagship report ahead of the crucial COP26 conference in November 2021, the Global Wind Report 2021 highlights wind power’s role on the road to net zero.

2020 was the best year in history for the global wind industry with 93 GW of new capacity installed – a 53 per cent year-on-year increase – but this growth is not sufficient to ensure the world achieves net zero by 2050.  

2021 Global Wind Report (GWEC) Published | Devamı>>>

The Biden administration announced Thursday an effort to slash the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next decade, a feat officials said was essential to achieving the president’s goal of 100% clean energy by 2035.

The solar goal, being implemented by the Energy Department, calls for reducing utility-scale solar energy’s current cost of 4.6 cents per kilowatt-hour to 3 cents by 2025 and 2 cents by 2030.

Plan to Cut Solar Costs by 60 % Unveiled by U.S. Energy Agency | Devamı>>>

Global wind power installations must increase three times faster than the current pace over the next decade to allow countries to stay on a net zero pathway and limit global warming. That’s according to a new report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), which suggests a minimum of 180GW of new wind energy is needed every single year to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

The data shows the wind industry installed 93GW of new wind last year, helping the current total global capacity reach 743GW.

Growth of Global Wind ‘Must Triple Over Next Decade to Reach Net Zero’ | Devamı>>>

German steel giant Salzgitter has launched a new project to reach near ‘carbon-free’ production with the help of wind energy and green hydrogen. In partnership with the industrial gases firm Linde and E.ON subsidiary Avacon, the company has commissioned a green hydrogen plant powered by wind energy.

Hydrogen will replace the carbon necessary for smelting iron ore.

Avacon operates seven newly built wind turbines with an output totalling 30MW on the site while the steel company has installed 2 Siemens 1.25MW electrolysers, which will generate around 450 cubic metres of hydrogen per hour.

German Steel Goes Green With Wind-Plus-Hydrogen Project | Devamı>>>

Car manufacturer Nissan has announced plans for a major expansion to renewable energy generation at its plant in Sunderland, UK, complementing the facility’s existing wind turbines and solar farm.

The proposed 20 MW extension to the solar farm at the site, consisting of 37,000 additional solar panels, represents a further step in Nissan’s path to carbon neutrality and would result in 20 percent of the plant’s energy coming from onsite renewables if approved.

Nissan Announces Plans for Major Expansion of Renewable Energy! | Devamı>>>

LG Chem is prepared to invest $4.5 billion over the next 5 years to expand battery capacity in the United States. In a Thursday email, according to Bloomberg Green, LG Chem said it would not only sink $4.5 billion into battery capacity expansion, but it would hire 10,000 workers.

The company hatched the plan over the last year in response to what it says as the growing demand for electric vehicles and President Biden’s ambitious green policies.

Battery Giant LG Chem to Invest $4.5 Billion in U.S. Expansion | Devamı>>>

Sustainability moved to the next level: SGB SMIT Group successfully tested 1st transformer in Germany with Nynas NYTRO® BIO 300X.

Together we have now reached the next level of more sustainable insulating liquids:NYTRO® BIO 300X is a true innovation that has now been fully tested and approved by Starkstrom-Gerätebau GmbH in Regensburg (Headquarter of SGB-SMIT Group), fulfilling, and even exceeding the requirements of the transformer operator, the German utility Westnetz.

Important Step Forward for Sustainable Transformers! | Devamı>>>

As much as 209GW of solar PV could be installed this year, BloombergNEF (BNEF) has said, with project activity booming in most international markets.

Annual deployment is also expected to continue to climb over the coming years, with BNEF’s optimistic forecast expecting 221GW to be installed in 2022 and 240GW in 2023.

The research organisation has today published its Q1 2021 Global PV Market Outlook, which states that at least 160GW of solar will be deployed in 2021.

Up to 209GW of Solar PV to be Installed in 2021, BloombergNEF Forecasts | Devamı>>>

As of 1 March, consumers will find new, revamped labels on dishwashers, washing machines, fridges and televisions. But to reach our climate ambitions, the European Commission must introduce A-G dedicated energy labels for all products responsible for high energy consumption, write Mélissa Zill and Jean-Pierre Schweitzer.

Mélissa Zill is the programme manager at ECOS. Jean-Pierre Schweitzer is a policy officer at the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). Together, ECOS and the EEB lead the Coolproducts campaign – a coalition of NGOs working to ensure better products for consumers and the planet.

New Energy Labels: The Energy Transition Starts at Home | Devamı>>>